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Using two Garmin watches to track steps

ConicalFern
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I am thinking about getting a Garmin Vivosmart HR to track my HR throughout the day; I'm just curious to see how it reacts to training, sleep quality etc.
The problem is I already have a Garmin 230, which I wear day to day and, crucially, use to track my runs (with chest HR).
If I want to track my steps primarily with my Vivosmart and I go for a run with my forerunner (only) will my total steps be taken from my forerunner+vivosmart?
Does anyone have tips on this? Would I be better getting a forerunner 235 and just sticking with the same watch all the time?
The problem is I already have a Garmin 230, which I wear day to day and, crucially, use to track my runs (with chest HR).
If I want to track my steps primarily with my Vivosmart and I go for a run with my forerunner (only) will my total steps be taken from my forerunner+vivosmart?
Does anyone have tips on this? Would I be better getting a forerunner 235 and just sticking with the same watch all the time?
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I can't speculate as to using the two watches together as I haven't. However, I have a Forerunner 235 and love it. I would get annoyed constantly switching watches personally.1
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If both watches count steps, Garmin has software to make it right, basically it'll add them together. If the 230 is old enough it may not work.
The day I upgraded from my Fenix 3 to 5X I wore the F3 all day until it arrived, and after I synced the new watch, the steps just moved over. The 5X showed the right number, ones counted by a different device.1
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