Note that many units have auto-lap enabled by default, which will reset the FTP if this setting is enabled. Reset to Defaults — can be used to reset the data field to the factory installed settings.
One way to force the data field to read the settings is to switch to another activity profile on the Garmin, update the settings with Garmin Express or Garmin Connect Mobile, then move back to the Activity Profile containing the apps.
A device reboot should also do this. If neither of these work, try changing your Xert account password from XertOnline. Clicking start has the apps query for their signature via Garmin Connect Mobile. This can take up to 5 minutes so you may need to be patient. Email address:. Previous Next. Signing into the Xert Data Fields Downloading the apps is only the first step in the process. Now you can add each of your preferred Xert data fields back into your Activity Profile data screens.
After adding them to your desired Garmin profile s , we recommend restarting your Garmin device. Finally, start recording a new activity on your Garmin device and wait a few minutes. You should also see the orange dot on the left side of each data field will update to green. Note that this can take up to 5 minutes. If a friend or fellow Strava user happens to share a good running or cycling route, this app will let you transfer it over to your watch so you can follow the same route.
It'll show you when you've veered off course as well, if you're worried about getting lost. A note though, Strava has now made this a feature you need to pay for if you want to make good use of it. This is a really nice app for runners and walkers with tracking profiles that include stroller running, cross country and even pool running.
It then offers you a rich array of data fields to glance over during your session and features like adding transitions for multiple leg activities and race estimations for any distance. It's one you'll need to pay for, but you can trial it first before deciding to part with your money. The makers of the wearable power meter for runners has a built an app that helps you build training sessions focused around the metric. It still offers the Stryd Zones data fields which you can download here , if you're already up to speed with your own power-based training.
If you need a little more guidance or dabbling with it as a concept for the first time, you'll want the Workout app that also plays nice with third party training platforms too.
For running beginners who've splashed out big on a feature-packed Garmin watch, this simple app offers a host of different training programs that will help you run 5K. When you've mastered doing a 5K you can move up to 10k and running for longer, with interval training added to the mix to get you in shape for those big distances. It's been around for a while, but it's thankfully been recently updated to work with the latest Forerunner watches. Download Learn to run Connect IQ app.
Previously known as Strava Live Suffer Score, this is actually more of a data field than an app that shows a live reading of how hard you're working from your device's HR monitor, helping Strava users ensure they're getting the maximum from their session.
Another one that sits in the data field collection, but one we think is worth knowing about. If you like getting off road, you can squeeze all of your key metrics into one screen to save you from swiping through them on the move. Yes, there is a dedicated Spotify app, joining Deezer and Amazon Music in letting you pile playlists from the streaming music service onto compatible Garmin watches.
That does also mean you have offline playlist support if you want to leave your phone behind on your next run or ride. As mentioned, it only works on select devices that offer music player support. Read this: How to connect Spotify to Garmin watches. Download Spotify Connect IQ app.
If you're planning to use your Garmin for multi discipline pursuits, this app can make it a whole lot easier to display all legs of your endurance event. It supports activities that are made up of two and five sports, which includes running, cycling, swimming and skiing. It works on a bunch of Garmins that don't have dedicated triathlon modes, including the Forerunner and the Venu, which is nice to see.
When you're on the piste, this dedicated app for snow sports lovers dishes out metrics from your session including distance, speed and ascent. There's also support for the ability to guide you back home when you've had enough of the skiing or boarding action for the day. You'll need to do a bit of playing around to get the best out of its new mapping features, but it's an essential for skiers and snowboarders. If you're all about your heart rate training, this app provides an alternative way to display and absorb your HR data during a workout.
Splitting your intensive training into a color coded pie chart, it will flash to indicate your current heart rate zone and offers six different screens to view your data. There's a surprising amount of customization available here too, but in its simplest form it's a really useful tool if you tap into the HR on your Garmin watch.
