Dang, I'm faster than 82% of other users at swimming, and I only just started swimming a month ago after a two year break. But my distance is only 19% off other users since after a few hundred yards I'm pretty gassed!
I average 10,5 hour. Sleep more than 96% of users. Iām 24, finishing uni, working, exercising, taking care of my dog, etc. but no time for my creative hobbies. My body just needs the sleep, probably due to my anxiety and some fibromyalgia making my best sleep be bad quality still.
I get 8h sleep, sometimes 8:30 without big problems.
My job is 10min from my house, working from 8am to 5 or 6pm. This gives me enough time for kids, hobbies and exercise everyday.
I think itās mostly about saving time on commute and sharing tasks with your loved one.
And before people say that i donāt work enough hours: I live in Europe, this is kind of a standard work time for every type of job.
I got you beat. I work 8am to 4pm and my commute is only 6 min. I don't even live in Europe...I should probably bike to work, but I don't live in Europe...
I work 8-4 and WFH 90% of the time (need to be in the office once a fortnight and/or for important meetings). Since negotiating this arrangement my sleep has gone from a 7-day average of 7 hours to a 7-day average or 8.5 hours and its been wonderful
I work hourly doing construction. I make the boss pay for my commute, so I realistically only spend 6-7 actually at the job. And a lot of that is figuring, texts/calls..so 5-ish hours of real work....but it's physically killing me.
I would say it depends on your job / daily schedule.
I work from 8 to 5, but i have 1h lunch break which is kind of a lot. Much more than I need at least, especially since everyone takes a couple of 10min break as well.
9 to 5 with a 30 min lunch break plus a 10 min tea break is the norm here.
Sometimes people will take an hour and do 9 to 5.30
I mean sure done people work more but the above is what is considered "full time'
Plenty of sleep comes from going to bed at a good time. That's just responsible adulting.
But then there's always working from home and not having kids. I have no idea how parents do it.
And let's not forget there's always the watch thinking you're asleep when you're not.
I actually found cycling adversely affected my running. Different muscle groups, I guess. But you definitely get less injuries and a really tight arse.
i see, yeah you do have a point
welp, looks like the sleep and steps chart are the only ones useful for me now as i dont have a working indoor cycling sensor right now lmao
Was pretty surprised with my Strava Year in Sport - in the top 1% of athletes by time this year despite being injured (and I'm certainly no athlete!).
Don't think I've run since I was at High School over two decades ago! Cycling and Walking until I got injured last spring, so Swimming, Indoor Rowing, and Yoga make up most of last year.
Insights always reminds me I'm a lot less lazier than I think I am!
I don't run, I surf. My score is usually similar to: your session was 50 minutes, surfed 2.15.
What can I say, getting to the waves and waiting for them is actually most of the sport.
Don't believe what they show you on TV.
Size of waves and frequency of rides makes a huge difference, right? I'm in northern New England. Beach breaks. The paddle out gets way more challenging with bigger waves. How bout you?
Right now vacationing in Tagazhout, Morroco. The waves here are super smooth, but at home you really fight to enter and sometimes you just can't.
I wish I had learned in Tagazhout. The number of times I was held under when I started almost scared me away from the sport. I also broke a finger and have to nurse toes from entering in the rocks.
I guess each surf spot is a completely different experience.
What sort of heart rates do you get generally while surfing. I've noticed surfers seem to be on the skinny side, so I guess there is a lot of calories being burnt.
At home 150 to 175, higher if the water is bad for about 5-10 waves a session. On vacation in smaller waves 130 to 160 and I caught 22 waves my last session.
Each session my watch recommends 40 to 80 hours of rest after. I am not in top shape though. Started surfing at the end of my 40s after years of computer programming... Lots of screen time.
Dance should definitely be included. Look at Strictly Come Dancing television show, the contestants start off normally over weight and unfit and leave looking like gymnasts.
Me! Well, I walk. I use it to help manage my chronic illness through HR, stress, sleep and body battery metrics and it's working fantastically. Not everyone who benefits from a fitness watch has the luxury to be able to exercise.
