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Oling_Roachinen · 01-20-2021, 12:05 AM

I'm a Garmin forerunner fanboy. However, its biggest weakness appears to be the sleep function so probably not up your alley. I have the bad habit of laying in bed watching Netflix or on my phone/laptop etc. but half the time it will think I was asleep and way overestimates my sleep.

Its strength are the ability to have music on it (so no phone) HR wrist monitor (and having compared it to chest strap, which you can also use, it's relatively comparable), VO2Max estimate, workout load analysis to tell if you're overdoing it/detraining/recovering/etc., and will also tell recovery hours after a workout and I found its calorie counter is really accurate as far as they go.

Then the app, Garmin Connect, is integrated easily with Strava and MyFitnessPal.

01-20-2021, 12:05 AM	#8
Oling_Roachinen Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2011 Exp:	I'm a Garmin forerunner fanboy. However, its biggest weakness appears to be the sleep function so probably not up your alley. I have the bad habit of laying in bed watching Netflix or on my phone/laptop etc. but half the time it will think I was asleep and way overestimates my sleep. Its strength are the ability to have music on it (so no phone) HR wrist monitor (and having compared it to chest strap, which you can also use, it's relatively comparable), VO2Max estimate, workout load analysis to tell if you're overdoing it/detraining/recovering/etc., and will also tell recovery hours after a workout and I found its calorie counter is really accurate as far as they go. Then the app, Garmin Connect, is integrated easily with Strava and MyFitnessPal.