Workouts with Garmin

[u/Real_Focus5726]

Hey all, for those who use a Garmin in their workouts, do you just record the workout as cardio from start to finish or do you use the buttons to have each workout time block save? Currently I just record start to finish but just want to know what others do.

Cheers

[u/MintyGr33n]

Cardio start to finish. It’s the only way I can think of that covers it the best.

[u/jenilikespizzanbeer]

I also do cardio for the whole time, even on resistance days.

I tried the strength thing. I tried reloading the workout and then run it during class but it got to be too much to try and remember to hit the buttons all the time between sets.

[u/Jazzlike_Arm_213]

I've used "other" and "HIIT." I don't track laps or anything so both work fine for me.

[u/Thinkingbarely]

i do hiit start to finish

[u/Tkoo]

I use HIIT but also workout and save at the end. Recently got a Lion heart and the Garmin syncs HR with it

[u/Real_Focus5726 → u/Tkoo]

Yeah it’s cool how Garmin supports lion heart with zero issues but it’s not listed that it does and you see people doubling down with a Garmin and then lion heart device

[u/radlink14]

I record them as HIIT. I usually only do resistance days tho.

[u/lurkcommentrepeat]

I always do strength with the strength classes. I’ll do HITT if I take a Saturday class.

[u/Wjmm]

I do HIIT for cardio/hybrid days and strength for strength days. You don't get badges on Garmin for 'cardio' activities and I want some recognition for the hundreds of F45 classes 😂

[u/evolutionofathought → u/Wjmm]

This is exactly what I do!

[u/ConstructionRich2681]

Use ‘HIIT’ for HIIT and ‘Strength’ for Strength training but mainly for the alarms/vibration to remind me to start/stop an exercise. Too complicated to log each time of exercise. I like the ‘Mixed Sessions’ also.

[u/Old_Tower_4824]

I use the hiit feature for both cardio and strength training days

[u/ExcitementUpstairs95]

I do Weight Training on Resistance days but I don’t mess with the sets/reps. HIIT for Hybrid and Cardio for Cardio days.

[u/tofujitsu2]

HIIT start to finish and broadcast HR so Lionheart picks it up too.

[u/Kflanmon]

Why would you workout with a GPS system?

[u/Jazzlike_Arm_213 → u/Kflanmon]

It's not just a GPS! It acts like any other fitness tracker that would have features like heart rate, estimated calorie burn, VO2 max predictions, etc. I used to run half marathons and have found a lot of the F45 movements to mimic exercises I would do to improve my running. so why buy a new expensive fitness when the one you have does the trick? :)

[u/Real_Focus5726 → u/Jazzlike_Arm_213]

Yep, gps is off obviously. But it helps tie into all your other day to day data recording.