How To Use Your Garmin Running Watch

[@MarcusSkyVentures]

Literally just got the 265 last week and still learning the ins and outs of this watch. Perfect timing for this video!

[@Littlejoys24]

This is exactly the content I need! I love my Garmin but I get overwhelmed with all the data and everything - would love to see videos about how to use navigation features, favourite watch faces, straps/bands, etc ❤️

[@pquirk99]

I use many features of the Fenix 7X SS Pro: PacePro, newly added activities like skipping (jumping rope), custom activities (e.g. a Parkrun variant of run with a specific pace target), extra apps (parkrun barcode, parkrun results), audio alerts, a playlist of 180bpm songs, lot of GPX courses, race against a previous activity, turn-by-turn navigation, timers for exercises, custom workouts, training calendar, etc. I reread the manual every so often and learn how to use a new feature.

[@RigiLiquid945]

Garmin is making the most impressive GPS sport watches. Got the Epix 2 Sapphire and it amazes me with features

[@stephenmorton6732]

I just bought a Garmin watch and had never used one before. This video was perfect! And Sarah is my favorite presenter. Great information.

[@ralfdik8379]

what a very good video. very good presentation, good sound, good light and very nice editing. really enjoyed it.🇳🇱

[@fivefootonerun]

Perfect, thank you! I’m collecting my 255s on Monday and I’m even more excited now!

[@goodyeoman4534]

I've started keeping it on the HR screen, as I'm getting back into my 80/20 Zone 2 runs. Only took my three months to figure out you can also set HR alerts on it, too, which is really useful for Zone running.

[@briancross4415]

I got a Forerunner 965 a few weeks ago and it’s awesome. The maps are super handy.

[@spencerharper6182]

Neeeed this video thank you! The ad people are dumb so many of us runners bought our watch learned the very simple Basics and haven’t figured anything out since (I’m sure Rick is like me) Great video as always

[@harryruns1]

Had a £500 Garmin watch for 6 months and just learned that it has heart rate and pace alerts.. 🤦‍♂️ thanks for the tips 🙏

[@Goggins12347]

😂 me also

[@suppersday]

Extremely useful video and well produced 👏

[@runningchannel]

Thank you!

[@juliae5639]

Great video! I’m not tech savvy at all so this is very useful. I like putting my interval sessions in the watch but I find it can be a bit of a pain to input every step.

[@sheldonjanuary4058]

Rick is going to be blown away by this!

[@pbanf248]

That's what Hannah said

[@rainsongmorning5827]

Great video. Thank you. It answered my questions.

[@hornsteinhof7592]

Useful pieces of advice! Sadly, I've been stuck with my VO2max for some years and decided to get an Instinct 2 and ECG strap with load focus, training status and recommended workouts with training readiness on top. Been keeping my load focus in check and doing the recommended workouts - with very little effect in terms of improving. I mean I like to run, but it's definitely not changing anything about my VO2max. It's been 52 when I've started three years ago (without doing cardio, just work as a farmer) and guess where it is now, with three to four weekly runs? 52 ...

[@glp7181]

I make a program on my laptop, import it to my watch, warming up for example would be in zone1/2 if im out of this hart-rate-zone it vibrates so i know to change pace or watch my breathing and this way i don’t have to look at my watch and go by feel until my watch vibrates

[@elysef9303]

Is there a tutorial on how to do that? I wouldn’t know how to import from a laptop or what to use on the laptop to import from!

[@stuartwebster2203]

I wore my watch for over two years solidly, only ever took it off to charge. I learnt a lot but after 4+ years of analysing my data I’ve now stopped wearing it except for recordable activities. I’ve not concluded what this mean yet but I know I wasn’t learning anything new or getting any additional value.

[@goodyeoman4534]

I find it too annoying to wear all the time. Especially when it beeps with random crap on the screen telling me I'm "stressed" after I've jogged up some stairs.

