10 Things You Didn't Know Your COROS Could Do

[@Dave_Balensiefen]

As a Coros user, I really appreciate this video. Though I was aware of these features and use many of them, it was nice to see all of them in action. One other thing that Coros does well is strength training. I value creating strength workouts with specific exercises, assigned weight amounts, and target reps. The watch will guide you through the program and count your reps for you. If you don’t create a strength program in advance, you can select the muscle group you are training as you go and again the watch will count your reps.

[@mlegrand]

I don’t lift a lot but need to hit the gym more frequently. How accurate would you say it is at counting your reps? Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍

[@Dave_Balensiefen]

@@mlegrand I’d say the accuracy of the rep counting depends on what you are doing. It is surprising accurate if you are doing simple movements (e.g. bicep curls) but will struggle when you string multiple movements together into a single rep. Garmin is similar although my experience suggests their algorithms react differently when there are pauses in movement. In either case because I am someone who follows a program most days, I like having that program on my wrist.

[@johnnieyoung6209]

Exactly what I wanted to know. Thanks. Most reviewers only talk about how the watches work with running and not strength or anything else. Trying to decide between this watch, the polar unite, and the Garm 55 or 165.

[@mlegrand]

@@johnnieyoung6209 - I hope you'll wait one more day before buying.

[@jimbeam4736]

These videos are so asthetically pleasing. Love the look.

[@mlegrand]

Wow! Thank you for the kind words Jim! I try hard to make them look solid. It’s something I enjoy while making these videos. Just need to keep improving where I can. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍

[@longganizablues]

This video made me realize how much value Coros watches have. I have a Coros Pace 2, and I still get updates for the latest features! The only thing missing on mine is the ability to store and play music. Thanks!

[@mlegrand]

I will say that music playback isn’t a hugely valuable feature. MP3s are a bit hard to fine these days and I tend to bring my phone with me on most runs anyway. It’s just easier. I’m a big fan of COROS updating older watches with the latest software. Some companies don’t do as good of a job at this. (Garmin 👀) Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍

[@Nodde1991]

Love the exposure Coros is getting through your great videography! I started off buying a Garmin Epix 2 Pro, for a good deal when the Fenix was announced. Wore it for a week or so then decided to return it and go for a Pace 3. For me, the only downside was losing the flashlight. The Pace 3 works so much better for me in every other way. It's lighter, battery life is far better, the mip display is more than sufficient.. I could go on, and I will. The digital crown is a far superior navigation tool, and doesn't ever activate when I don't mean it to. The app is crisp and gives all the right information in a readable and easy to process format. Honestly the thing I like best is the actual logical and intuitive menus and activity screens. For me, garmin was just all over the place and really not an easy interface to learn, despite working in IT with usability. Fun topic to cover too, Matt, I didn't know about the group workout, or the personalised training plan, so thanks!

[@mlegrand]

Awesome! I'm glad there was a little something in here for you. Great comment on COROS vs Garmin. I'm kind of used to both at this point and completely understand your frustrations. And I also work in IT! Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍

[@McFearless80]

Switching from Polar to Coros this Christmas. I'm excited about all of these features! Thanks for the video.

[@mlegrand]

I think that’s a good call. I have a Polar M3 video coming up in a few weeks and it’s decent but it definitely not perfect. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍

[@nabeelahmed4302]

Wow I dindnt know the screen extender feature !!! .. awesome thanks

[@mlegrand]

You’re very welcome. Thanks for checking this video out!

[@dadandvideogames]

Rocking a Coros face on my T-Rex 3 right now. Always been fascinated with their devices. I should pick one up someday to play with.

[@mlegrand]

Interesting. I’m working on my T-Rex 3 review right now. It’s such an impressive value. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍

[@dadandvideogames]

@@mlegrand I can't wait to see what you have to say about it. I keep switching between the Enduro 3 and the T-Rex 3, comparing metrics and everything. In my anecdotal experience the results have been very similar. The darn siren's song of that flashlight on the Enduro 3 though. So useful!

[@mlegrand]

@@dadandvideogames - That’s a really good point. Amazfit needs to recognize how addictive that flashlight 🔦 is to have on a watch. And using your screen as a flashlight doesn’t count.

[@wmgonzalbo]

Was not on your list but you just casually mentioned it - I did not know about the 7 second hold back button safety alert! Thanks for the tip, great video! 👏

[@mlegrand]

Glad I could help! Hope training is going well Wilbert! Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍

[@mytimeinca2723]

With audiobooks - does it remember the place in the book? I have come across some other devices that treat the audiobooks as music files and reset the progress each time. Thanks.