Remember this one from school? Yes, you can put yourself through the agony of a beep test, setting up your watch to create 20 meter shuttle run that should quickly give you a sense of whether you need to spend a bit more time in the gym or in your running shoes. For HIIT lovers, 7-Minute Workout takes you through a series of exercises to get the heart pumping, including jumping jacks and push-ups, while factoring in rest times and displaying real-time heart rate data.
The UI looks great and it'll help you mix up that training when you're struggling to put aside time. One for cyclists, runner and hikers, this helpful app lets you view routes on your watch screen, letting you zoom in four different ways, view current position and even showing you a breadcrumbs trail. You'll need to go to the dwMap web page to set up routes, then sync it to the watch before you go out exploring.
Download dwMap Connect IQ app. If you want your Garmin to be a better fit for the gym, this is one of the better apps on the Connect IQ Store to help you. Those calorie calculations are based on a formula from the Journal of Sports Sciences, so should serve up reliable data to represent how hard you've worked out. Pretty much all of Garmin's watches are waterproof and for swimmers this is one of the best apps we've found on the store.
It's built for open water swimming, displaying key metrics like speed, pace and distance along with offering customizable data fields. There's also the option of displaying heart rate data when your watch is paired with an external sensor to deliver that accurate HR data in the water.
Another strong option for swimmers, particularly for open water lovers, this app offers an alternative way to track your time in the water. It features eight different profiles, offers five different lap methods and puts plenty of metrics on view during your swim.
The Final Surge app will be downloaded to your Garmin Connect account. The next time you sync your Garmin device with the Garmin Connect app on your phone, the Final Surge app will be installed on your watch or cycling computer.
Once the app is installed on your Garmin device, open the app by clicking the Start button on your device, and then scrolling down the list of activities Run, Bike, Swim, etc. Once selected, click the Start button to open the app. First Use: Authenticating your Final Surge Account Once the app is installed on your Garmin device, the first time you use it you must authenticate your Final Surge account to the app. To do this, open up the Garmin Connect app on your phone and ensure your Garmin device is connected to your phone via Bluetooth.
This will prompt you to open the Garmin Connect app on your phone which will then display a Final Surge login screen. Login on this screen and authenticate the connection to the app. Once you have completed this step , Final Surge will then be able to send workouts down to your Garmin device. If you have a Forerunner, do this by clicking the Start button on your watch, and then scrolling down the workout menu until you see Final Surge. Click Start again to launch the app.
Once you launch the app, you will see the following options from the main menu: Today's Workout Select this option to view and start any planned workouts for today. If you have not yet downloaded today's workouts from Final Surge, the app will prompt you to download them.
You must have the Garmin Connect app on your phone launched and connected to your watch via Bluetooth in order to download today's workouts. Once the app sees that workouts have been downloaded and are available for today, it will then list out the names of each workout. Click on the workout name. The screen will then show "Select start to launch or go back to cancel". If you would like to continue with that workout, click Start.
You can then choose to either start the workout or you can view the steps of the workout from this menu. If you have downloaded several days of upcoming workouts using the Load New Workouts feature, or, if you'd like to view or start past workouts, use this menu to browse all of the Final Surge workouts that are on your watch.
Click on the name of a workout and you will see "Select start to launch or go back to cancel". This feature allows you to download several days of future workouts to your Garmin device. If you don't want to have to download today's workout every day, or, if you won't have internet connection for a few days, you can download up to 5 days of future workouts.
Once you click Load New Workouts, future workouts will be downloaded to your watch based on your Settings this defaults to 3 days of future workouts.
Make sure that you have the Garmin Connect app on your phone launched and that your Garmin device is connected to your phone via Bluetooth. Once you click on this option from our app, it will disconnect your Final Surge account. In order to download future workouts on this device, you will then need to connect a new Final Surge account to the app. If you use the Load New Workouts option to download multiple days of workouts to your Garmin device at once, use this option to set how many future days of workouts the app downloads.
When you first install the app, this will be defaulted to 3. You can choose 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 days of workouts on this screen. Once you set this, the next time you select Load New Workouts from the main menu, this many days of workouts will be downloaded to your device.
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