fenix 5: Multisport with treadmill + strength not working (strength part fails with lap button)

I have a Fenix 5

I want a multisport with treadmill + strength workout. Problem is as soon as I hit lap-button on strength part it ends the workout rather than create first rest like normal strength would. Turning off auto-lap allowed me to lap but then it did not display.

Expected behaviour
1. Start workout (treadmill is first)
2. Press lap to enter transition
3. Press lap to enter strength workout on set 1
4. Press lap to enter rest 1
5. Press lap to enter set 2
6. And so on, click "start button" to end workout setting it as done.

Actual behaviour
1-3: Same
4: Lap ends workout

Turning off autolap allows me to lap but strength workout still does not toggle between rest and set like it should.

I heard a workaround is to not have a multisport but rather start treadmill and while it's running start a strength workout, but no matter how I try I cannot find how to start a new workout while a current one is running.

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tmk2 over 5 years ago +2 verified

RICKARDLILJEBERG said:
I heard a workaround is to not have a multisport but rather start treadmill and while it's running start a strength workout, but no matter how I try I cannot find how to start a new…
Former Member over 5 years ago +2 verified

What tmk2 said is right, you'll need to configure one of your hot keys as "Change Sport". I've used the lap button hot key for this purpose before. When you're ready to change sports you just hold down…

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0 Culex42 over 5 years ago

This is actually very interesting. I guess everyone who does a Strength activity has some kind of warm-up, treadmill, indoor rowing or something else, me including, often also after the strength session. I'm recording these as separate activities because the idea never came to me build such a Multi Sport.

And it seems it probably didn't came to mind also to the developers. I'll test it later and we may raise a request (or you send the but report directly).

+1 tmk2 over 5 years ago

RICKARDLILJEBERG said:
I heard a workaround is to not have a multisport but rather start treadmill and while it's running start a strength workout, but no matter how I try I cannot find how to start a new workout while a current one is running.

Depending on your hotkey configuration, you have to hold the "next sport" button, and then select the next sport. I don't have the fenix 5, so I cannot guide directly (I don't remember which button serves as "next sport"), but maybe try some experimenting or look in the manual.

+1 Former Member over 5 years ago

What tmk2 said is right, you'll need to configure one of your hot keys as "Change Sport". I've used the lap button hot key for this purpose before. When you're ready to change sports you just hold down the appropriate hot key and it will bring up a menu letting you choose the next sport. Keep in mind it will not have transitions if you do it this way so you'll have to either pause or just record that time as part of one of the sports.

0 tmk2 over 5 years ago in reply to Former Member

Keep in mind it will not have transitions if you do it this way so

Transitions can be achieved by switching to "Other" sport for the transition time. Later, in Garmin Connect, this can be changed to a proper transition.

0 RICKARDLILJEBERG over 5 years ago in reply to Former Member

I have now tried it aswell and it's correct, go into settings and map a hotkey to next sport and then press (or hold) that while in a sport to change sport

0 Culex42 over 5 years ago in reply to Former Member

Tested, worked, thanks!!

0 2pier over 5 years ago in reply to tmk2

how to make sure hotkeys’ selection will have „next activity”?

I have following choices

off, save location, timer, stopwatch, BT, dual grid, MOB, lock device, WiFi, sync time.

device Fenix 3, software 9.40

0 tmk2 over 5 years ago in reply to 2pier

The F3 can't do next sport with a hotkey.