[@J0hn.Turn3r]

The FR165 looks like a great 'replacement' for the FR55. Definitely looking less utilitarian and more like something you could wear all day, every day. I just wish Garmin would find a way to release a watch with proper cellular connectivity - would be game changer and shake up the smartwatch market considerably.

[@DomBurgess]

Blimey. There's a lot more too this than I thought! Brain is hurting.

[@Arki2019]

I’m liking the stamina metric at the moment, seems to be quiet accurate as well (for me and how I feel at least, before some pilock comes along telling me it’s wrong)

[@6420lisa]

petes race pace hi vis timer widget is brilliant especially if you need an at a glance screen

[@TristanBailey]

Use all of these features my venu also has but looking how the next version of the features work in a better watch for later in the year. So thanks for the tips.

[@ShazAu8]

Hi Running Channel, the Garmin training plans offer both pace or heart rate based options, which one is best? I recently followed the pace based training plan for my first half marathon and wonder if I chose the wrong option. The recovery runs in particular were just too slow (8:30/km). The plan did the job though, I finished my first 1/2 marathon, did I mention it was a proper trail run with 520M elevation! Also, a quick walk through of the pace pro watch screen would be good, I partly understand it but I have no idea what the bar graph thing is meant to represent! Thanks for putting the extra podcast eps on KZbin. PS Please come to Australia soon. PPS I'd love it if you'd open your giveaways/competitions to Aussies too .

[@hornsteinhof7592]

You can use pace if you run on even territory. If there are lots of steep hills which affect your pace, then set it to heart rate.

[@Dylan_Miller]

Excellent video, well done. Thank you

[@michaelholmes1912]

Fantastic video! Great information; presented very well. Thank you!

[@IsaacGibsonDunt1]

Do you think you could do a video about hr zones, that would really help as I find then quite confusing 😅. Thank you and love the content 👍👏

[@qwerty-or1yg]

5:00 why not use LTHR to set HR zones?

[@Joshua-sd1cb]

I needed this!! Thank you! ❤

[@vincentvejdovsky2795]

Very usefull video. Thanks 😊

[@srg128]

You need to get Rick to watch this 😂

[@chingyworld]

This video is for him 😂😂😂

[@magali8398]

Waitin for my venu 3s to come in so watching all the watch content i can

[@jaakko2958]

Thank you! Suggestions for viewing pace in both mile and km simultaneously?

[@themanwho147]

great content!

[@ajayhomer]

Really intersting video, I made a lovely time and distance based workout, but 'forgot; thatI've got a really old Forerunner, that isn't compatible with syncing custom workouts from Garmin Connect. I'd love to upgrade, but money's tight, which is the 'oldest' or cheapest Garmin watch that is compatible custom workouts?

[@DomBurgess]

I just got a Forerunner 165 Music. Went out for my first run with it tonight and Bluetooth kept disconnecting from my Sony headphones every few minutes. I had to reconnect them each time. SO annoying. I've tried unpair/re-pairing but no joy. Also tried rebooting watch and headphones. No joy. Had a Samsung Watch 4 before this, zero issues with Bluetooth. Anyway, is this something you've noticed? I'm going to have to send it back if I can't fix. 😢

[@Mark-ix8uv]

My HRV is always balanced but is always around 45ish. I’ve read some people say everyone’s is different and I’ve also seen having a low score can mean you have bad heart conditions. My resting heart rate is 55.

[@rachaelsaxer4589]

Mine is almost always in the 20s and 30s. I’m guessing it’s because I sleep terribly all the time (waking up a million times at night).

[@gerasimoskardaras1319]

thanks for sharing this video, the watch can be used with RUNNA or its better to have the Garmin coach?

[@LoveinDC]

Looking to buy the FR55 since the price dropped under $200 since the new release of the FR165 🤔 very helpful video, ty

[@hornsteinhof7592]

I can vouch for the Instinct 2 in terms of value for money. It has almost as many metrics as the Forerunner 255, but is available at the cost of the FR 55 where I live

[@tomhelfinstine9443]

Thank you 😊

[@hunched_monk3279]

Yay now I use the same watch as Sarah! And Andy too I think 🤔

[@jb4932]

Love your stuff. Any chance you could do an equivalent for an Apple Watch as ( selfishly) that happens to be what I’ve got. 🎯

[@runningchannel]

Great idea! You might see it on our channel in the future

[@moggy992]

How accurate are garmin watches with regards illness onset and recovery sarah? I don't even know if I set my watch up fully or correctly when I bought it. People tell me garmin isn't that accurate and to ignore my training status.

