Suggested workout and other activity types than running/cycling

It's not quite clear (for me at least) how the suggested workout is working. Let's say I go to gym 3 times a week and I run 2 times a week and maybe do a light walk 1-2 times a week. Now when I start run activity I get the suggestion to run at some speed for a specified time. Does this still take the other workouts into account although the watch doesn't give any suggestions for cardio or walking activities? Or does it ignore them completely and when it suggests something for my next run then it will be calculated based on wrong training load as it thinks I'm only running twice a week?

Also, can I somehow check the suggestion later as it disappears after I have watched it once when starting the activity?

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0 8642126 over 4 years ago

I was in the gym this morning (using cardio activity in the watch), 1 hour and 129 average HR and it still suggests running for me so I guess it doesn't take the other activity types into account or then my cardio was too light exercise for me. If some Garmin employee reads this, please comment. I would like to know if I can trust those suggestions or not.

0 8642126 over 4 years ago

It seems that I'm talking to myself here, but I think the suggestions are also not calculated if I only run on a treadmill (which I do on cold seasons). If this is the case then I don't think that my cardio is affecting the suggestions either. Quite useless feature to me then. Why I need to run outside to get those suggestions?

0 AndreiDracul over 4 years ago

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0 matej787 over 4 years ago

This watch is for runners and cyclist mostly. Half of metrics are useless for other sports. If you hike or swimm ir something you dont get half of metrics. Not good Garmin

0 sevk over 4 years ago

It works only for running and biking. There is also some problems, perhaps is only biking or running. Not biking and running. I think there is problems in Garmin, wrong people in wrong positions.