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Advice on using Garmin connect and Apple Watch together

JS91
over 4 years ago

So like many I have an Apple Watch. I really like it as my daily watch. It’s slim, comfortable, works well with iPhone, can use it for smart control of house etc.  

Separately, I’ve just upgraded from an edge 800 to 1030 plus and for the first time and getting serious about running.

So I use the edge for cycling, the Apple Watch for strength training (which is terrible on Garmin watches), and the Apple Watch for running. I have power meters coming for the bike and want the same for running.

Is there any way to get training load, body battery and those types of firstbeats features from Apple Watch data? What if I paired a running app with say a Garmin hrm-dual + garmin rd-pods or Stryd?

Even if it’s not perfect as I’m getting older I like the idea of something that provides some guidelines. I tend to try and push things and a couple years ago screwed up my Achilles which sidelined me for a long time...

Even if I bought a Garmin Watch for running, would I be sabotaging the firstbeats stuff by not having a Garmin device looking at hrv and sleep etc throughout the day and only wearing during exercise?

thoughts on the best way to keep my Apple Watch in the mix but get full data collection and analysis options in Garmin connnect?

thx

  • 0 over 2 years ago in reply to rob.beier

    Thanks for the update , Im actually also using both at the same time for my workouts and AW daily , seems to get the job done . 

  • 0 10 months ago
    1. I have an iwatch ultra 2 and forerunner 735.  Apple is my everyday watch since I can’t have my phone on me during work.  I like the Garmin because it’s simple, idiot proof on runs, and I trust the battery more.  When I lift weights I use the iwatch in the gym and record on MapMyRun and strava at the same time.  I sacrifice having stats on my garmin app while lifting.  When I run short and long distance I put the Garmin on my left wrist, and iwatch (for music and phone capabilities) on the right wrist and turn the face around to the bottom of my wrist.  I don’t give two shits what people think.  I also have my Fitbit flex 2 on the right wrist.  I just bought an armband for my iwatch too, but don’t like it as much as the regular watch band
  • 0 10 months ago

    Oh, and it’s super irritating that Garmin makes you choose statute or metric. I want my temperature and distance and speed in metric. I want my weights in lbs. because that is what is in my gym.  garmin forces you to change back and forth when modifying strength workouts. To add insult to injury they even have a unit fit in the workout configuration, you just can’t change it. It drives me nuts. 

  • 0 3 days ago

    Just checking back in after a while, is everyone still using the ultra 2 and Garmin Fenix ? I actually upgraded to the Fenix 8 and the ultra 2 with the Whoop also in the mix :)