What’s your favourite Garmin watch feature? Any hacks we missed? Let us know in the comments!

@karabotlhophane6081

2 жыл бұрын

Auto lock and the gesture backlight, I love them

@marcleong80

2 жыл бұрын

Find my phone... I have a brain drain and can't remember were my phone is and thank god for the find a phone feature.

@kierenkd

2 жыл бұрын

The ability to programme custom workouts with various paces / recoveries

@dliedke

Жыл бұрын

Menu System -> About -> 6/7 times power button quick clicks and go to hidden developer menu 🤓

@Alan-Smith

8 ай бұрын

Auto Pause when stopped. Great for training sessions and saves you having to stop and start your watch every time you have a rest!

Pacing tip: Use the "lap pace" data field instead of the "pace" one as it'll give you an eta for the lap instead of the snapshot of your pace at that instant. I also really like the pacing feature for pool swimming but that's probably for a different channel!

@markg99

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds much better. The wildly fluctuating pace I'm used to seeing is not much use 😄👍🏻🏃‍♂️

@derrunn3r613

2 жыл бұрын

Fully agree, the "pace" value if often far off the actual pace I'm currently running and most of the time basically useless.

@supotube

2 жыл бұрын

my favourite :) Yeah, thanks these setting it is much more easy to run an exact pace, even around buildings or trees.

@Stash1978

Жыл бұрын

100%

I just started running and for the first time used a garmin GPS to track my last 3 runs. It's amazing what a little device can do!

For the vivoactive 4 I really like the screen which only shows your hartrate zone and your bpm. If you are going for specific heartrate ranges, my tip is to always use that screen. Less data can sometimes be more! When I see my speed as well for example i do way worse with keeping to my zone, because I know that I avarage a 6min/km pace on 142bpm I find it really hard not to push for that pace when i am sitting at 6:10min/km with a 140bpm rate and by pushing I then screw my traing over by leaving my zone which makes me drop the pace again which in turn doesn't really help with the whole idea behind these types of runs. As long as I don't know how fast I am going everything is fine :D Utilizing the heartrate monitor is generally a good idea. It even helps in intervall sessions where lap splits aren't enough to pace yourself because the distance itself is so short. Just relying on the displayed speed can also lead to problems, especially if your gps isn't that great. Sometimes the displayed speed is simply wrong in those cases. Also looking at your rate makes it easy to see whether thats the case or not. (on some of my intervallsessions where I am not on a track i know that there is this one street that sometimes confuses my gps a lot. When I am going fullspeed on 800m and my watch suddently shows me a speed of 5:30min/km instead of the usual 3:50min/km I than look wether I am above 180bpm or not. If i am i simply keep the pace until my watch eventually catches up again)

Thanks ladies , brilliant video , im getting my first watch at christmas which happens to be a garnin , cant wait to get it and have a good play around with it

I love these tips, really helpful! I just wish they were a bit longer with more explanations for those of us with less experiences with Garmin watches. 🙂

@gretchenlynn89

2 жыл бұрын

Since there are different models, I imagine they didn't give specific directions to avoid making the video very long. This is just inspiration/ideas, and more details can be found on Garmin's website 😊

I (and others) were negative about the last watch video you did because it was misleading, but this time you've made it super clear that the content is for Garmin users :) It's really awesome to see that the channel responded to such concerns, very nicely done :)

Super helpful!! Love my new garmin and appreciate these tips 😃

These are awesome! Had no idea I could set up different settings for different sessions. Also plan on using the notifications on my next race to remind me to take my gels. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for the tips. Fun to watch. Cheers!

Thanks a lot. 1. On my vivoactive: hold the button and select the lock - lots of long sleeved running in the winter in Canada and I'll absolutely use it: lost a whole run once. 2. Used the custom profiles and I used a lot of them going through 2 garmin coach programs. I personally prefer setting the program up on my computer on Garmin connect web rather than on the watch itself. 3. Alerts: will try them, but not sure how during winter base training. 4. On my vivoactive, the hotkeys are accessed holding the key (lock is on of the options)

My tip is when in a pace workout the value it shows is your lap average pace but when out of range it flashes your current pace. That way you know if you need to speed up or slow down to get back into range

Getting a Garmin frontrunner 245 music for Christmas so these tips will help me no end on my training for very first Marathon. Love you guys xx

@jessicafrankston7155

2 жыл бұрын

Forerunner. Doesn't have all the features, though, seems they were talking about a Venu or Fenix.

