Suggested workout keeps suggesting Rest day

Since about 1.5 week, my Fenix 6 keeps suggesting rest day as the suggested workout. Even if my recovery is 0 hours, and my training load is low. Reading on the internet, it seems this is a bug related to a software update on Fenix 7 or Forerunner watches, however my watch hasn't seen an update in ages. Does anyone have an idea how I can get my suggested workouts back? I've tried rebooting the watch, that didn't help. I'm a bit reluctant to do a hard reset, as I would need to put all my settings back into the watch.

See:

https://forums.garmin.com/outdoor-recreation/outdoor-recreation/f/fenix-7-series/354483/daily-suggest-workouts

https://www.reddit.com/r/Garmin/comments/18i9ffd/suggested_rest_day_for_the_foreseeable_future/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Garmin/comments/18ics1e/garmin_gave_up_on_me/

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Dr. Bob 3 months ago +3 suggested
There are basically 2 suggestions in this thread:
- Reset the long workout day
- Fully charge and power-cylce the watch
Neither of these suggestions worked for me. There is no long workout day setting on…
trux 4 months ago in reply to Dr. Bob +1

Dr. Bob said:
The daily suggestion on a Fenix 6 does not have any settings.

Are you really sure? I also do not have Fenix 7, but on my Instinct 2, I can access the settings in the described way. I recommend…
8945313 4 months ago in reply to Dr. Bob +1

Same problem on my side. "This is a scheduled rest day"

V26.00 - Fenix 6

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0 trux 4 months ago

Go to the menu of the concerned activity profile (i.e. Run), select Training » Workouts » Daily Suggestions » Today » enter (GPS button) » Settings » Long Workout Day » deselect all, then go back (my watch crashed in this moment, so I had to do the soft-reset by holding the Light button for some 30s). Then repeat (DSW will be there all right now) and select the Long Workout Day as you want it.

0 Dr. Bob 4 months ago in reply to trux

Thanks for the tip. I’ve also read these suggestions elsewhere on the internet. The may work for a Fenix 7, but I own a Fenix 6. The daily suggestion on a Fenix 6 does not have any settings. So this will not work in my case.

0 trux 4 months ago in reply to Dr. Bob

Dr. Bob said:
The daily suggestion on a Fenix 6 does not have any settings.

Are you really sure? I also do not have Fenix 7, but on my Instinct 2, I can access the settings in the described way. I recommend trying again. You really have to press the GPS button when on one of the days of the DSW, to get into the menu with settings, otherwise you won't see it.

0 Dr. Bob 4 months ago in reply to trux

100% Sure, when you press the GPS-button, the only option you have is turn on or off the prompt. (Note that the Instinct 2 was released after the Fenix 6, so it’s likely to have some newer features in it)

0 trux 4 months ago in reply to Dr. Bob

OK. And toggling the prompts does not help either?

0 Dr. Bob 4 months ago in reply to trux

Nope, the prompt just ensures you see the suggestion when you start a workout, rather than selecting it manually in the workouts-menu.

0 8945313 4 months ago in reply to Dr. Bob

Same problem on my side. "This is a scheduled rest day"

V26.00 - Fenix 6

0 fhaney0828 3 months ago

I don't have a solution, but I'm also experiencing this issue and I have a Garmin Fenix 6. It's been this way for at least two weeks. ️

0 philipshambrook 3 months ago

Go to an activity such as Run or Cycling. In the activity go to Training, Daily Suggestions, Settings, Long Workout Day. If not all days selected, select them all, then back out to the watch face. Go back to The Long Workout Day settings and select only the one or two days you want. Then back to the watch face. Give it a day or three and see if there’s a change.

0 Dr. Bob 3 months ago in reply to philipshambrook

As mentioned, the Fenix 6 doesn’t have settings for the daily suggestions. That’s only available on fenix 7 and up.