Logging additional sleep hours + strength training algorithm

So I've been noticing that F5x doesn't add additional sleep hours from afternoon naps. I usually take a power nap for 1-2 hours if I wake up early in the morning. Currently I only have 4-5 hours registered sleep and it doesn't put into account the extra sleep I take middday.

Garmin please fix.

Also fixing your algorithm for strength training to add into training status would be great, 1 hour in the gym of heavy weight lifting only gives 3 hours ideal rest and absolutely no effect on training status and decreases your fitness level LOL!

I'm not sure what you want them to fix, if the watch logged sleep for every period of reduced motion outside of your user defined sleep hours it would be constantly logging false naps. You could always just adjust your defined sleep period to include the time in the afternoon when you nap and see how it handles it. The only other way would be a manual sleep addition option I guess

I'm not sure what you want them to fix, if the watch logged sleep for every period of reduced motion outside of your user defined sleep hours it would be constantly logging false naps. You could always just adjust your defined sleep period to include the time in the afternoon when you nap and see how it handles it. The only other way would be a manual sleep addition option I guess

It shouldn't be that hard, any Fitbit tracker with sleep tracking had that feature perfectly working :/

Yea, I'm with KENTR. The watch only logs sleep if it coincides with your normal sleeping period, which may vary for many of us. The amount of movement most of us do in a day stays way above the sleep threshold. Doesn't seem that complicated for it to recognize sleep outside of that range with an option to delete the sleep period if it's incorrect for some reason. Or have an option regarding whether you want it to track outside of your normal sleep period.

Every meeting I go to at work will register as an extremely high stress nap!

Every meeting I go to at work will register as an extremely high stress nap!

I doubt it. I suppose I have not seen a graph of what my movement looks like outside of my sleep window since there doesn't seem to be anywhere else that is stored, but from the moment I am no longer laying in bed, the watch quickly shows a movement pattern far too active to be sleep, it doesn't take a ton of movement.

I doubt it. I suppose I have not seen a graph of what my movement looks like outside of my sleep window since there doesn't seem to be anywhere else that is stored, but from the moment I am no longer laying in bed, the watch quickly shows a movement pattern far too active to be sleep, it doesn't take a ton of movement.

If freaking Fitbit with their cheap ass device has this feature perfectly working... idk why Garmin can't implement it LOL

If freaking Fitbit with their cheap ass device has this feature perfectly working... idk why Garmin can't implement it LOL

^same thing I've said about several features Garmin missed on with the 5x haha

I doubt it. I suppose I have not seen a graph of what my movement looks like outside of my sleep window since there doesn't seem to be anywhere else that is stored, but from the moment I am no longer laying in bed, the watch quickly shows a movement pattern far too active to be sleep, it doesn't take a ton of movement.

It's available here:

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/daily-summary/<your public display name>/2017-04-28/steps

This shows steps, if you select "timeline" instead it shows movement levels:

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/daily-summary/<your public display name>/2017-04-28/timeline

The step detail highlights periods of no movement that lasted an hour or more. At work, these are not uncommon for me, and probably for many office workers.

If freaking Fitbit with their cheap ass device has this feature perfectly working... idk why Garmin can't implement it LOL

One thing I've learned in my career as a software developer is that most things are possible with computers, but that's different from making them a priority. Fitbit has a very different market than Garmin, their customers care about different things, that's why Fitbit can measure naps but not your power output on a bike or lap time in a pool.

Keep in mind this is a user forum, none of us have any real insight into what Garmin is going to do, nor any power over their decision making process. What we can do in here is help each other understand how these expensive watches work, so we can all figure out how to get the most out of them.

One thing I've learned in my career as a software developer is that most things are possible with computers, but that's different from making them a priority. Fitbit has a very different market than Garmin, their customers care about different things, that's why Fitbit can measure naps but not your power output on a bike or lap time in a pool.

Keep in mind this is a user forum, none of us have any real insight into what Garmin is going to do, nor any power over their decision making process. What we can do in here is help each other understand how these expensive watches work, so we can all figure out how to get the most out of them.

Well I posted this to get the issue to Garmin attention as these issues are all software related that can make an already good product better - why put a sleep tracking if it's just a half ass attempt.

BTW I just realised that if you sleep over your preset sleeping range it will not record that extended sleep. My range is from 8-5, sleep at 8:50, woke up at 6:30 but on my F5x it said I woke up at 4:48... guess I'm a sleep walker :/

Well I posted this to get the issue to Garmin attention as these issues are all software related that can make an already good product better - why put a sleep tracking if it's just a half ass attempt.

BTW I just realised that if you sleep over your preset sleeping range it will not record that extended sleep. My range is from 8-5, sleep at 8:50, woke up at 6:30 but on my F5x it said I woke up at 4:48... guess I'm a sleep walker :/

I agree, this must be possible for Garmin, other fitness trackers have had some form of automatic sleep tracking that includes naps, Garmin should be able to improve it's current offering just as they've added move IQ to the new crop of devices to improve and add to our device functionality.