[@johnl1275]

Can a Garmin forerunner 965 be set to auto-splits and also take manual splits, but show both types in Garmin connect after the run is done? I tried this the other day and it did not seem to work.

[@selinasveigenes9591]

I have the vivoactiv 5, how do I get the heart rate end the zones in the bottom of the first watch face? I can only get the watch face with the big one.

[@wildernesstraining1957]

I love my nearly new Garmin 255 (Christmas present) Great for sleep-sleeping heart rate(resting HR)-Running heart rate. But when I put the running timer screens up. I can’t get it to start timing!!! So I run with just the heart rate monitor function! What gives?

[@JJBpilot]

Uh... Start button? Download the full manual and read. Or watch a # SPECIFIC video for your watch. I've watched a couple hours about my 945

[@brucelin5842]

Can the training effect be used for strength training?

[@AnnGoodwin-tv5dy]

I keep it simple, I can hardly read my watch without stopping to put my specs on first. Ideally I'd like a watch as big as my arm..

[@bradley_antwi]

Can you get your park run bar code on the watch like coros ?

[@md12318]

I just bought the Forunner 265, I just want to know how to get to the home screen? How do I turn on the touch screen? How do I reset after a run for a new run? All other videos say go to the "menu" button and choose "system" There is no "menu" button, there is no "system" button. Please help!

[@runningchannel]

Have you had a look at the Garmin set up page?

[@Projects324]

Let us buy sweaters!

[@runningchannel]

Soon!!

[@lucycampion9379]

Great video, I’m definitely going to use some of these - I’m guilty of being glued to my pace all the time! I do have a question: Sarah talks about laps and splits and I realised that I’ve never thought about the difference between them. Please could someone explain the difference?

[@nicksantos7586]

Fun video! do one for Coros now with their new software updates :)

[@mrpoutine6588]

Wish Garmin would allow the workout screen to be customized on the Forerunner 965!

[@orlowskifotografia]

Why sometimes the distance between the data from the watch and the data set by the organizer does not match? how can they be improved?

[@beachs7210]

Great video, not sure what others are talking about regarding an Ad / Commercial 🤷‍♀️.

[@_Tp___]

sponsored videos must have the paid promotion banner you usually see in the top left at the start of videos when making sponsored content which this video does not

[@beachs7210]

@@_Tp___ oh ok, didn’t even realize it was a sponsored video. I guess because I love Garmin and they’ve done other videos on Garmin, I don’t care.

[@_Tp___]

@@beachs7210 fair enough, I don't particularly care but it is a requirement and rules are rules

[@MrWightLite]

I’m worried the 165 might be too large for my wrist. Unfortunately where I live I can’t go out and try it on. Can you share your wrist size cm? Looks great on you!

[@MrWightLite]

Reporting back. I bought it and it’s perfect for my wrist 😊 This and the 255s both fit real well!

[@NakamaCamping]

I bought the Forerunner 165 to improve my health and reduce my body fat, my current VO2 is poor, I am totally out of shape, I use the daily recommendations. Are the daily recommendations good for my goals or do you have any tips?

[@SVpedro68]

For longer runs/races (ultras) I find the Climb Pro screen a blessing and a curse 😂 It's nice to know you're 9n climb 6/8 and how much of the climb you have left. Not so nice when it's climb 1/14 and it tells you that this climb is 4km long 😬 Also, I set alerts to remind me to eat and drink - it's just one less thing to think about on long events 😊

[@eduardoham2771]

You recommend me to buy the forerunner 55 or the 255 to run from 5k to 21k??

[@runningchannel]

What do you use at the moment?

