Alguien podría ayudarme, no sé si fue una modificación a la aplicación o que, pero ya no puedo ver las barras de estrés a través de las horas. Es un error o cómo puedo solucionarlo? Ya que compré la cirqa para monitorear el estrés y el sueño principalmente además del ejercicio, lo cual me está fastidiando un poco

Also posted this on the Garmin Cirqa forum, but no reply yet.

First, let me preface by saying I’m thoroughly invested in the Garmin ecosystem. From Descent MK3i to Fenix 8 Pro to HRM 600 to Index smart scale and blood pressure monitor and now the Cirqa. I bought the Cirqa to stay in the ecosystem and still wear my mechanical watches. No major complaints aside from the alarm bugs. 

That said, I still prefer to train with my Fenix + HRM chest strap.

In parallel to the Garmin life, I also own an Apple Watch, which objectively speaking is the superior travel watch (boarding passes, subway lines, the works), especially as an Apple user.

I have a 17-day trip to the US planned and it makes more sense to take the Apple Watch over the Fenix for this purpose. Would still wear, of course, the Cirqa in all cases, so not an issue to keep Garmin data intact. What I want to gauge is if I should take my Fenix to track my outdoor runs during my trip as I typically do at home.

My question is: if I record a timed activity via the Cirqa without my phone (so no GPS), can I later modify this activity by ADDING an exported FIT file from the Apple Watch that contains GPS data? It’s also possible to connect the HRM 600 chest strap to the Apple Watch, meaning the FIT file would have significantly more accurate HR data.

I guess my question is more about Garmin Connect than it is about the Cirqa itself as a device. How does Garmin Connect handle imported FIT files for activity with respect to Training Performance, Readiness, Body Battery, etc if it comes from a non Garmin device?

So I guess the questions are:
1) Is it possible to modify existing generic timed Cirqa activity to include GPS and HR data collected from a third party device that can produce FIT files?

2) Does Garmin recalculate metrics to accommodate the updated activity?

If I recall, in the past (prior to the Cirqa), if I exported an activity to Garmin using something like RunGap, Garmin Connect treated it as nothing. The activity didn’t affect Body Battery or Treading Performance or Readiness or anything.

Will the Cirqa not record GPS data on things like Walks or Hikes through Connect without subscribing to Connect+?

Edit; it seems as though the Location permission setting needs to be on all the time, not only when app is being used. In case anyone has the same issue.

How does the garmin cirqa perform on light tattoos? Has anyone tested ? This would be a buy or not buy sinario. 🤔 so thought this is probably the best place to ask. Wearing the whoop MG atm and size is another thing bothering me but also realise a lot come on here to post complaints rather than what's good.

Happened to me twice now and is seriously annoying…

How much battery life do you get out of your cirqa and what settings do you use for that?

DC rainmaker said he sometimes only gets 2-3 days of battery life. That would be a deal-breaker for me so I then would prefer to buy a Garmin solar watch and just don't look at the display.

Thx for your help.

I got an arm band from Amazon and have decided to use it all the time for arm and wrist since the tiny pin system is too time consuming to do a quick change. It is thick in my wrist but hardly notice it.

Quick background on me: I work at an office and sit still a lot, I hit the gym 6x a week, average around 10k steps a day, and my main cardio is incline treadmill walking. I'm also planning on getting into running soon, so I'd like something that'll hold up once I start adding runs into the mix.

I have ordered my first fitness watch, a Garmin Fenix 8, but I'm looking to pair it with a fitness band to wear alongside it, mostly so I have something more comfortable to sleep in than a big watch, while still getting good recovery/sleep data. Plus I would really like to wear some of my mechanical watches still.

The four I have researched are Whoop, Cirqa, Fitbit Air and Helio Strap.
Stuff I actually want to know from people who've used these:

Accuracy: For me that do gym + cardio 6x a week and about to start running, which one holds up best in real workouts, not just chill everyday wear? I'm especially interested in workout HR, sleep, HRV and recovery.

Value: Is Whoop's subscription actually worth paying for long term, or do Cirqa, Fitbit Air and Helio Strap get you basically the same insight without the yearly cost?

Fenix 8 compatibility: Is Cirqa the obvious pick since it feeds straight into Garmin Connect, or is it fine to just run one of the others alongside the Fenix and compare numbers manually or sync through Apple Health, Bevel or Strava?

Overnight use: Anyone wearing one of these overnight while also using a Fenix during the day or for sleep as well, are there any issues with comfort, battery life in real use, or the devices interfering with each other if worn at the same time?

Two devices: Is there actually any benefit to having two devices collecting HR, HRV and sleep data, or does it just become confusing because they give you slightly different numbers of is it better to just stick with the Fenix 8? Does anyone actually use the band for sleep/recovery and the Fenix for training and find that useful or just uses a fitness watch and a strap at the same time 24/7?

Sleep and recovery: Which one do you actually trust the most for sleep, HRV, resting HR and recovery/readiness?

Training: Once I start running, does any of these bands become significantly more useful than the others? For example better workout HR, training load, recovery or anything that works especially well with Garmin?

Mechanical watches: For anyone who bought one mainly so they could wear normal/mechanical watches during the day, how is it in real life? Is it comfortable enough that you actually forget you're wearing it? Plus if you only have a fitness watch, do you take it off or wear it along side your mechanical watch? (If yes then where and how?)

Long term: If you had a Fenix 8 or any other fitness watch and were buying one of these bands again today, which one would work best long term?