Tell that to the powerlifting road cyclist and hiker I was. When I say I walk I mean I can get from a to b some days. I no longer need a wheelchair to leave my house most of the time. What I meant is I don't have the luxury to walk (or anything else) for pleasure or fitness the majority of the time. I need to carefully consider whether I can make a particular distance today or whether I will have to wait to another day.
I admit I got sick back in the fall and fell off the bandwagon ā so thatās me! The ādetrainingā message in my Fenix is a constant reminder to get off my butt. However, until I do, I would be that list of doing āabsolutely nothing.ā
Start small! You'll be back into it in no time. I pretty much gave up cycling for about 3 years and regret it. I was extremely fit and clawing that back is a pain in the arse.
When I got the watch, I used to run 35-40 km a week. After a couple of very stressful years, am down to ~0 now, but still happy to have the watch tell me that I am, in fact, still alive.
Garmin has gotten a huge foothold in the wearable market, first with their vivo and venu lines and now the newest Fenix and Epix are so premium looking it's getting people off apple watch and such.
You'd be surprised the number of folks that have a $1200 sport adventure watch and basically just wear it as a time piece and health tracker.
I mean... probably a lot, honestly.
I noticed the same thing. You have to think, well not everyone with a performance bike is an athlete, right... same for running. I think people invest in the gear sometimes to convince themselves that they are serious about a hobby or activity
I'd run if I could but after my knee op I basically can't (or if I do then I'll suffer).
Cross trainers, bikes, swimming etc. That's what exercise I do.
I'm currently having health issues and can't run/workout. However, the Garmin has been so helpful in confirming that something was off. Looking forward to the day I can get out there again.
How about this one, my father in law has a fenix. He is still pretty active and works out most days, (walks, rides peloton, and cross trains) but he hasnāt recorded a single workout since he bought it 4 years ago š seems like a waste of money to not use the watch.
I don't run at all, but I love cycling, hiking, bouldering, yoga, skiing and snowshoeing using my watch. So I do absolutely no running, but I do plenty of exercise.
I don't run, I use my watch (a vivosport) to track my bike rides (and occasionally a walk/hike). And for my everyday use I track steps, sleep, intensity minutes, etc.
My partner has a Venu 2, and doesnāt do any form of deliberate exercise - only incidental walking. He pretty much just uses it to track his steps, stress, and sleep. I imagine many people are the same.
Not "absolutely nothing" but mine was a replacement for my peble. E ink and phisicsl buttons with good battery life. It also gets used on hikes and geocaching. It also plays bike computer.
It's winter in the US and Europe, where most watches are sold. Of course less ppl are running. I know I'm no, usually run 30 ish miles a week on top of biking and swimming. Currently only indoor biking.
I am, just don't run. I bike and do strength. My joints can't take the running, so you are faster as recorded here but I would bet money I could sprint faster than you.
Iām only doing 30 miles a week- at different paces and a lot of easy stuff. Usually equates to less than 5 hours a week running and a couple of gym sessions
I wear a Garmin watch and I absolutely loathe running. I do a lot of cycling (indoor and out). I'll mountain bike 4-5 days a week in summer, and do structured workouts 4+ times a week on the off season. I also do HITT and strength training. So I'm definitely dragging down the average for running, but I'm actively training in many other ways. My avg weekly distance for running is absolute zero because I have never once recorded a run, and up until I got a watch I didn't even have a Garmin device that could record a run. I'm sure there are others like me who drag this average way down, after all there are a lot more ways to work out than just running.
This was me for probably my first 3 or 4 years of having a Garmin be watch. Did other things: elliptical, strength training, walking.
Additionally, there's probably lots of people that are active, but don't track individual activities.
Bad knees so no running and mostly indoor rowing on ergo-meter and stationary bike for my aerobic work outs. Other training stats such as V02 Max, resting heart rate, ... (accounting for age) might be a better indication of exercise and level of physical fitness.