[@schmidtfit7037]

This is crazy! I've been shopping for a new watch and watching tons of videos to decide coros vs garmin. Your video comes up in my feed - and watching it - I see all these graphics for Lacamas heritage trail and Camas. I run in these areas! What a small world!!!!!

[@mlegrand]

You've probably seen me on the trails!!! I coach at Camas Highschool and run Heritage almost every day. And not to make things harder for you but I also have a ton of Garmin videos here on this channel. Let me know if you ever need help!

[@schmidtfit7037]

​@@mlegrandI was telling my partner about finding your channel and he says that he's had lunch with you. My mind is blown right now. Lol

[@mlegrand]

@@schmidtfit7037 - small world! 🌎

[@Ztd214]

Two things I really love that I feel is underrated is the group safety feature, which lets emergency contacts know you started a run. Also, the back-to-start run navigation features which is great if you get lost! Could’ve used it many times but never knew my Pace 2 had it because it’s never talked about

[@mlegrand]

Nice! Yeah, COROS is really good about continuing to update and push the hardware with software updates. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍

[@ep6606]

I have a couple questions. Does it track recovery like Garmin? If I don't get good sleep will it tell me to take a rest day?

[@mlegrand]

It'll track sleeping metrics like Garmin but you won't get the same suggested Rest day if your sleep isn't great.

[@txcrna]

Great Video! Keep it up! From a dedicated Garmin lover. Does the coros free training plans have any triathlon training plans?

[@mlegrand]

Not that I know of but I’ve got to be thinking that they’ll expand that feature. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍

[@martijnmathijs5766]

I am planning to buy my first sport watch. Is the coros pace 3 better than the Garmin FR 165? Or is there a better Watch around the same price?

[@mlegrand]

It depends on what you plan on doing with either of these watches. I think I like the 165 a touch more personally. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍

[@cevap2011]

Great videos, Mat! I have a question- if I pare coros arm hr with fr265, hr while training will be displayed from the coros? Thanks, mate!

[@mlegrand]

If you pair a Coros HR with the Garmin all of that data will be collect as if it were any other heart rate data. It’ll all be baked into the final activity file and show in your Garmin Connect app. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍

[@flocav6962]

Do you have a preference: garmin or coros? I’m currently using forerunner 245, but it’s starting to wear down. Coros pace 3is a possible successor. But I hear there’s some pace delay on coros, more than on garmin. And another question: can you transfer garmin data to the coros app? Thanks!

[@mlegrand]

I think both companies make great products. I think there are things you'd miss if you switched away from Garmin and no, there isn't a really clean way to transfer all of your data from Garmin to COROS that I know of. I'm sure it's possible but seems like it'd be more work than it's worth.

[@splatmatt]

Way to stand out from the pack! As usual you deliver useful, curated content

[@mlegrand]

Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍

[@manolis3691]

Hi Matt! I recently bought Coros pace 3 and I love listening to the music while running with it. Is there a way to have the watch give me the basic metrics of my run every 500m orally over the music earphones?

[@mlegrand]

Not that I’ve seen. That’s an amazing feature suggestion. Smart idea! Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍

[@MarkTilley]

For me, so far, the greatest features is customizing the activity screens so I can see the stats I want to see. The pace alert feature is a god send as well no more adrenaline fulled laps in the 10 minutes 😅

[@mlegrand]

Good point Mark! Showing the wrong pace can definitely spike the blood pressure! 😬 Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍

[@kevinb6835]

Is the Coros pace 3 a good watch for Triathlon? or is garmin better for it? i like the retro Design of the coros pace 3 version:D

[@mlegrand]

Hi Kevin, I tend to gravitate towards Garmin for Triathlon races but the COROS does have triathlon as an option within it's Pace 3. One watch I would look at is the Garmin Forerunner 255 which should be on sale. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍

[@PeterStern]

Great video, Matt! Knew and use most of these features, but haven’t tried the group tracking featuring or mirroring to your phone. COROS is killing it with software. Their app is simple yet powerful for diving deep into the data. The watch UI / scroll wheel is so easy. Would love better watch faces and a flash light like Fenix has, but neither of those are worth paying double the price. I have the COROS APEX 2 Pro, which is crazy good value - $450 for titanium with sapphire glass, dual-band GPS, and 3-4 weeks of battery life for me running 30-50 miles a week. Thanks for the great video, subscribed for more like this.