[@serdarbaykan2327]

The thing is when i use the ‘%of heart rate reserve’ methodology my zone 2 range becomes 136-153 instead of 119-139. I don’t mind it as i struggle to keep my easy runs in zone 2 but always wonder what if i am over training. Any tips?

[@naveen.narain]

I'm really impressed by the contents of this video!

[@camillejosse]

What HRV is so impressive! Mine is so low in comparison, always around 50 😆

[@tadejdanev5030]

Heya Sarah which Garmin is this?

[@stumeads7116]

My favourite screen for zone running is just HR and distance, no times or paces

[@hervevazeilles3790]

Why is there no warning that this video is a commercial? Isn't the warning text mandatory?

[@klipk7296]

I just read the Running Channel's link in the description for their editorial practice. If you look at the thumbnail, you will see the word "AD" at the top right.

[@runningchannel]

Hi, we have more information on our editorial practice in our description but if you see the word AD in our thumbnail and a logo of a brand with ours near the start of the video it is a partnership with a brand. Email us if you would like more information though

[@Nige.]

@@runningchannelyou need to make it a bit clearer that this is an advert because it is barely visible on the thumbnail. Surely you’re not trying to hide the fact it’s an advert from your loyal audience… 🤨

[@rustybarnet]

@@Nige.Does the fact that it’s exclusively about Garmin watches, has Garmin in the title, and a Garmin logo at the start of the video not signpost that a little bit? 🤷‍♂️

[@H8zell]

All of their videos are ads now anyway

[@rudeq86]

You should not rely on the integrated HR sensor though if you plan on training with HR zones. It's simply not as accurate/adaptive as a strap. So if you want to train just buy a simple strap, they're not so expensive and I believe most of them are supported now with recent Garmin watches as they support both ANT+/Bluetooth

[@gorkagarbayo8091]

How does Garmin Coach compare to Run App in terms of coaching features?

[@regularcyclist4852]

Instead of creating different screens I create different profiles for each type of run. I am too focused on running to change screens mid run. PS how much caffeine did you feed Sarah before recording this video? 😂

[@elioaugustokumoto4726]

Beautiful accent 😂

[@rubarb1275]

Loads of great information, but this seems like it is all thrown at you so fast and so it is quite hard to follow.

[@badura.develop]

Nobody is think how the did she managed to get 3.8 aerobic and 3.0 anaerobic training effect? No? Just me?

[@hellomark1]

Longer run with over/under repeat x8?

[@kieronturner2667]

I got 3.9 and 2.7 from 2 mins repeats 1 min jog x 5 with wu and cd 🤔 so easily done I believe 👍

[@J0hn.Turn3r]

Interval training with varying paces - I did a session this morning (nothing special - 250m on, 150m off) and got 3.4 / 3.2 so I think it's quite normal.

[@QTVid]

So now "using a standard feature" is called a hack?

[@goclashing1897]

I love sarah

[@Deadbuck73]

Third.

[@biberram7593]

Apart from pace and ❤ rate, everything else is pretty useless. Spend your time NOT looking at your watch so much is also healthy!

[@droy333]

Lovely garmin ad. PASS

[@Dnserror88]

Damn she's cute

[@MouseyCollins]

She is competent in her professional fields.

[@nyx2076]

first lol

[@sueluna4553]

Misleading video. It says how to use it

[@utkarshanu88]

first

[@306maxievo2]

Nobody cares.

[@Deadbuck73]

@@306maxievo2oh some people do.

[@utkarshanu88]

@@306maxievo2 congrats on the first reply to the first comment

[@runningchannel]

YAY Well done!

[@utkarshanu88]

@@runningchannel thank you!

[@GrampalettasCamp]

Your pace of talking is exhausting. Slow down and relax. Life is not a race to the finish

[@runningchannel]

Thank you for the feedback

[@blueandwhiteeighttwo]

I have a Coros. Better than Garmin

[@treadtyred9742]

Lol why do you think their pushing this watch so much they don't want coros to gain to much market share with the Pace 3.