How Many Garmin Badges Can You Collect In A Week?

Everyone loves a challenge, including our friends at Garmin, who have tasked us with seeing how many Garmin Connect badges we can earn in a week.
Join Manni and Sarah as they go head to head to see who can pick up the most Garmin badges in a week. Will it be Manni's pace that sees him win? Or does Sarah have a cunning plan up her sleeve to home the prize?
↓↓ Do you collect Garmin badges? How many do you have? Are there any easy ones that Manni and Sarah might have missed out on? Let us know in the comments! ↓↓
What’s in this video?
00:00 - Intro
00:41 - Day 1 | Strategies
02:15 - Day 2 | Cooking on gas!
03:58 - Day 3 | Making connections
06:14 - Day 4 | Taking it easy
09:42 - Day 5 | Trip to Parkrun
10:42 - Day 6 | Going hard
15:03 - Day 7 | The results are in!
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↓↓ Do you collect Garmin badges? How many do you have? Are there any easy ones that Manni and Sarah might have missed out on? Let us know in the comments! ↓↓

[@gilliesuarez]

135 badges, badge 295 points.

[@nowster]

The easiest ones are the date based ones: New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Chinese New Year, Valentine's Day, Halloween. The hardest in the UK are the temperature based ones.

[@Fish694]

Adding gear

[@johnboy5754]

93 badges. Working towards Level 5.

[@DevonPixie1991]

123 points and 78 badges since may 2020

[@philpretable]

142 badges. Love the challenge to collect them. One of my hardest, other then doing my 1st marathon, was for doing 10,000 steps every day for 60 days.

[@RicHard-Christomas37]

I actually ran my 23rd Marathon of the year 2022 yesterday! Thank You Jesus!! ❤️

[@Kelly_Ben]

So fun to watch their good natured competition! I don't really focus on the badges much, but I love the Garmin step challenges. I was in a really competitive group years ago that would sneak in steps right up until midnight. Many nights I'd be walking circles in my condo, sometimes while eating a bowl of ice cream, knowing I was within a few hundred steps of someone else! 😆

[@athenahere7394]

This is me on my weekly step challenge. I will go on a 10 pm the last day of the challenge if I know I can move up a rank or two. Healthy competition is the best

[@roloduarte3100]

lol

[@kat76woman]

There are some super easy ones that you can collect exactly like Sarah did with her few seconds walk as you just have to track something, no matter what, on a certain day or time. And some easy ones are helpful to just get you started and to try out different features of garmin connect. The ones I find really helpful and motivating are the ones with a specific goal for the month or a certain week(end). Sometimes those get me moving when I wasn't really feeling like doing anything

[@regstoy]

16 mins watching video, 10 mins scrolling through phone, checking out badges. The strangest badge, is the Zombie badge, popped up on my phone and I hadn't a clue what I did to get it. My proudest badge, has to be the marathon badge, while the Frosty one was one of the toughest.

[@WotchaMaking]

You were in a challenge with a infected (another person with the zombie bage).

[@alphalau5190]

I went skiing and got the frosty badge without realizing it.

[@irisr4536]

Loved this video, so fun! I’m on level 5 now, 79 points left to get to level 6. I’m a sucker for the badges, haha!

[@gilliesuarez]

It may not be smart for me as a highschool student, but my marathons and ultras are what are keeping me ahead of my friends.

[@KO47893]

I've had my Garmin Account for four months now, and I have 62 badges so far. They're super motivating, especially some of the time sensitive ones like doing a three mile walk during a specific weekend. I don't normally go for walks that long, but I will for a badge. 😁

[@duchessvampire]

Very easy night owl, do breathwork :D

[@runningchannel]

Work smarter, not harder, I like it 😎

[@jacksonm.6549]

For years I wanted to get the Night Owl or "I am the Night" badge (record an activity between 10pm and 4am). I don't live in the sort of place where you want to be outside running at those ungodly hours. Thanks to Sarah's idea I now know what to do. Also because of the lockdowns, I got the idea of running around my garden for exercise. I now just need to record a run or walk with my Garmin at night.

[@AstrumG2V]

There's a vid of Sarah running back and forth in her backyard to so a full marathon. Absolutely bonkers!

[@Caustictherapy]

The I am the night badge is for ANY activity done after 10 pm .. so I got mine for a Relax and Focus breathwork session to get ready for sleep .. it dont have to be for a walk or a run ... Asme for the early riser, got my garmin for christmas just gone so mornings are still too cold and dark so a nice yoga/pilates or weights session ?

[@doc5avage]

Loved this one. Me and my kids do badge collecting in Garmin and it’s like Pokémon but for exercise and healthy

[@runningchannel]

That's a great way of looking at it! Sounds fun 😊

[@krehme]

I love the badge challenges. The only competition is your own resolve to get the job done! I’ve been gathering badges for many years now and I still find them good motivation to keep the drive going. Level 6 so far… 607 points to level 7.

