Wheelchair mode and base/resting calories

While the new wheelchair modes for activities are welcomed, what is missing in regards to those is a way to adjust the base/rested metabolic rate. Wheelchair drivers can have a significantly lower BMR than walkies, for example mine is 1160, which is considerably lower than the rate calculated by Garmin (65kg/169cm/49yrs/AL7). This makes it a bit complicated to gather correct measurements regarding my daily targets. It would be really nice for us wheelies to be able to change those metrics to our personal needs.

0 vaggos13 over 1 year ago

Any news about this?

0 Garmin-Inder over 1 year ago

Hello,

We'd love to look into this for you. To do so, please reply to with the following:

Do we have permission to email you?
Do we have permission to look into your Connect account?
What country are you located in?

0 vaggos13 over 1 year ago in reply to Garmin-Inder

If you can check for me too please.

Do we have permission to email you? Yes
Do we have permission to look into your Connect account? Yes
What country are you located in? Greece

0 3103569 over 1 year ago in reply to Garmin-Inder

Hello

Yes, you'd have permission to contact me by email as well as look into my account for this specific matter. I am located in Switzerland.

0 2519439 over 1 year ago in reply to Garmin-Inder

Could you also let Lily users know how to turn wheelchair mode off? The stride length is wrong on mine but I can't change it because it is in wheelchair mode which I did not set. Sorry to barge into this thread but others have this same problem and no one is offering to help us. You have permission to email me, you have permission to look into my Connect account, and I am in the United States.

0 3103569 over 1 year ago in reply to 2519439

Not sure what Lily is, but the wheelchair mode on Venu 3 watches can be disabled by going to (long press lower button - settings - user profile - wheelchair mode)

0 Rachel over 1 year ago in reply to 3103569

3103569 said:
long press lower button

There are no physical buttons on the Garmin Lily.

Garmin Lily® | Sport Smartwatch for Women

0 2519439 over 1 year ago in reply to 3103569

Thank you for trying to help! The Garmin Lily is one of their watches. It doesn't have any physical buttons, as Rachel notes. When you go to settings, there is no wheelchair mode setting, nothing like it, and no such mode hiding away in any sub-menu. But again, thanks!

0 3103569 over 1 year ago in reply to 2519439

Interesting, and you can't change it in Garmin Connect either? Because that wheelchair mode switch is there as well for me.

When I go to ...more -> Settings -> User Settings -> Accessibility /Wheelchair Mode

Yah well then you'll have to nag Garmin about that indeed

0 2519439 over 1 year ago in reply to 3103569

I have been all over Connect and I can't find it anywhere! I'll probably switch to a Fitbit. There's not much value in a fitness tracker that exaggerates your activity. I could do that by myself!