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walking is not an activity to track on my watch.

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over 4 years ago

I just noticed that walking is not an activity on my watch. I am not sure if it got deleted accidentally or it was never on the watch as a tractable activity. Is there a way to add it to my watch for tracking a walking activity? I have hiking, but got challenged to a walking challenge and i can not track the distance. 

  • 0 over 4 years ago

    Indeed, the FR735XT does not have a "Walk" activity. You can look for a 3rd party app in the IQ app store, or register your walks with another profile (like "Hike" or "Other") and then change its type in Garmin Connect to "Walk".

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 4 years ago

    I just got my first Garmin watch and really could not believe that "Walk" wasn't a Garmin created option.  I see that there is a guy who is pushing his 3rd party walk app but to be honest, I just don't like giving any 3rd party my data.  Is there any talk of adding this in the future?  Seems like Hike and Other are all we have so far. Thanks!

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to Former Member

    On my Forerunner 735XT (and other Garmin devices) I use the Hike2+ app by jim_m_58.

    https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/116a5b59-29ae-4397-a70e-907d7e5f8e44

    I have found this app reliable and it is still under active development.

    I see that there is a guy who is pushing his 3rd party walk app but to be honest, I just don't like giving any 3rd party my data.

    Unless you choose to share your data with the developer, the app only saves the data it generates on the watch at the end of the activity which is then subsequently sent to Garmin Connect the next time you sync.

    I just got my first Garmin watch and really could not believe that "Walk" wasn't a Garmin created option.

    When the Forerunner 735XT was released, watches with the XT suffix were lightweight devices intended for triathletes with the primary focus on running, cycling, and swimming activities.

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to Scillonian

    While Hike2 will also record a walk, I also have "Simple Walk" https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/028c5a06-48ed-4a5d-9910-236a7ef10ce0

    I added walking to the original Hike when I found the fr 23x/630/735 didn't have a native walking activity.  Hike/Hike2/Simple Walk have been around for years.  The original Hike is only for the older watches like the 23x and 630