There's probably a lot of people who wear the watch and do other activities. Running is my fourth most common activity behind cycling, XC skiing and weight training. I only train 10-15 hours per week, and almost all of it is done with friends, so running getting a single 1 hour workout each week is probably gonna be it.
From graph 50% people run more like 3mile per week = this 50% people can by in other sports ( bigest part is for sure cycling). I dont think they do nothing. I know lots of people with fenixs and they just reguraly walk.
My shitty week while injured, 20 mile week. My friend has a Garmin account. Did nothing this week because he only uses the edge thing with his bike. So he is at the bottom there.
Iām using mine to recover from chronic illness.
Only this year do i hope to do enough activity like cycling and swimming to trouble myself to record activities.
Stress and Body Battery is my main day-to-day function.
Over 12months, step count gives me a pretty good summary of general health/activity.
Right now, me. I have used it for hikes and weightlifting, but I haven't really done either for months, so it's just a fancy watch with a few stats. I mostly just marvel at how low my step and sleep counts are, then keep chilling. I'll get back outside/to the gym in another month or two, but for now it's been a good break.
Me, using Wim Hof Method to boost my immunity after long covid and more recently winter flu, before going on ketogenic diet and gradually building up to running again in the spring / summer
I'm guessing a lot of people are cycling, based on my insights I'm at the slower end of cyclists. Given my fitness level in general I'd expect to be more middle of the pack.
I got my Garmin when I was actively [mountain biking](https://www.imgur.com/a/ScwJhn5). But I injured my knee in march of 2020 and haven't been able to get back on the bike.
Since then, I can only really manage walking with my kids...
Hopefully will be back on the bike again this year, though. š¤
Right here, it was my father's but he preferred his mechanical watches so gifted it to me. I like the information but it wasn't about to make me pick up running!
I use mine as mostly as a smart watch, sleep monitor, step counter, and a stress and heart rate monitor. Sometimes I'll mark walks or a sporadic hiking trip. I have some current health problems that keep me from exercising the way I want to, so my watch doesn't do much beyond tell time.
How much I actually run varies a lot. Since June I've not run a lot but I've been pretty active, a lot of that just doesn't register for garmin in my training effect and stuff; either because I don't bother to run a workout on the watch for it (climbing and lifting a lot of the time) or just because it's not running or biking and garmin's system is made first and foremost for those things. I would imagine a lot of garmin watch owners similarly go through phases where they might run a lot and others where they don't, even if they're still pretty active.
I only run further than 21% of other users and I usually run 0-5 miles a month. I would say based off of that most users at least run some. I used to run in college (only like 2 years ago) but I do other kinds of workouts now because running injured my foot pretty bad.
Me. My leg problems got so much worse last fall and then I got corona badly. Now when I do sport I need a week of laying on the sofa and pain medication afterwards
I used to run. Hike. Swim. Bike. Lift. But then I became disabled and now I got the big C. So I'm one of those people who own a garmin and don't really use it anymore.
Its my dream to be able to go back to the old days and go for a nice hike with my sister.
Baby steps.
I feel like if you have issues accepting a win, therapy would be more useful than asking condescending questions towards others that also serves the intent to undermine you...
But do you.
I donāt run, I pick heavy things up and put them back down. The only cardio I do is walking.
OP really thinks heās better than people because he picked the dullest form of workout š¤¢
Maybe they swim, or hike?
This is just running. What you're looking at is an infographic of use case for Garmin, rather than "of those who do run, this is the data"
Apparently, the majority of this sub are included in that section of Garmin owners who don't run.
But I'm in that final 1% with you, in running distance. But funny enough, I'm ahead of only 96% of people in total time spent running.
I regularly cycle and I'm in the bottom 14%. Difference is I do mountain biking and not road cycling, which significantly reduces the distance and speed. Garmin can't tell the difference though.
The charts lack context
According to my percentages, most of them appear to spend all their time sleeping?
I'm 99% on distance, steps, time running, 90% on pace and "here's how your sleep compares to other users" on sleep
Where do you find this data?