[@mlegrand]

I’m hopeful that COROS will expand that screen mirroring feature. Could be really cool in the future. And I agree about the flashlight. We need it!!! 🙌

[@rinzzlemagallano3936]

Asking how do you display the training load on strava? Because mine doesnt display while i can see it to others

[@mlegrand]

I don't think there's an options to change what's displayed on Strava. 🤔

[@paulalmond8242]

I was wondering this for a few months, then had 2 days where Coros took hours to sync my activities with Strava and now the uploads show the training load in the description. 🤷‍♀ Very weird.

[@venkatshashank]

Thank you 🙏.. question- does coros have any watch face with heart rate rating 24/7 like Garmin or Apple Watch.. not just display heart rate reading very 10 min intervals.

[@mlegrand]

I don’t think so. One of the ways that COROS keeps its massive battery life going is by not measuring HR reading as frequently. Also reducing the times that the display needs to update helps preserve battery life. Personally, I’d love more fine grain control over some of these features. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍

[@nathanenns]

Yes you can change optical HR to “real-time” vs “Every 10 min” in settings

[@rfezzie]

I've gone from Apple Watch to Coros to Apple Watch Ultra 2... back to Coros. It really has everything that I need as a beginner runner, and then some. Truly the only things I'd like to see are Spotify support and an AMOLED model (sorry, it just looks nicer imo). Other than that, the Pace 3 packs everything in that I could want.

[@mlegrand]

I wonder if/when COROS will make an AMOLED watch. It’ll kill battery life but it’s got to be inevitable right?

[@harryayce11]

@@mlegrandeven if battery life is cut in half, I’d buy an amoled Coros

[@ActiveIdeas]

Super useful video! Can’t wait to try the tests feature out! I genuinely do miss the Temperature widget on the watches, hope Coros bring it back

[@mlegrand]

I hope so too! I use it for a lot of swimming stuff. Thank you for watching. Keep up the amazing work on your channel!!!

[@josephmatthewbernal4072]

Can the always on display of the coros pace 3 be turned off or the screen itsef be turned off? Thanks in advance for thr answer.

[@mlegrand]

Not that I'm aware of. These MIP style displays typically don't have that. Always on / Raise to wake is typically saved for AMOLED displays because of how much power they draw from batteries. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍

[@LewisWu_]

Great video, Matt. Thank you for sharing your opinions.

[@mlegrand]

Thank you Lewis! Hope you are well and enjoying the XC season!!! (I noticed it on Strava and I coach a big highschool team here) Take care!

[@Hank00011]

As a Pace 2 owner I’m curious if there’s any way to bring up an altimeter screen. Can anyone advise on this for me?

[@mlegrand]

I don't think I've seen anything like that specifically. I think I've just noticed the "Elev Gain" data field.

[@markhill8590]

Had the pace 3 but seem the Garmin Epix Pro Gen 2 51mm on sale for under 500 and couldn't miss out on that deal

[@mlegrand]

Yes! I’ve been encouraging a lot of people to consider that deal. It’s really only missing that cool flashlight 🔦 feature. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍

[@lorenae8394]

Once you start a run, can you pause it and start intervals without having to finish the run?

[@mlegrand]

I don’t think you can do what you’re hoping to do. It’d be ideal to pause, switch to track mode, do intervals, switch back to normal and do a cool down away from the track. You’d have to make entirely new activities for this scenario.

[@Jay-sd9ye]

I really like coros. But a few things bother me that keep me from wearing it. The backlight can't be adjusted, not being able to add workouts manually, not being able to correct the recorded sleep time(adjustment). No music control to change music playing on my phone, notifications. Good video though, I didn't know about the pacer one.

[@mlegrand]

Fair criticisms here. It seems like a lot of these things like sleep times are intended to be automatic. It be nice to have a little correction option within the app. I know Garmin has a way to do this. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍

[@joeldaoust1480]

1,000% agree with you about not being able to adjust the sleep time!!!

[@Jampper]

From my line of work I can also test all the sport watches available. I've been using many. Currently im on Apple watch Ultra.. Again.. Before it I tried a Coros. If they come up with amoled watch, I think that could actually stay quite long on my wrist.

[@mlegrand]

I’ll be very curious to see if COROS makes an AMOLED watch. I bet they will. And then the sales will be good and they won’t have a choice but to move forward with the technology. We’ll see. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍

[@xiaopeichen7562]

Coros just has so much potential.

[@mlegrand]

They keep moving in really good directions. It’ll be neat to watch this company over the next few years. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍

[@SMarkGee]

wow matt, your videos make coros watches look good !!

[@mlegrand]

Wow, that is super nice of you to say Mark!!! I do try. It’s something that I enjoy working on within these videos. Hopefully I’ll continue to improve. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍

[@flyingfishscubainternation3565]

Because they are good?