Thx RCT very useful tips I´ll use on my Garmin. One challange still exists for me when you like to record a session which might use different profiles. I often like to do workouts (predefined on my garmin) which is best to do on a track course. But the run to and from the track i normally use as warm up and cool down session. So I cannot use the track run profile for this. Do you have a solution how to record this in one file without stopping the overall training session?

HI RC Team, great Garmin Tut...just one for you, the option to set Park Run as KM is a global variable on Fenix 6 series or Venu 2 (not within the Activity (Copy) variable, so you either have to change the device System > Units > Distance from Miles to KM or to see Miles as KM you can do it post run in Garmin Connect. I find this useful. My device is always in Miles, so my Park Runs run in Miles, then I now at 3 miles to stick the hammer down, seems to be working for me anyway, another PB today.

HR management training is easily done using workouts! Love the parkrun tip

@shafi8373

2 жыл бұрын

i thought you meant human resources lol

These are great tips. I really enjoy your shows!

Thanks! Didn’t know about the custom run profiles. Always use auto lap set at 0.5 mile which gets in the way during interval sessions. Just set up a new custom activity without auto lap on my Garmin now and called it ‘run session’ . That will be so much easier than turning auto lap on and off!

Thanks TRC, great tips!!

Awesome tips. Thanks a bunch!!

Great video! You've just helped me unlock so many important features on my Garmin. Thank you!

Thx so much! Great tips!

Thanks Anna and Sarah. I'm going to that lock keys the next time I go out.

Amazing - the parkrun barcode widget is a gamechanger! I saw Anna and Freddie the legendary cameraman today at the Runthrough Olympic Park 5/10k event - was great to see some footage up close and in real life 💪🏾

@anna.the.runner

2 жыл бұрын

Aww, hope you had a great time. Did you race too?

@nehallavey-khan7209

2 жыл бұрын

@@anna.the.runner I did! I ran the 10k - it was such a great event 💪🏾 Hope your race went well!

Fantastic stuff! I had a Garmin watch for ages and didn't know about any of these things. I have a Polar watch now and it just doesn't have the depth of features that the equivalent Garmin would have. Thinking about going back to Garmin for my next watch.

Great tips, tip number one could not have come at perfect time. It happen to me today and two days before 😅. Love playing around and organizing my hot keys. And one tip id suggest is custmize your power modes a) for the whole watch b) for certain actvivties. You dont need all your functions running and can save you battery life. My first tip I learned from Anna is always charge your garmin before you shower. Still my favorite tip when first got my Garmin. 😁

Thank you! Extremely informative!

@runningchannel

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Chris! 😊

Checks his watch... Wow! Sure enough, my watch has a built-in metronome! Definitely going to be using that. 👍

Thanks for the video :)

Hi Team I'm looking at purchasing a new watch. I see the Garmin 55 ATM and on sale on some sites. Any thoughts or opinions on the quality?

Excellent video, even for a Garmin fanboy, I have learnt something! Park Run Barcode on my Garmin, I have died and gone to heaven!

Thank you. A little quick on skipping over the RunKeeper profiles. But interesting I can do some research

Thanks,very useful video.😉

Original idea !! keep up the good work brother.

Hello guys do you have any idea to import to Garmin all my previous sessions from polar? Very appreciated indeed 🙏🏼

Wow some great tips here. Custom run profiles will be a game changer. I like to change units and autolap between miles and km for long runs and 5/10 k fast efforts but often forget to change back again, which is really annoying, this will help a lot! Alerts are also a great idea.

@fatrunner

2 жыл бұрын

Ok so turns out you can't switch between miles and KM for profile settings so not quite as useful as I thought. 😞

If you take the time to build a custom workout with heartrate zones on the app and send it to your watch, you can unlock a cool HR data page on your watch. It sort of shows like a speedometer for your HR and can be adjusted by setting specific values or by zone when you build the workout. To my knowledge this page doesn't become available if you just use the alert method via the watch interface, only by creating a custom workout and syncing your phone. Some third-party workout builders will also work, I know FinalSurge's builder is compatible. Can't say that it's a must have, it just makes you look at your watch more often, but it's fun to look at.

Are you able to add a hot key function to switch between workouts for a Garmin 245?

Screenshot 🤯 just tested on my Venu holding both buttons and works!

I use the range alerts for pace management. I set the high pace and low pace at 10sec either side of my target pace, so I don’t go too fast or too slow.

Great video. I never knew I had a metronome! Game changer. Thanks and Happy Christmas!

@runningchannel

2 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas John!

Amazing watch Garmin

Very useful features I have not known about. Thanks very much!