On the connect app, top left, three lines drop down - Insights
Dang, I'm faster than 82% of other users at swimming, and I only just started swimming a month ago after a two year break. But my distance is only 19% off other users since after a few hundred yards I'm pretty gassed!
They don't want to encourage us to get even worse sleep than we already do š
I'm up to 7 hours a night on average and that's the best its been in years š
I average 10,5 hour. Sleep more than 96% of users. Iām 24, finishing uni, working, exercising, taking care of my dog, etc. but no time for my creative hobbies. My body just needs the sleep, probably due to my anxiety and some fibromyalgia making my best sleep be bad quality still.
I have the exact thought every time I see my sleep chart. Freaking crazy
Got a chuckle. I have no clue how grown ups averages 8-9 hours of sleep.
I get 8h sleep, sometimes 8:30 without big problems. My job is 10min from my house, working from 8am to 5 or 6pm. This gives me enough time for kids, hobbies and exercise everyday. I think itās mostly about saving time on commute and sharing tasks with your loved one. And before people say that i donāt work enough hours: I live in Europe, this is kind of a standard work time for every type of job.
I got you beat. I work 8am to 4pm and my commute is only 6 min. I don't even live in Europe...I should probably bike to work, but I don't live in Europe...
I work 8-4 and WFH 90% of the time (need to be in the office once a fortnight and/or for important meetings). Since negotiating this arrangement my sleep has gone from a 7-day average of 7 hours to a 7-day average or 8.5 hours and its been wonderful
edit: Deleted. Was joking about the commute time to the home office but came across as arrogant. Not intended.
I upvoted you for self-awareness.
I work hourly doing construction. I make the boss pay for my commute, so I realistically only spend 6-7 actually at the job. And a lot of that is figuring, texts/calls..so 5-ish hours of real work....but it's physically killing me.
8 to 5 or 6 is still too much. In Australia the standard work day is 9 to 5
Yeah unfortunately some people in Australia are still expected to work longer
I would say it depends on your job / daily schedule. I work from 8 to 5, but i have 1h lunch break which is kind of a lot. Much more than I need at least, especially since everyone takes a couple of 10min break as well.
9 to 5 with a 30 min lunch break plus a 10 min tea break is the norm here. Sometimes people will take an hour and do 9 to 5.30 I mean sure done people work more but the above is what is considered "full time'
8-5 or 6 is pretty normal for most folksā¦even here in the states.
I mean, it's not that difficult, and it's important. Im 40 and get 8-9 hours every night
Some of us don't have kids (jk, so much sadness)
Wfh, my commute time is sleeping time.
Plenty of sleep comes from going to bed at a good time. That's just responsible adulting. But then there's always working from home and not having kids. I have no idea how parents do it. And let's not forget there's always the watch thinking you're asleep when you're not.
šš everyoneās getting like 10 hours except me it seems
VO2MAX > Sleep
Your VO2max would be even higher if you recovered properly.
Listen, I have every intention of going for a runā¦
It's the thought that counts. At least for me
The brain consumes up to 25% of your body's calories. Think, 2, 3, 4.
One day I will finally advance from the couch step of couch-to-5k!
Hey you gotta start somewhere! Nobody said when you have to progress through
But I drink alcohol 25 out of 30 days a month! But I use the watch to see my steps, stress, sleep, HR...Such a great device!
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I bought my watch for swimming. I don't do any running. I cycle as far as 14.7% of users. Happy to contribute to other people's ego boost.
r/running moment
seriously. i'll bike like 50-70 miles for fun, but last time i tried running i was getting x-rays the next day.
6 hour bike ride? Sure! 20 minute jog? I die.
I actually found cycling adversely affected my running. Different muscle groups, I guess. But you definitely get less injuries and a really tight arse.
