Garmin Challenges and Badges

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  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 10,553 Member

    I would guess that intensity level differs a lot across different exercises. As pretty much all my exercise is above the anaerobic threshold (my muscles don't have much oxidative abilities) and my HR is often all over the place but usually quite a lot higher I set a fairly high intensity minute goal to account for every possibility 🤣 Mostly, strength training doesn't count for vigorous though, and neither does walking unless it includes steep inclines.

  • spiriteagle99
    spiriteagle99 Posts: 3,798 Member

    I've never had an issue with getting 150+ minutes of intensity. My Forerunner gives me moderate intensity minutes when I walk the dog, even though I never turn the watch on when I do it. Lots of start and stop so not really very intense except when going up hills. For the past year, I averaged 585 minutes of moderate intensity and 335 minutes of vigorous per week.

    There is a big difference in my maximum HR depending on activity. With running, my HR gets up into the 170-180s when running hills. On my stationary bike, I almost never get above 120, even doing HIIT.

  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 10,553 Member

    Didn't get too many badges this month because I was away on a short vacation twice and got sick on top. I have:

    May Gaines: 4hrs strength training. Will do another session tonight
    May Step Month
    May Walking
    Active May
    And I only need 40 more km on the 3 month Walking Stage 2. Might get this with another trip coming up.

  • frankwbrown
    frankwbrown Posts: 14,087 Member

    I earned my last May badge yesterday: May Gains

    Since I bailed on several cycling challenges I had planned to go for, I'm all done with May. Here's my final badges, in chronological order of the day the badge was earned:

    • Connect: Active May, May Swim Week, May Likes, May Photo Share, POC Cycling 100, May Steps Podium, May Warrior, May Walking, 2025 Walking Stage 2, May Time to Swim, May Step Month, May Gains
    • Connect+: Low Stress May, May Heart Walks, May Calorie Burn, Intense May, May Battery Booster, May Intense Cardio, May Meditations
  • frankwbrown
    frankwbrown Posts: 14,087 Member

    In addition to the usual monthly challenges, there are:

    • four new "Beat Yesterday" challenges:
      • Beat Yesterday Pro Walk 2025 — 5 days out of 7 w/ each walk at least 5 minutes longer than the previous
      • Beat Yesterday Pro Run 2025 — 5 days out of 7 w/ each run at least 5 minutes longer than the previous
      • Beat Yesterday Expert Walk 2025 — 10 of 14 w/ each at least 5 minutes longer than previous
      • Beat Yesterday Expert Run 2025 — 10 of 14 w/ each at least 5 minutes longer than previous
    • four single day challenges:
      • June 3 - World Bicycle Day 2025, Record a cycling activity on World Bicycle Day, June 3, 2025
      • June 4 - Global Running Day 2025, Record a running activity on Global Running Day, June 4, 2025
      • June 5 - World Environment Day 2025, Record an activity on World Environment Day, June 5, 2025
      • June 14 - Global Wellness Day 2025, Record an activity on Global Wellness Day, June 14, 2025
    • sixteen new Garmin Trails challenges — these are new and available but only on certain devices. They all relate to Garmin's new Trails feature.

    Read about them all here: June challenges and badges

  • frankwbrown
    frankwbrown Posts: 14,087 Member

    About Garmin Trails:

    Garmin now has support for trails/routes (Garmin Trails), similar to www.alltrails.com (excellent site).
    This feature is only available on devices that support "courses". Additionally, it requires a subscription to either Garmin Connect+ or Outdoor Map+.

    Sixteen new challenges all relate to this new Trails support. Although I have a Fenix 8, these challenges are not available. That's very disappointing.

    There is one interesting new feature: The walking activity now supports entering a weight for a backpack/rucksack. This will allow the calculation of Vo2Max more accurate, as it takes into account the extra weight. I have a 16-pound weighted vest I sometimes wear on walks, so I can use this feature.

  • DaffyGirl88
    DaffyGirl88 Posts: 5,483 Member

    Got my May Step Month badge today, nothing like waiting until the last minute! 😂

  • p8m6bwghh9
    p8m6bwghh9 Posts: 779 Member

    May Badges:

    Let’s Get Physical

    Active May

    Saddle Up

    Sleep Savant x7

    Super Strength 

    May Gains

    May Weekend Walking 

    Intense 150

    May Walking 

    May Step Month

    60-Day Goal Getter

    10K a Day Challenge x5

  • frankwbrown
    frankwbrown Posts: 14,087 Member
    edited June 1

    Here's my swim/walk/ride stats for May:

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    I wish it would give me a concise summary of other activities, like strength, yoga and tai chi.

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