Galileo could bring increased accuracy to positional information. See the chapters, later on, to see if it makes any difference in reality. (A: Not much and not predictably so) Garmin Pay This physiological data, in part, can now also be sync’d between your devices using Garmin Physio TrueUp. Music App Auto-Syncing: Every time the watch is placed on a charger, music will be automatically refreshed. You can log heart rate variability in the Fenix 5 by using a chest strap. The data will give you an insight into your readiness for exercise and whether or not you should take a rest day. Ensure your ANT+ or Bluetooth chest strap is hooked up and go to the main menu and choose HRV test from the list of sports. You'll get a traffic light coded stress score for your body, which should advise you whether to hit that interval session or not.

Fixed an issue where lap time and total time could differ by a few milliseconds on the first lap of an activity. Round-trip course creator (running/cycling) – this has some foibles when in use but is ideal for holiday and exercising or exploring unfamiliar areas. Fixed an issue where the device would always display the 'Updating' spinner when changing an alarm. CIQ Running powerdata fields and apps ARE supplied by STRYD, RunScribe and Garmin’s own Garmin Running Power is also a CIQ app. However, RUNNING POWER is NOT yet properly integrated into any Garmin watch. Once this is agreed by the ANT+ organisation then Garmin and other vendors can implement it. What this means for you, for example, is that you do not have the on-watch features with running power that you might be able to with HR. For example, you can create HR alerts but you can’t create RUNNING POWER alerts (actually you can but not in the same way – see CIQ). Cycling FeaturesIt looks like there is NOT a new Forerunner 935plus. Although note that you can pair a 935 to BLE headphones…you might ask “Why would that be?”

The cynic would say that it was either for Garmin to make more money or to silently fix a hardware issue in the 5/5s.Fixed an intermittent issue where the device would error out when trying to sync a music playlist using Wi-Fi. Outdoor and recreation features are covered in a variety of profiles: Hiking, Climbing, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Skiing, Stand-Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Jumpmaster & Tactical. The profiles have their own nuances, for example skiing will give you specific RUN stats. Firstbeat – Firstbeat physiological algorithms are integrated into the Garmin ecosystem. That means both on the watch and on the Garmin Connect software on your smartphone and on the web.

The main feature sets in the Fenix 5S Plus cover running, cycling, swimming, triathlon, golf and general outdoors/hiking. Some of the individual features work across sports. Sports Features Covering All Sports Planning & Preparation Features Compatible Wearables: Garmin Forerunner 945, Garmin Fenix 5s Plus, Garmin Fenix 5 Plus, Garmin Fenix 5X Plus, Garmin Fenix 5X (non-Plus), Garmin Fenix 6S Pro, Fenix 6 Pro, Fenix 6X Pro, Fenix 6X Pro Solar, Garmin Epix (RIP), Garmin Descent MK1, Garmin MARQ Series, Garmin D2 Delta PX First up: there’s no speaker. Quite a few running watches do have inbuilt speakers. So you are dependent on your Bluetooth headphones/speakers having a decent battery charge with the Fenix 5S Plus.Customisable alerts – a large array of alerting options covering power, pace HR, cadence at high and low levels. This is super useful to help pace flat races and to keep your efforts under control in hillier ones. You might just simply want guidance to stay within a given training zone eg aerobic Z2 Garmin recently updated its devices with something called Physio TrueUP, which syncs workouts across all of your Garmin devices. So for example, if you did a run with the Vivoactive 3 Music, the data from that run will be sent to your Fenix 5 also (so long as Physio TrueUp is enabled), so you can view it on there too. To enable Physio TrueUp, head to your device settings in the Garmin Connect app. Scroll down to General and toggle Physio TrueUp to on. Remember, you'll need to do this for each device you want to sync.