You can go to Settings, Privacy and turn off several metrics. You can even turn off the fitness tracking altogether.
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Garmin Fenix 7 pro and Apple Watch Ultra
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You can go to Settings, Privacy and turn off several metrics. You can even turn off the fitness tracking altogether.
Thanks for the suggestion, but i don't think you can turn off activity tracking completely. Just stop it from syncing to Garmin Connect.
You can with the apple watch. I'm not sure what it does though.
Garmin, man, who knows. Never thought of trying over there.
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Yes, I know. I already mentioned that. That's great from Apple, but you can't do this for either a Garmin, Polar, COROS, or any other sports watch.
It's not that big a deal, but if love to have the chance to choose myself.
Mentioned in earlier post. It's pointless though, I don't have apnea, well I do, but I don't.
My O2 is solid if I don't reflux, which is the real problem. Pre reflux, my O2 might hit 91 or 92, sometimes, once in awhile, but post reflux, especially post pneumonia (wonder what causes pneumonia, said I, sarcastically), it happens a lot more and gets lower. My O2 numbers started dropping almost to the day reflux symptoms started. But talking to a GI is impossible, except I'm finally getting scoped on Monday, and I'm going to make him listen to me. Odds of getting help? Slim!
Anyways, there's a lot of medical issues going on and my doctors, at least some of them, aren't top of their class. When I was in the ER, there's also a crazy rash, and lung damage, involved, the ER doctor told me I should drive to Stanford and walk-in because none of the idiots around here would solve the problem. I didn't know what to do, so when the hospital recommended a different process, I followed it.
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Yet, the sleep doctor wasn't concerned at all, because, it's a Garmin, there's other data and really all the wearable data is pretty bad, even Apple's.
I'm out, the last thing I need are more people diagnosing apnea online based on wearable data.
Wow I’m feeling the same way , please give us some more metrics like Garmin
But we already know what will come this fall... Maybe there will be a new AWU Version 2 but we do know that Watch OS 10 will not bring that many new metrics/data at all... You need 3rd party apps (and be careful because of privacy issues with them > Workoutdoors and Athlytic are good ones, Footpathapp not > check the app privacy page) to get closer to the level the Garmin watches concerning fitness tracking and so on.
I consider myself a pretty serious runner, with 250-300 km. every month (peaking at 350 km before the marathons). And yes, there might be stuff I would love to add to my AWU from the Garmin camp, but as you say also the other way around. Question is - how much of this from both camps do we really NEED? I LOVE the Ultra and outside my runs it's an amazing smart watch as well - Might be just as happy with an Epix, but the tight intigration between the Apple devices pretty much keeps me inside the camp
Completely agree. Also, Apple seems to nail the OHR better than Garmin, even though they are pretty good. I hope the Ultra 2 can be "the one watch" to wear
I also confirmed this with Garmin that stress is the lowest ranked factor …and like you I also have one of the small vivo bands to track steps while I use AW during the work day and my main Garmin for heavy workouts and sleep and all day weekends . To be honest this set up is working well so far and I keep RunGap in case I need to feed any additional workouts to each system …
But we shall see if the ultra 2 will move me to just one device 😎
I could never go back to Apple until they catch up to Garmin with metrics. Garmin's is just sooo much better. Athlytic, training today, healthfit pale in comparison. I have my phone for everything else, don't need the redundancy on my wrist. But that's me.Completely agree. Also, Apple seems to nail the OHR better than Garmin, even though they are pretty good. I hope the Ultra 2 can be "the one watch" to wear
I don't really mind swapping back and forth to get the best from both worlds when I'm home, but when I'm traveling I stick with one watch and it's generally the Garmin for the better battery life.
Also when I'm very fatigued and feeling overtrained (like now) I often wear the Garmin 24/7 and skip the AW to see how that impacts daily workout suggestions. I've been using the Primary Race widget this training cycle and rely on the workout suggestions for about 80-90% of my training. Athlytic doesn't cut it for me (and I find the metrics questionable). I'm also doing a trial of Humango but can't seem to get it to work for me as easily as Garmin's built-in training features work.
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Garmin is much better on metrics, but not on the optical heart rate measuring.
Believe I know. It's my job to test watches and cheast straps. But there is so much data that these watches are collecting and utilizing now, that it doesn't make sense if the HR is wrong 90% of the time.
My Garmin is very accurate when not in exercise. During rest it matches, my ultra perfectly.Desfit put out a video saying how for him any OHR doesn’t work, but for other people, he said it was fine I guess it depends on the person, skin tone, tattoos, oily skin, or whatever.
I'm not sure I agree. I think it depends on the particular watch, at least during exercise.
While running the Ultra would routinely drop HR during runs no matter which strap I used or how tight I had it. The 955/965 rarely–if ever–does. In fact, I can get away without using a HR strap with the 965 far more than any other watch I've used. I'm assuming that has a lot to do with it's weight and the way it sits on my wrist.
It is individual. The AWU didn't give me the best results either. It's to big, and square. I use AW8 and a Garmin now. The FR965 never give me good values, even though it's so lightweight.
The epix Pro (Gen 2), Fenix 7 Pro, Enduro 2, etc, all give me great readings.
That's intriguing. Do you think it's because of the new HR sensor? I've assumed there wasn't much difference between the old and new sensor.
No, ELEVATE 5 and 5 are pretty much the same, although ELEVATE 5 does perform a little bit better in situations where ELEVATE 4 used to show some less accuracy.
The smaller and lighter watches have usually been doing better than the bigger and heavier ones, but ever since the Fenix 7/epix (Gen 2), I personally have had more luck with the bigger watches. I think it's because they are more stabel on my wrist than the lighter ones. I have pretty tiny wrists 🙂
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