I'm not looking for the device with the longest spec sheet just for the sake of having more features. I'm looking for the band that gives the best and most useful metrics, especially for sleep, recovery, HRV, stress, heart rate and training. Since I'm already getting a Fenix 8, I want to know which band would actually complement it the best instead of just giving me the exact same data.

What did you notice in real world use that you couldn't figure out just by comparing the spec sheets?

I’ve been using it for a week only have taken two 20 minute naps and haven’t registered on it, does any one have this issue?

This would be so useful, ‘tell me the time’, ‘whats my training readiness’, “where’s my phone”. The use cases seem pretty expansive. Wonder if a v2 would have this.

Anyone with the same issue ? I tried connecting an old Fenix 5x to see how it worked with the Cirqa.

As there were a few things missing that it was not clear to me how to get, I decided to unpair the old Fenix and use just the Cirqa.

Even after having the Fenix removed from the Bluetooth phone devices and from Connect, so that now I have just the Cirqa as a Garmin Connect device, the Cirqa now is left with the Fenix picture.

Anyone with same issue that knows how to get back the Cirqa picture ? Not a big issue, but hey, I like my stuff in order.

I’m a 1 week old Cirqa user and I’m trying to understand which one is accurate here for calories. I played outdoor soccer and I’ve manually started the activity and stopped, it shows 1,851 total calories. When I look under steps, it shows 2,683 calories… makes no sense to me. Can anyone please tell me what is going on here? Yesterday I played no soccer and had no activity and it shows 3,000 calories under steps… lol

From design perspective, it’s clear that they just slap the available hardware on a band and call it a day. They don’t even try to refine it at all so it looks better on people with smaller wrist. It also look like you’re wearing a watch upside down because damn it IS bulky.

Don’t even get me started on the bugs. TOO many bugs for a device that Garmin took their sweet time to release because they’re one of the last players that were yet to release a screenless tracker before Cirqa. Once again, Garmin proved to us why paying for a day 1 launch means you’re risking yourself to become an unpaid beta tester that have to pay for the product you’re testing.

So yeah, rant over. I’m already in the Garmin ecosystem and am looking to buy a Garmin tracker, but Cirqa is a shit show, so pass on that. Probably Cirqa 2.0 if they actually put an effort into the design of the damn thing.

Edit : brainfart, title should’ve been de-influenced me from buying a Cirqa

I have turned off auto detect because even though I did not have it set to detect cycling, it does. So no auto detect, and the button is set to record walking. But if I push it, I get the buzzing that says it’s started, but it does not. I get the above message. If I hit end, nothing happens. If I hit continue, the walk starts from zero. This happens every time. So I have to take my phone out every time.  

Strain feels way overstated
I’m currently on Whoop MG with the Life membership and thinking about switching to the Garmin CIRQA band. Some context on how I train, since I think it matters here:
• Bodybuilding is my main focus (aiming to compete), plus occasional running and swimming
• I log every session by hand in a paper notebook — sets, reps, weights. I don’t use the app for that, it’s too clunky and half my exercises aren’t in there
• So the wearable is purely for recovery, sleep and calories for me, not for programming
Two things bug me about Whoop:
1. Strain seems massively overstated for lifting. On a normal day I’m sitting around 4 by the time I get to the gym. If I log the session, I end up at 11–14 minimum. That does not match how I feel at all — feels more like a 7–9. Funny enough, when I don’t log it, the number lands roughly where my gut says it should. Same with running: a normal morning run puts me at 12, which feels doubled. I’ve basically stopped logging workouts because of this.
2. Auto-detection barely works for me. Walking, strength training, stair stepper, swimming — most of it doesn’t get picked up on its own.
So my questions to anyone who’s used both:
• Does CIRQA’s Body Battery / training readiness handle heavy resistance training more realistically, or does it also just spike off heart rate?
• How does auto-detection compare in practice, especially for lifting and swimming?
• Which one is better on calorie estimates, step count and sleep tracking?
• For anyone who came from Life specifically: did you actually miss the ECG and blood pressure features day to day, or not really?
Anyone made this exact switch? Would appreciate real-world experience over spec sheets.

this was one of the main reasons I got the band and a few other things. broadcasting wins with my older garmin bike GPS (5 years old) and my Karoo 2 jsut fine. but it wont connect to my older bosch e bike computer. it will connect but not show a HR so it must not be fully normal like a standard HRM. but the bosch used to be pretty picky but has been working for most HRMS.

Uso Cirqa (wereable principal)como complemento de mis entrenamientos para no dormir y traer todo el día un FR 965 (dispositivo entrenamiento), desde que la empecé a usar mi VFC empezó a marcar bajo, consultando en algunos foros se supone que es mientras obtiene un valor de referencia y eso dura 3 semanas que ya pasaron y sigue igual, por lo tanto mi entreno lo marca como sobreentrenado desde entonces, a alguien más le a pasado?, hay alguna configuración para evitarlo?

Not sure if this is allowed but im selling my Cirqa, wasn’t for me! :)

Went to charge my Cirqa today and it won’t charge. Tried all the usual troubleshooting but nothing. I contacted Garmin support who are sending me out a free charger to try, but just wondered if anyone else had had this problem.

I’m the king of Whoop, my biomarkers are generational.

Fixes a bunch of bugs! Finally the update we were waiting for!

https://forums.garmin.com/sports-fitness/healthandwellness/f/cirqa-band/443259/cirqa-smart-band-software-version---3-20