[@flyingfishscubainternation3565]

Love the video, recently bought a Pace 3 and the satellite lock time is insane! My Fenix was taking an age and forget about Open Water with it!

[@notmedude]

I think coros pace 3 has some serious competition in the Suunto Race S.

[@mlegrand]

I agree. I have that Race S video coming up soon. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍

[@Stevenwalks]

@@mlegrand looking forward to this one! I know you're a big fan of the Pace 3. Wonder if the Race S can crumble you :)

[@kptt1994]

How to check sleep tracker? Thank you

[@mlegrand]

It should be one of the main widgets if you scroll down from the home screen. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍

[@mart2.n]

Coros had a very useful feature to switch the satellite system mode from workouts - dual frequency, all systems or GPS only. For some reason they cut it off. I hope they will bring it back

[@mlegrand]

I’d love to see that built into their quick menu and I’d love to see some sort of SatIQ of intelligent switching of modes. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍

[@BartoszFalkowski]

I've got opposite experience - i bouth my coros pacew 3 end of June this year and this function was not there (slight disapointment coming from Garmin). But after a month with the soft upgrade I got livew tracking and now I noticed I can switch gps mode during the workout.

[@zenplacetv3201]

Loving your Coros content 👍🔥! (Apex 2 pro owner)

[@mlegrand]

That’s a great watch! It feels like the perfect size, weight and set of features for what I like to do. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍

[@pheel.the.fletcher]

Actually you don't need to do an FTP test. A workout with 20 mins over 138bpm (in my case, and my TH is 164bpm) will give you your FTP. I do structured workouts at 250w and the watch had me at 249w without any test. Not bad 😁 Edit: great video as always, Matt!

[@mlegrand]

That’s great to know about. Thanks for sharing!

[@nostradukemas]

I’d love to see something that goes into more detail on #8.

[@mlegrand]

If COROS continues to develop and extend this feature maybe I’ll make a full video about it. I did talk about it in a previous video if you’re curious: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6GwnJ5pj9GEqsksi=7Sc0FpBwb3AxA3wK

[@nostradukemas]

@@mlegrand oh cool. That’s helpful. In the current state, can the phone display HR zones as one of its data points in the extender view?

[@bonn1771]

Solid video Matt as always amazing video. Happy training

[@mlegrand]

Thank you! Hope your season has gone well and you’re starting to look at a few rest weeks?!? 👌

[@pangeyi]

Can’t wait for pace pro!!!

[@mlegrand]

I reviewed it here recently and it’s excellent. 👌

[@tomdwyer5695]

Tempted by a coros maybe the new vertix 2s but I’m slightly addicted to buying smart watches 😅

[@mlegrand]

Me too!!! 😂 I’m going to go broke making these videos for this channel. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍

[@tomdwyer5695]

@@mlegrandthanks mate great video and you do great reviews 👍

[@mlegrand]

@@tomdwyer5695 Thanks Tom!

[@JeffWenzbauer]

What is your personal watch that you wear when you’re not reviewing watches?

[@mlegrand]

Well, I’m always reviewing watches. I actually wear two watches at all times to test as many watches as possible.

[@GarminPro]

Coros is so good at battery life.

[@mlegrand]

So true. They do a few tricks to max it out for even their entry level watches and it’s so nice not having to charge a watch super frequently. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍

[@nathanenns]

No surprises here. But thanks anyways.

[@mlegrand]

Yeah, I think I should have gone much more obscure. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍

[@nathanenns]

@@mlegrand And new firmware public beta today!! Love update day!!

[@mlegrand]

@@nathanenns - Maybe I should have saved this for one more week?!?

[@nathanenns]

I like adding music to my Apex2, but converting music files to mp3 is annoying.

[@mlegrand]

I agree. The public audio books are pretty amazing but I typically just run with my phone and listen to podcasts. Thank you for watching these even if there wasn’t a ton of new information here for you!

[@steve81937]

I switched my Garmin watch for a Coros Pace 3 last week, it's so much better. I think Garmin is highly overrated.

[@mlegrand]

Awesome! Glad you're enjoying the COROS. My guess is that you switched from an oder Garmin giving you the impression of COROS being better than Garmin which I'm not sure is a fair comparison but COROS is making some fantastic watches!!! Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍

[@crankgreenwatts]

I need a new watch and sadly I find the "G" brand far to expensive now .. really considering the Coros Pace Pro 🤔 Wished they have brought out an Apex type version with AMOLED as-well 🥹

[@mlegrand]

I'm guessing they will if this Pace Pro does well. I will say at this point, I like the Pace Pro more than the Apex series. 🤷🏻‍♂️