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Intensity minutes and Floors - where are they in Garmin Connect?

Former Member over 9 years ago

I have a Foreunner 235 and the 'My Day' view of Garmin Connect just shows Steps, Sleep, Active Calories and Activities.

How do I get Intensity Minutes and Floors to show on this screen?

I am using Garmin Connect v3.6.0.1 on Android v6.0.1

thanks
Gavin

0 R_Tellis over 9 years ago

The 235 doesn't do intensity minutes or stairs. Measuring stairs requires an altimeter which this watch doesn't have, but I'm not sure why they're not doing intensity minutes with it.

0 ASmugDill over 9 years ago

How do I get Intensity Minutes and Floors to show on this screen?

As a wild guess – since I only have a FR235 myself – you'll first need to register against your Garmin Connect account a Garmin device that is capable of recording those things. The FR235 ain't that.

0 jim_m_58 over 9 years ago

Floors needs a Baro Altimeter, and Intensity Minutes seems to be for devices with "Move IQ"

The 23x has neither.

0 Former Member over 9 years ago

My vivosmart hr supports intensity minutes but does not support move iq.
I would love to see intensity minutes on forerunner 235. It is one of the reasons I consider buying vivoactive hr. It is nice to have one extra goal to motivate you.

0 chunkywizard over 9 years ago

Jim, just one slight correction. the 735 has intensity minutes but no MoveIQ. I think Intensity minutes might just be a new thing that gets put on new platforms but not necessarily back ported to all ready released products.

CW

0 jim_m_58 over 9 years ago

Jim, just one slight correction. the 735 has intensity minutes but no MoveIQ. I think Intensity minutes might just be a new thing that gets put on new platforms but not necessarily back ported to all ready released products.

CW

My mistake! Thanks!

0 ASmugDill over 9 years ago

It is one of the reasons I consider buying vivoactive hr.

Then the feature is serving Garmin well for marketing purposes. It's a boon commercially when consumers are motivated to buy a vívoactive‑HR if they want floors climbed and intensity minutes tracked, and a Forerunner‑235 if they want VO2‑Max estimates and Firstbeat's Training Effect tracked, a FR735XT if they want Running Dynamics metrics, … or a much pricier fēnix‑3‑HR if they want all of the above.

0 chrisdr2 over 9 years ago

The 235 doesn't do intensity minutes or stairs. Measuring stairs requires an altimeter which this watch doesn't have, but I'm not sure why they're not doing intensity minutes with it.

Vivosmart HR and HR+ count stairs using the internal sensors, no altimeter.

0 chunkywizard over 9 years ago

Chris

DC Rainmaker says there is an altimeter
http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/01/garmin-vivosmarthr-review.html

CW

0 chrisdr2 over 9 years ago

Chris

DC Rainmaker says there is an altimeter
http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/01/garmin-vivosmarthr-review.html

CW

I stand corrected, assumed it was just done with the sensors.