Cardio with Weight

Hi,

I wonder if you can add weight to the cardio activity. I want to jump on the trampoline with weights on and I don't know how to add it in the activity. Is it possible, or can you create your own activity and add it there? I want the calories to be counted correctly. Can you please show me how?

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trux over 5 years ago +1 verified

Carl_Fredrik_Ahl said:
I want the calories to be counted correctly.

Just do a normal cardio activity. Calories are not calculated by the type or by the name of the sport discipline you do, but are based…
trux over 5 years ago in reply to Carl_Fredrik_Ahl +1

Carl_Fredrik_Ahl said:
but now I have to charge it every other night.

If the watch is under warranty (2 years in EU), consider having it replaced. However, as I wrote, charging even fully disgarged watch…
trux over 5 years ago in reply to gaijin +1

We discussed it already in this thread:

For example Garmin-Chris wrote the following:

"Charging from a USB port on a computer is the recommended method. 5V/1W - slow and true charging is what our watches…

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+1 trux over 5 years ago

Carl_Fredrik_Ahl said:
I want the calories to be counted correctly.

Just do a normal cardio activity. Calories are not calculated by the type or by the name of the sport discipline you do, but are based on the heartrate during the activity - comparing it to your resting HR. The more energy you spend, the faster your heart beats, and the more Calories Instinct will assign to the activity.

For the calories to be counted correctly, you best wear the watch 24/7, so that it can record your average resting HR reliably. If you wear it just during activities, or during the day only, the measured average resting HR may be quite a lot higher than the reality, and in result the Calories assigned during an activity will be lower.

0 Carl_Fredrik_Ahl over 5 years ago in reply to trux

Yeah ok, thx for the answer. So if I have weights on the calories will be counted correctly anyways. So it wouldn't matter if I record running for example when cycling cause HR is all that matters? I can't have my watch on 24/7 unfortunately, cause I have to charge it every other night.

0 trux over 5 years ago in reply to Carl_Fredrik_Ahl

Carl_Fredrik_Ahl said:
HR is all that matters?

Right. As long as the HRM is functional, the burnwed energy is calculated on the basis of current HR / avg resting HR ratio

Carl_Fredrik_Ahl said:
I can't have my watch on 24/7 unfortunately, cause I have to charge it every other night.

Instinct holds up to two weeks without charging, but even if you use it intensively, it can hold several days, and the charging takes just a few minutes, so there is no problem letting it charge while you take a dinner or a shower, or watch a movie, for example. Works fine with me, in this way.

0 Carl_Fredrik_Ahl over 5 years ago in reply to trux

Yeah ok, thx for the info. I have problem with the battery. Before I could use it for about 3 weeks with the same settings, but now I have to charge it every other night.

0 trux over 5 years ago in reply to Carl_Fredrik_Ahl

Carl_Fredrik_Ahl said:
but now I have to charge it every other night.

If the watch is under warranty (2 years in EU), consider having it replaced. However, as I wrote, charging even fully disgarged watch, does not take more than a few tens of minutes. You really do not need to charge it overnight. In fact you may be damaging the battery by keeping it on the charger more than necessary. Also note that Garmin does not recommend using wall chargers or car adapters. They recommend charging it from a computer USB port.

0 Carl_Fredrik_Ahl over 5 years ago in reply to trux

Yeah ok, thx for the info. I charge mine with a battery pack (5V 1A).

0 trux over 5 years ago in reply to Carl_Fredrik_Ahl

Carl_Fredrik_Ahl said:
I charge mine with a battery pack (5V 1A).

Hm, maybe not the best idea, unless it has a regulator perfectly stabilising the voltage to 5V. Battery voltage varies strongly in the dependence of the charge, so it can easily have the voltage higher than the 5V, damaging so the small battery in the watch.

0 Carl_Fredrik_Ahl over 5 years ago in reply to trux

Yeah ok, how do you charge your watch?

0 trux over 5 years ago in reply to Carl_Fredrik_Ahl

In the way Garmin recommends - from the USB port of my computer.

0 gaijin over 5 years ago in reply to trux

trux said:
In the way Garmin recommends - from the USB port of my computer.

In fact, Garmin recommend BOTH computer USB port AND wall charger: Garmin FAQ re. Charging

HTH