reconfigure breath work app

8732026 over 4 years ago

i need to change the animation speed and reconfigure the breath work app on my fénix 6. I want it to sync the count with my heartbeat. the three count is too fast. i’d prefer a five count only. The animation is distracting. and i find it more efficient to remove my watch because holding my arm at that awkward angle to follow the directions is not relaxing.

0 Ɛpsilon over 4 years ago

1)Have you looked at "Select Technique" in the settings of the app.

2) I find I don't even watch the screen but instead switch the vibration alerts on and use them - would that help?

0 jaamgans over 4 years ago in reply to Ɛpsilon

I do the same as you, but often find that the breathing out and in vibration can be easy to miss, so have to sort of watch out for it, so sometimes miss. Would be good to also have a no backlight timeout option for this activity if done indoors and its dark, and you do want to watch the screen.

0 Ɛpsilon over 4 years ago in reply to jaamgans

Yeah, it's not ideal, You can set the backlight options for activity's separately for main watch usage, but it would be good for activities that do rely on screen use to have separate settings again. Sounds like another feature request

0 8732026 over 4 years ago in reply to Ɛpsilon

i had to use the global settings to turn off the screen timeout. So jaamgans you got it right. maybe you could suggest what other apps are similar and i could copy, rename and have no animation. i have used controlled breathing techniques for 20 years some qigong and some soldier science. i like the intent behind the animation and the stats. But the fénix app seems frantic compared to my previous training. AJR thanks I’ll try your suggestions

0 Ɛpsilon over 4 years ago in reply to 8732026

I had a nose to see if there were any downloadable breathwork activities on GC but I cant see any. A search of "Breath" on the CIQ store reveals some thrid party apps that may be worth nosing through.

0 jaamgans over 4 years ago in reply to 8732026

this one may work for you: https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/ddc5823b-1ba5-4d09-9a0c-b54e5e716bfc

according to its dev you can control the duration of the exhale/inhale/hold time.

but as AJR pointed out, search iq connect for Breath - quite a few pop up.

https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/c990bcfb-4156-4c5a-82ce-e18434cc2872#0