[@runningchannel]

It's a great concept, and really motivating too! Let us know how you get on Kenneth 😀

[@jjsmummy3358]

Love the garmin badges for some motivation, me and my partner joke saying garmin should send you a sticker through the post, so you can fill an album, like paninii 😂

[@jennifermurray3630]

I would 100% do more exercise if I had a sticker collection! I've found I need virtual race medals to keep me going 😂

[@TheArtist441]

Oh poor Sarah for getting the dreaded unproductive status😄 I hate those and can’t seem to get a productive status. Is there a badge for constantly being unproductive? I’d get the king of unproductive badge

[@kevinlance1813]

This video reminds me of the old Harry Belafonte song "Man Smart Woman Smarter." Also got me thinking about my badges, I looked and I've earned 42 so far this year, so not at the TRC level obviously. Great fun watching this one.

[@LC-br3xf]

It’s 22:32 and I copied Sarah by doing a little 30 second walk in my house to collect the night badge 🤣

[@craigmarson6917]

Love the badges and the levels. As a newbie it’s been a great motivator and has made starting fun.😄

[@livewire1957239]

That naughty look on Sarah's face when she says "I don't think it needs to be a walk outside" 😂

[@runningchannel]

😂😂😂

[@december25guy]

Manni & Sarah bringing that FIRE content!!

[@runningchannel]

🔥🔥🔥

[@micheller5516]

I find the Garmin Connect challenges very motivating. Great video.

[@runningchannel]

Great to hear! Thanks for watching, Michelle 😊

[@toadlguy]

Sarah gets the Badge for the Shortest Walk on Garmin Connect (not by mistake). This is a vert difficult badge to get and requires a level of sneakiness that may not ever be bested.

[@Caustictherapy]

I think my fave badge is the 5k one that I got earlier today (yep i am new to all this) when it came up on my watch "Fastest 5k" i nearly cried with joy knowing I had actually done my first ever 5 k run :D ... But yeah I find them and the monthy challenges great motivation .. as they say in Pokemon Gotta Catch 'em all

[@tobin1677]

Got my new hardest badge yesterday with the Intense 300 on the back of a 478 intensity minute day. Gotta love hiking am I right?

[@beachbumis]

I never thought I would benefit from a smart watch until I picked up a Garmin Instinct 2 last month. Getting the badges has been a great motivation to be active and this month they have a Disney badge for doing 10k steps a day for 10 consecutive days. Great fun and your video was fun to watch. I subscribed and I am a proud Garmin badge collector!

[@benjamino4u]

Did the Sheffield Half today. Finally got my Stepping up to 30K a day. Then Half Marathon, 300,000 steps in March and 50 miles of Running in March Badges. Good day so far! You get carried away with it!

[@Best_looking_legs]

Great video. I just checked my badges and there are 205. I really like to collect them. My favorite badge is the 100 Mile cycling and the 10k a day badge, which is hard to get for me.

[@runningchannel]

Excellent work!

[@nickgayle8032]

Cycling without a helmet Sarah. Naughty, naughty.

[@letsgosteveo7282]

Great video, 22 second walk 🤣🤣🤣 guess they all count!! 🤣🤣. Just checked and I have 117 badges 🥉

[@runningchannel]

Amazing!

[@allisoncole6294]

LOVE CHALLENGE VIDEOS!!!! Good job y’all!

[@runningchannel]

Thanks Allison!

[@suzyaustin6066]

I’ve got to be honest and say I’ve not really looked at the badges! Definitely going to have a look now though. 😁

[@michaeleaton6249]

Great video as always. What vest is Sarah wearing on her HM run?

[@ivylovesrunning]

Well done both of you.

[@amarikrm]

Manny when you filmed inside your flats , I recognised them through your window! I was part of the team who built them! Hope you like your flat! How’s life in south London ?😉

[@davidarana3232]

Badges any way you can, huh? I’m currently at an amusement park with my daughter and her friends. I got ditched a few hours ago so I’m just walking around. So far 5.5 miles of walking and I’ve still got 7 hours to go. I don’t know if NOT vomiting at an amusement park is a badge but it should be. The food is not very good. Well done, you two.

[@runningchannel]

That's one way to keep busy! Hope you had fun, David 😁

[@jameswilliams1085]

What fun!!! Great video!!!

[@runningchannel]

Thanks James!

[@CaptainBrash]

Only got 42 but didn't realise there were ones you had to join! Thought it was all automatic but only some of them are. xD

[@TheAllSeasonCo]

Pretty fun!

[@feel.the.need.]

Sarah the MACHINE.....‼️

[@richskater]

Glad the tactics weren't too naughty. I have a friends list full of people who exploit the repeatable "Challenge Champ" badge by doing challenges against a fake person. Garmin got wise and limited it to 250 repeats but I still have a friend with nearly 10k badge points while I'm at an honest 152 points.

[@Kelly_Ben]

I know people who "compete" in step challenges by tapping their thigh as they drive. Seriously says a lot about their integrity!

[@JimmysGarden]

What Garmin do badges, I'm showing my age now 🤣🤣 I don't have a Garmin watch, yet ,sadly 😥. Nice good video Keep up the great work. 👍👍

[@runningchannel]

Thanks for watching Jimmy!