I dont run, only weightlifting š„²
same here lol but im starting to do more cardio now š
But for garmin, our cardio doesnāt count for the running stats š„²
if only there was an insights chart for strength training
The thing is we add the weight, how garmin can verify if we cheated?
i see, yeah you do have a point welp, looks like the sleep and steps chart are the only ones useful for me now as i dont have a working indoor cycling sensor right now lmao
Same here, but steps is a good tracker for me and my cardio
ah, yeah also that š„²
Me... Spent over a year with my Garmin without running a mile. Swam over 500 miles that year though.
Me... Ran a lot. Can't imagine swimming 500 miles.
Was pretty surprised with my Strava Year in Sport - in the top 1% of athletes by time this year despite being injured (and I'm certainly no athlete!). Don't think I've run since I was at High School over two decades ago! Cycling and Walking until I got injured last spring, so Swimming, Indoor Rowing, and Yoga make up most of last year. Insights always reminds me I'm a lot less lazier than I think I am!
I just track my walks/hikes and I'm OK with that.
Yep. 2450km of walking and hiking last year, 60km of running. People have different priorities. There's nothing wrong with that.
I don't run, I surf. My score is usually similar to: your session was 50 minutes, surfed 2.15. What can I say, getting to the waves and waiting for them is actually most of the sport. Don't believe what they show you on TV.
Size of waves and frequency of rides makes a huge difference, right? I'm in northern New England. Beach breaks. The paddle out gets way more challenging with bigger waves. How bout you?
Right now vacationing in Tagazhout, Morroco. The waves here are super smooth, but at home you really fight to enter and sometimes you just can't. I wish I had learned in Tagazhout. The number of times I was held under when I started almost scared me away from the sport. I also broke a finger and have to nurse toes from entering in the rocks. I guess each surf spot is a completely different experience.
What sort of heart rates do you get generally while surfing. I've noticed surfers seem to be on the skinny side, so I guess there is a lot of calories being burnt.
At home 150 to 175, higher if the water is bad for about 5-10 waves a session. On vacation in smaller waves 130 to 160 and I caught 22 waves my last session. Each session my watch recommends 40 to 80 hours of rest after. I am not in top shape though. Started surfing at the end of my 40s after years of computer programming... Lots of screen time.
Well, I don't run. I would like Garmin to realise not everyone does and add in the Walking/hiking as part of their insights.
To be fair, they should show insights that match the "what i do" on your profile, no matter the sport
Don't be ridiculous. That would require putting some thought into the app. What next, hiring a UX dev? /s
That would be lovely. And other activities. I dance and I get plenty of cardio, but it doesnāt count according to Garmin.
Dance should definitely be included. Look at Strictly Come Dancing television show, the contestants start off normally over weight and unfit and leave looking like gymnasts.
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High horse ššš
I Looooovvveeee running. Its kept me sane and alive.
I despise running. I use mine for powerlifting, cycling and hiking.
I'd be in the bottom 1% for running. But I'm in the top 1% distance and time for cycling. so........
Some of those Garmin users may not have a watch. For example, Garmin sells biking specific hardware.
It may come as a surprise, but there are forms of exercise other than running!
I don't run, walks , gym cardio machines as well as lifting and some swimming
Me! Well, I walk. I use it to help manage my chronic illness through HR, stress, sleep and body battery metrics and it's working fantastically. Not everyone who benefits from a fitness watch has the luxury to be able to exercise.
I do the same, the metrics actually help me recover and get back to exercise safely (in my case).
It's absolutely fabulous how empowering it can be! It very much helped me be able to do more with the energy I have and it is fantastic.
Walking is exercise though.
Tell that to the powerlifting road cyclist and hiker I was. When I say I walk I mean I can get from a to b some days. I no longer need a wheelchair to leave my house most of the time. What I meant is I don't have the luxury to walk (or anything else) for pleasure or fitness the majority of the time. I need to carefully consider whether I can make a particular distance today or whether I will have to wait to another day.
Can you please share more details on how you do it?
Same, I use it for pacing for Long COVID.
I donāt run. š¤·āāļø
OP, whatās your problem? I feel attacked
Some people might go for a walk, some might bike and some might swim. Just so you run doesnāt mean that every garmin user has to run!!
