Garmin 945 is capturing Respiration rate during Treadmill run, but not during outside run

badbri said:

obtaining Respiration Rate data from both a non-Garmin external HRM (not listed there) as well as the onboard OHR.

I think you're focusing to much on the listed straps.  Garmin is listing their products as a "for example".  If it works with a Polar strap, it's kind of senseless to list (advertising for the competition) on their own website.  Anyway, the point was others (and Garmin) are saying they only get a respiration rate during an activity while wearing a strap and you're saying it's working during an activity with the OHRM for you. Is this correct? 

I get no respiration rate when I run outside. I only get it when I run on the treadmill.  the only difference I can think of is that I run inside with a chest strap. I think the brand of strap is irrelevant . there is a different problem. almost like the Run activity needs to be configured to capture respiration and the Treadmill Run is already configured to do that. I guess I'll try a treadmill run without the strap and see what happens

2552364 said:

I get no respiration rate when I run outside. I only get it when I run on the treadmill.  the only difference I can think of is that I run inside with a chest strap. I think the brand of strap is irrelevant

This is exactly what I'm saying.  I believe the strap type is irrelevant also and I only get a respiration rate running outdoors with a strap. I never got one just using the oHRM.  I'm not sure how it's working for badbri but not us. 

I stopped commenting because subsequent replies were derailing the original poster's thread, and also because 99.9% of my activities involve an external HRM.  But yes, the one time I ran without my HRM this past weekend there was a Respiration Rate graph included in the activity file so something buggy must be up with my and the original poster's devices.

P.S.  Indoors vs outdoors is irrelevant as I get Respiration Rate data in both.

badbri said:

I stopped commenting because subsequent replies were derailing the original poster's thread

This thread has never gone off topic.

badbri said:

so something buggy must be up with my and the original poster's devices

The OP's watch is working according to Garmin's literature and what others have posted here. They just weren't aware of the reason why.  It's your watch that's the odd duck recording respiration rate during an activity other than Breathwork or Yoga with the oHRM.  Are you using the 6.85 beta or recent 7.10 FW update? 

This thread has never gone off topic.

It did when it derailed into your and my interpretation of conflicting Garmin literature as well as your interest in what my device is doing, both of which are not relevant to the OP's query.

There is no need. If you are running indoors with a strap then you can expect to record respiration rate. If you run outdoors using WHR (or indeed any other ‘active’ activity) then you won’t see respiration rate recorded. That is as expected. Respiration rate is only recorded from the WHR during low intensity activities such as yoga, breath work etc, or when resting.

badbri said:

as well as your interest in what my device is doing, both of which are not relevant to the OP's query

I'm not sure what you're getting worked up about.  What you stated your watch is doing is absolutely relevant to the OP query as this is exactly what he was asking.  Should he be getting respiration rate while running using the oHRM?  The answer is no, but you say that your watch does.  How you come to the conclusion it's not relevant is beyond me.  Anyway, have a good day badbri. And don't take things so personally when someone ask you about something you posted. 

I'm not sure what you're getting worked up about.  What you stated your watch is doing is absolutely relevant to the OP query as this is exactly what he was asking.  Should he be getting respiration rate while running using the oHRM?  The answer is no, but you say that your watch does.  How you come to the conclusion it's not relevant is beyond me.  Anyway, have a good day badbri. And don't take things so personally when someone ask you about something you posted.

I would say I'd be interested in why, from my posts in this thread, you could possibly think I am "worked up" or "taking things personally" but the honest truth is I don't really care.  Maybe you should re-evaluate how you're reading posts and making inferences from data that's not there but that's up to you to do so.