@runningchannel

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

wuaw!! my next watch has to be. a Garmin jaja sooooo have to work hard next year!

Love the tips

Amazing 🤩

Honestly.. such helpful tips. Thank you. :))

@runningchannel

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stefan, glad you found the video helpful :)

My favourite feature is GARMIN COACH 🔥🔥🔥

Great tips, most of which don't seem to appear on my old Garmin Vivoactive 3 - I feel a new watch coming on.....

Love your videos! Merry Christmas to all at The Running Channel 👏🏻

@SarbjitSingh-ww4re

2 жыл бұрын

Same to you

@runningchannel

2 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas!! 🎅

@anna.the.runner

2 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas, Ciaran! 🎄 🎁

The time alert was useful, now that Garmin, oddly enough, doesn't have that option in "Goals". Also useful in longer races, as pointed out👍👍 Wouldn't work with screenshot on my old Fenix 5 plus though...

Very useful watches,I like the design and durability...merry xmass.THE RUNNING CHANNEL 👪

@runningchannel

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Merry Christmas 🎅

Pretty cool, ladies!

Also, if you have a tattoo on your hand the pulse reading will not work. The darker tattoo the harder it will be for the lazer to read your pulse. I have had to start wearing my watch on my "wrong" hand 😂

@Estertje93

7 ай бұрын

You can also wear it on the inside of the wrist if your skin in still virgin under there

@dominic8051

4 ай бұрын

Chest straps should work. They don't use a freaking lazer. Lol

@piotrrostow

Ай бұрын

Should you shave it?

I have a garmin vivofit 4 at the moment, which has basically no real running features other than "start/stop" and the countdown function, so I rely on the Garmin connect app for all additional data, which is ok for. But I still am considering a new forerunner (probably the 55).. I'm just not sure it's really worth it to buy a new watch as long as the vivofit is still working just fine after 2.5 years of use. I definetely don't NEED a new watch, but I kinda still want one. I'm considering buying the forerunner for daily use and running and keeping the vivofit for long-distance hiking (which I do almost every vacation), because of its 1 year battery life. In Garmin Connect one can use several watches simultaniously, right? Any input would be greatly appreciated. :)

@runningchannel

2 жыл бұрын

You can have multiple watches sync'd to you Garmin Connect account. The Forerunner series are really good and we've done a number of videos looking at features from that range. If you have a look at some of the other videos we've done (search Garmin on our homepage), it might help you make up your mind.

@drzeus9449

2 жыл бұрын

@@runningchannel Great video, so many things I had no idea of. Are many of these features available on most watches, even the 55 (mine's coming today😁) or are they restricted to the higher end?

great vid, few things in there i really didnt know and i've owned garmin watches for 6 years:( maybe time to read the manual:)

I wish this video came out yesterday. Hit the lap button on my watch by mistake this morning!

@runningchannel

2 жыл бұрын

Haha oh no! At least you know for next time 😊

Best video yet, the tips I love. Didn't know about some of them🙈😌😌😌

@runningchannel

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching 😊 which feature is your favourite?

@karabotlhophane6081

2 жыл бұрын

@@runningchannel screenshot feature and the last tip. They made me realize I a due for an upgrade

Thinking of getting a Garmin to help train for my second marathon. When I finally make up my mind (so many choices!) these tips'll come in very handy :) Thanks!

@runningchannel

2 жыл бұрын

Nice! Let us know which one you go for and best of luck for the marathon! 😊

@jaymeschrader4585

2 жыл бұрын

I love my forrunner245!

@msaintmac

2 жыл бұрын

If you don’t want to overspend just get a forerunner 245. It has all the features you need for a marathon. More expensive ones have features that are not useful for running or extended battery life useful only for ultras. Disclaimer I have only tested the 245 but after 14 years of running with only Apple products I’m blown away with the running features for the price

@marcindybowski3603

2 жыл бұрын

Buy 945 - ull thank me later:)

@KarlBrownTV

2 жыл бұрын

@@marcindybowski3603 Next time :) went for the 245 without music when I spotted it on sale

I'm here for the squirrel 😁

How do you download the pack run setting?

Uh, Anna, you're freezing! I'm sending you a warm hug 🤗

@xelionizer

2 жыл бұрын

Sarah, you as well, of course;)

1:04 Oh, you mean I'm not the only person who's ever done that 🙂. It's really fun when you're doing a bike race that's about a mile per lap and you want to hit the lap counter in each lap... I have hit the wrong button, and stop the watch it times 🤫.