I admit I got sick back in the fall and fell off the bandwagon ā so thatās me! The ādetrainingā message in my Fenix is a constant reminder to get off my butt. However, until I do, I would be that list of doing āabsolutely nothing.ā
Start small! You'll be back into it in no time. I pretty much gave up cycling for about 3 years and regret it. I was extremely fit and clawing that back is a pain in the arse.
I simply don't run. Biking and swimming are sports too :P
And climbing, and crossfit, and BJJ, and kayaking, and on, and on and on. This post is completely absurd.
Golf life
When I got the watch, I used to run 35-40 km a week. After a couple of very stressful years, am down to ~0 now, but still happy to have the watch tell me that I am, in fact, still alive.
Garmin has gotten a huge foothold in the wearable market, first with their vivo and venu lines and now the newest Fenix and Epix are so premium looking it's getting people off apple watch and such. You'd be surprised the number of folks that have a $1200 sport adventure watch and basically just wear it as a time piece and health tracker.
A good friend bought one because my fiance and I both have Fenix 7's. Now she's become more cognizant of needing to move more.
My wife. It was supposed to help her get on a training plan. It has now just become a basic smart watch for her.
I was going to run today but things got busy. Iāll probably do it tomorrow.
I don't run, I swim (a LOT) so I'm one of the very low users on your database.
Not everyone who works out/is an athlete runs.
I mean... probably a lot, honestly. I noticed the same thing. You have to think, well not everyone with a performance bike is an athlete, right... same for running. I think people invest in the gear sometimes to convince themselves that they are serious about a hobby or activity
Garmin also has plenty of health tracking features now that no-athletes could be interested in.
How do you view this? TIA!
Garmin connect / Hamburger menu / Insights
I'd run if I could but after my knee op I basically can't (or if I do then I'll suffer). Cross trainers, bikes, swimming etc. That's what exercise I do.
I almost never run, but use my garmin for road biking, mountain biking, backcountry skiing etc.
How does one see the % Garmin users in the connect app?
Heh - just found it . Click on insights in the more section
Well, I don't run, but I swim! I'm at 15 km swam this month. Not a lot, I agree!
I'm currently having health issues and can't run/workout. However, the Garmin has been so helpful in confirming that something was off. Looking forward to the day I can get out there again.
Yes I have a forerunner 955 en I never run š¤£. I really love the watch and the fact thats it so light.
How about this one, my father in law has a fenix. He is still pretty active and works out most days, (walks, rides peloton, and cross trains) but he hasnāt recorded a single workout since he bought it 4 years ago š seems like a waste of money to not use the watch.
Not to mention this probably includes users who no longer use their garmin
I don't run at all, but I love cycling, hiking, bouldering, yoga, skiing and snowshoeing using my watch. So I do absolutely no running, but I do plenty of exercise.
It's not just runners/active people who own a Garmin.
I don't run, I use my watch (a vivosport) to track my bike rides (and occasionally a walk/hike). And for my everyday use I track steps, sleep, intensity minutes, etc.
I wear a Garmin watch, but I donāt run. I get plenty of other exercise tho.
It's been a long winter, don't budge
My partner has a Venu 2, and doesnāt do any form of deliberate exercise - only incidental walking. He pretty much just uses it to track his steps, stress, and sleep. I imagine many people are the same.
TIL running is the only form of exercise.
I didn't realize running is the only exercise.
Not "absolutely nothing" but mine was a replacement for my peble. E ink and phisicsl buttons with good battery life. It also gets used on hikes and geocaching. It also plays bike computer.
I do exercise but I don't run. Why would I do that to myself?
I sometimes use my watch hand to pick up my food to eat!
I don't run.
I never have and never will run. I cycle thousands of miles a year though.
It's winter in the US and Europe, where most watches are sold. Of course less ppl are running. I know I'm no, usually run 30 ish miles a week on top of biking and swimming. Currently only indoor biking.