[@ThompsonAndSon]

There's actually a badge hunter's group on garmin, which is a lot of fun

[@sharoncohen473]

So motivating

[@tinalouise_runcoach]

Just counted up 143... quite surprised its that many!

[@chrisbennett7983]

That's it Sarahs confirmed what I though, in her own words "I'm a machine" 🤣🤣

[@runningchannel]

😂💪😎

[@iggalan]

I love my Garmin Fénix 6S but I don't bother much with badges, really. I do an activity every day, it can be a run or cycling or swimming, and some days I do brick sessions (two activities back to back), so I guess I could have collected quite a few 😀 . I'm wondering Sarah, I see you're using the Garmin Epix, how do you feel regarding it's size. I'm considering buying the Garmin Fenix 7 (same size as the Epix), a size up from the 6S that I have now, but I'm a bit worried about the thickness during sleep.

[@drbleachers]

I need to know where to get that vest that Sarah has!

[@KCIsMe]

I'm usually slower than the Google prediction for cycling too 😅

[@julietwistguernsey]

Studying the Garmin badges now - I have the night badge which was our local 5k Runway Run which took place at 11pm. Not a 22 second walk around my flat Sarah..... 🤣

[@funwithme1592]

Loving the videos, would like to know what Garmin watches do you all have

[@markschraider]

Adding and retiring gear would have got you a couple of easy badges ;) My favourties are the "Year of the Tiger" and "Trick or Treat" badges

[@jungtao]

-1 badge for Sarah’s 22sec walk!!!

[@MrArnie82]

22 seconds 2 get I am the night badge wow 👌

[@sigmatau8231]

...i need some of those badges

[@alelocox]

22 sec walk - that's longer that I can last in bed for sure! Great job! :)

[@runningchannel]

Thanks for watching, Alejandro!

[@andyjamesmciver]

183 badges, 315 points....the easiest badge to get that you didn't, is the weigh in, just add your weight to Garmin connect.

[@AndrewPawley11]

The channel is always entertaining and informative but am I alone in finding the increasing product placement rather wearing?

[@clivemills672]

You missed the swiming badges and what about the diving ones.

[@runningchannel]

Good spot - maybe next time, Clive!

[@MrArnie82]

Where can I go 2 get more information about how I get them

[@techs_not_day_trading4746]

My favorite garmin badge was the graduating to Coros badge 😉

[@MrArnie82]

How do I achieve my goooaaaalllll ?

[@runningchannel]

Just believe in yourself.

[@user-bn1ny5yo6o]

Heyyy

[@deanpower3079]

Currently sitting at 79 bagdes

[@runningchannel]

Nice work Dean!

[@deanpower3079]

@@runningchannel thanks hopefully will break 100 by summer ☀️

[@alanshrimpton6787]

Oh my, Sarah such a cheater. Go Manny for winning on Sarah's disqualification. 😅🤣😂

[@chrisf6612]

surely you have Zombie on your main accounts, challenge your main account during the week and get the infection!

[@yonatan1myers]

AS usual a nice video. I find the Garmin badges somewhat stupid. you get one for everything like a spoiled child at school. They lose any meaning once you get the "connected to a friend" badge and the got new shoos badge.

[@garymurphyhiggins9436]

Rapidly becoming a channel of adverts .. this was no more than an advert fir Garmin

[@richardwilliams1921]

That may be but that's what keeps channels going.

[@garymurphyhiggins9436]

@@richardwilliams1921 Hey there… It kept going well enough before these adverts started. In my opinion, for what that’s worth it was a better channel before all the product promotion… if you are running the Liverpool Half Marathon tomorrow I wish you good luck

[@caroliinalopes]

I actually really loved this video! I found it such a fun and cool concept, and it got me excited to get out there and chase some badges myself :) It's important to remember that channels need revenue to keep going, and that they don't have to cater to our every desire. Personally, I'm happy they're able to be sponsored, since it means I get to keep watching great content. It's okay if you don't love this particular type of content, but it's also okay to keep it to yourself and simply watch something else.

[@caroliinalopes]

@Gary Murphy Higgins I hate to break it to you, but you're really not entitled to anything... creators are obliged by law to disclose clearly when a video is sponsored - if that's enough for you, then you can simply go watch something else... no one is forcing you to watch something you don't like/trust/want to rely on. It's up to you as a consumer to choose where you seek specific information. It's not up to a channel to refuse sponsorships because some random people don't like them. They can't pay their team, otherwise. It's really quite entitled of you to demand something like this.

[@caroliinalopes]

@Gary Murphy Higgins "we are entitled to independent advice on products" - that's where you mentioned entitlement. To which I replied, you're entitled to nothing from a creator. If you're not saying they should refuse promotion, yet you say the promotions are ruining their channel, then what exactly is the point of your comment?

[@himanshupareek7125]

This show is good but anchor is not good

[@iberiksoderblom]

I dont really care about the badges. I do not understand why some find them inspirational. I have 100+ badges, but have no idea if its "good" or "bad". It does not affect/interfere with my training or training plans.