How do you download your park run barcode to your watch? I have a fenix 3hr.

There is so much I don’t know and don’t use with my Garmin, there is so much more I could be using to step things up.

Bro just casually pulls a 10 miler on the treadmill for his double.

All good stuff. Honestly I'm slightly older than the technology revolution so I struggle from time to time with my Garmin but I couldn't imagine running without it. New one for xmas also so it should be the best of times and the worst of times. Sorry.

me encanta mucho este canal ya estoy corriendo son fantásticos todo el equipo la verdad en especial Anna pero todo fantástico la verdad

Hey TRC! I have dabbled with a few of these features on my Garmin, it's definitely something you need to make a routine of (for me anyway)...I always enjoy setting up and using the alerts and such on the run, however I always forget to change it/turn it off for my next run! It can be quite annoying once you've set off and you're in your groove and alerts start going off that aren't applicable to that workout...I guess it's a question of diligence...uhm what? Hehe...loved the video though, thanks!

@runningchannel

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Graham! What's your favourite Garmin feature?

@shredpow

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Graham! That happened to me, too. So I made appropriately named copies of my run activities: "threshold run", with threshold HR alerts, and "easy run", with zone 2 alerts, and kept my run activity with no alerts. Forgetting about alerts you've set is so frustrating, especially when they keep interrupting my audiobook or music!

@Catcrumbs

2 жыл бұрын

It's a pain to go through the menus to set up alerts. Programming a workout with the relevant targets is far more preferable and is also possible on devices that have restricted activity profile functionality.

From your last Garmin video i ordered a new watch. About a 4 model upgrade.

@runningchannel

2 жыл бұрын

Nice! Which watch did you go for?

@lexington476

2 жыл бұрын

@@runningchannel 945 LTE, I figured go big or go home... I got the latest watch as I figure it'll be good for at about four years.

So funny... I have a Garmin, but apparently it's getting old😅most of those features are nonexistent for it. But the others are helpful, thank you😘

How do you do that 2nd one?

How about PacePro feature?

Have or could you do a video on The stryd power devise please best regards Torben

Merry Christmas TRC

@runningchannel

2 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas Phil! 🎅

Are these features for all Gamins? I have an original Instinct Solar.

How do I do the weekly target thingy?

Lots of these are not possible on my vivoactive 3 as far as I can see. Isn’t my watch a running watch?

How do you download the Parkrun barcode to Garmin watch?

How do we add park run ?

😘😘😘😘 from india

There is a squirrel doing Parkrun at 4:05 !! :D

The first time I saw the metronome feature earlier in the video I thought it was something to be used whilst doing piano practise

Wow nice The running channel

you can take a screenshot on your Garmin by holding the Light button and the Back button at the same time, for like 1 to 2 seconds. Good for memories and stuff.

Thanks. I have my pace set up on alert now. If I drop under 10min pace it warns me. Thanks.

Where are the screen shots stored? Where can find them?

1:41... ( pauses video)... (goes into the bedroom with all the sports stuff)... (finds Garmin Forerunner 635xt)... And that feature is not supported on the older 635XT... 😶... Well the new 945 lte is on order.

I like parkrun barcode idea. Much better than fiddling with my phone in the rain. Is it the one by gasteropod, or is there an official parkrun one?

@RobDickson69

2 жыл бұрын

The screenshot feature is excellent. I didn't know about that either.

Not my favorit but it works very good… the HELP-function. (Garmin assistance and accident detection)

@SilviaPallova

2 жыл бұрын

What is that function about?

Does anyone know how to set the custom message alerts on an activity I only have "eat" "drink" "go home" and can't find how to add new ones

So how to set up different running profiles ? Maybe make a short how-to video.

Which microphone do you use for audio?

@pquirk99

11 ай бұрын

A whole video or blog post on their video production gear and techniques would be very useful.

Is the Metronome feature legal to use in a race?

@runningchannel

2 жыл бұрын

You should be able to use it in most races but it's always worth checking with the race organisers 😊

I've got the Forerunner 245 Music. Ideal for my relatively basic needs BUT I wish the screen was bigger possibly 47mm or even 51mm, are the Fenix range of Garmin watches the only solution (needs to have music)? TIA.

👍👍

Can I bring it in the sauna(steam)?

I think ill put anna's photo as my watch face pic🤣

RC THANKS

I can’t afford one of these yet but have Strava on my Apple Watch and it has the lock feature. I couldn’t figure out how to unlock it and was panicking as I watched my average pace increase hahaha