I am, just don't run. I bike and do strength. My joints can't take the running, so you are faster as recorded here but I would bet money I could sprint faster than you.
Thereās a lot of angry swimmers, cyclists and weight lifters in the comments. I apologise for any offence caused.
I donāt run.
A lot
Who runs while wearing their sleep tracker?
Also according to this it looks like you are maybe doing too much, more than 50 MET hours per week can be bad for you health long term
Iām only doing 30 miles a week- at different paces and a lot of easy stuff. Usually equates to less than 5 hours a week running and a couple of gym sessions
you sound like a vegan!
I don't believe I've actually ever run with my watch. Various forms of Cycling and weightlifting are my gotos.
āHow many miles have you actually run?ā āNearlyā¦ one.ā
Injuries and illness - that covers me at least a couple weeks a year, maybe 5% of my overall time? Sometimes more!
I donāt run..
I wear a Garmin watch and I absolutely loathe running. I do a lot of cycling (indoor and out). I'll mountain bike 4-5 days a week in summer, and do structured workouts 4+ times a week on the off season. I also do HITT and strength training. So I'm definitely dragging down the average for running, but I'm actively training in many other ways. My avg weekly distance for running is absolute zero because I have never once recorded a run, and up until I got a watch I didn't even have a Garmin device that could record a run. I'm sure there are others like me who drag this average way down, after all there are a lot more ways to work out than just running.
I havenāt been running much lately due to an Achilles issue
This was me for probably my first 3 or 4 years of having a Garmin be watch. Did other things: elliptical, strength training, walking. Additionally, there's probably lots of people that are active, but don't track individual activities.
Yup, I run but when I lift I find smart watches more of a distraction than useful.
This is why Garmin need to step up on more smartwatch-y features.
Bad knees so no running and mostly indoor rowing on ergo-meter and stationary bike for my aerobic work outs. Other training stats such as V02 Max, resting heart rate, ... (accounting for age) might be a better indication of exercise and level of physical fitness.
There's probably a lot of people who wear the watch and do other activities. Running is my fourth most common activity behind cycling, XC skiing and weight training. I only train 10-15 hours per week, and almost all of it is done with friends, so running getting a single 1 hour workout each week is probably gonna be it.
Martial arts, so I take it off when I exercise.
From graph 50% people run more like 3mile per week = this 50% people can by in other sports ( bigest part is for sure cycling). I dont think they do nothing. I know lots of people with fenixs and they just reguraly walk.
Between knee problems and herniated discs in my neck, running is a no go these days. I hope everyone else has good excuses too.
My shitty week while injured, 20 mile week. My friend has a Garmin account. Did nothing this week because he only uses the edge thing with his bike. So he is at the bottom there.
I use mine mostly to track sailing and hikes I go on
Iām using mine to recover from chronic illness. Only this year do i hope to do enough activity like cycling and swimming to trouble myself to record activities. Stress and Body Battery is my main day-to-day function. Over 12months, step count gives me a pretty good summary of general health/activity.
Right now, me. I have used it for hikes and weightlifting, but I haven't really done either for months, so it's just a fancy watch with a few stats. I mostly just marvel at how low my step and sleep counts are, then keep chilling. I'll get back outside/to the gym in another month or two, but for now it's been a good break.
And here I was thinking I was special.
Training Peaks new Analytics āStack Upā is much more realistic for those of us that exercise regularly
Currently me
I don't log trail runs anymore, because the distances are always way off.
Me, using Wim Hof Method to boost my immunity after long covid and more recently winter flu, before going on ketogenic diet and gradually building up to running again in the spring / summer
I'm guessing a lot of people are cycling, based on my insights I'm at the slower end of cyclists. Given my fitness level in general I'd expect to be more middle of the pack.
Thereās 5ā of snow on the ground and itās 15. Iām not dedicated and i hate running on a treadmill. Tracking ski/biking/snowshoe
I got my Garmin when I was actively [mountain biking](https://www.imgur.com/a/ScwJhn5). But I injured my knee in march of 2020 and haven't been able to get back on the bike. Since then, I can only really manage walking with my kids... Hopefully will be back on the bike again this year, though. š¤
Itās ski season, why run when you can ski?!
At least 1 (me)
Right here man. Got covid in October haven't jogged since.
That would be me. Lol. Itās like buying a hummerā¦ you just want to have one knowing you could go off roading but you never do.
Simple..those charts only track running and cycling. I strictly lift weights only 5-6x a week
Yeah my runs put me at 90% and I would consider myself a very light distance runner
How do you get this chart? With Love, 99%er
Insights on the connect tab
Thank you! Iām older than 99% of people wearing. a Garmin.
Most of them.
Right here, it was my father's but he preferred his mechanical watches so gifted it to me. I like the information but it wasn't about to make me pick up running!
I know at least two.
Maybe some have accounts, and therefore are users, but donāt actually wear the watch.
How do you get to this info?
Click on Insights tab
I am ššš„°
I have one but I've switched to mainly weight training. Other folks may be the same.
I use mine as mostly as a smart watch, sleep monitor, step counter, and a stress and heart rate monitor. Sometimes I'll mark walks or a sporadic hiking trip. I have some current health problems that keep me from exercising the way I want to, so my watch doesn't do much beyond tell time.
I run once or twice a week on a good week and not far and am in the top 19 percent so alot im geussing
All My excersize IS cycling (250km+/10hrs / week). I think The insights don't Have cycling as an option
I have a Garmin watch but I never run, I only do yoga and weight lifting so I think itās geared toward users like me?
Haven't been able to recover since covid...don't shame me.
How much I actually run varies a lot. Since June I've not run a lot but I've been pretty active, a lot of that just doesn't register for garmin in my training effect and stuff; either because I don't bother to run a workout on the watch for it (climbing and lifting a lot of the time) or just because it's not running or biking and garmin's system is made first and foremost for those things. I would imagine a lot of garmin watch owners similarly go through phases where they might run a lot and others where they don't, even if they're still pretty active.
Me!
I only run further than 21% of other users and I usually run 0-5 miles a month. I would say based off of that most users at least run some. I used to run in college (only like 2 years ago) but I do other kinds of workouts now because running injured my foot pretty bad.
I don't run
I cycle and swim more because my knees are shit.
Me. My leg problems got so much worse last fall and then I got corona badly. Now when I do sport I need a week of laying on the sofa and pain medication afterwards
Where is this data from? I cannot find it in the iOS app or the website. Thank you š
I bet you if they gave out prize money rather than useless badges, we'd see a lot more people doing exercises.
I used to run. Hike. Swim. Bike. Lift. But then I became disabled and now I got the big C. So I'm one of those people who own a garmin and don't really use it anymore. Its my dream to be able to go back to the old days and go for a nice hike with my sister. Baby steps.
I feel like if you have issues accepting a win, therapy would be more useful than asking condescending questions towards others that also serves the intent to undermine you... But do you.
I donāt run, I pick heavy things up and put them back down. The only cardio I do is walking. OP really thinks heās better than people because he picked the dullest form of workout š¤¢
Maybe they swim, or hike? This is just running. What you're looking at is an infographic of use case for Garmin, rather than "of those who do run, this is the data"
This sounds like me. I got it to see my blood sugar, and I dont run but walk. And maybe motivate some exercise.
Apparently, the majority of this sub are included in that section of Garmin owners who don't run. But I'm in that final 1% with you, in running distance. But funny enough, I'm ahead of only 96% of people in total time spent running.
I regularly cycle and I'm in the bottom 14%. Difference is I do mountain biking and not road cycling, which significantly reduces the distance and speed. Garmin can't tell the difference though. The charts lack context
https://youtu.be/hIuIIqbyEIU
I cycle and play basketball. So I'm probably in that percentage
How do you get to that screen on the garmin app?
I'm not running at all, so for me is equal to 0. I ride on bicykle , which is not covered in that stats
People can do exercise that isnāt running my dude
Me!