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    Garmin Vivofit

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    • Posts: 2 Member
      Cant find MyVivoPal on the Garmin Connect site.
    • Posts: 290 Member
      http://connect.garmin.com/group/search/

      This will connect you to the old garmin site which will allow you to search for groups. I still cant find a similar spot on the new garmin connect.
    • Posts: 109 Member
      Hmmm . . . Ann is usually right on but her link didn't work for me. When I went there on my own, however the URL I coppied off the browser address bar was the same http://connect.garmin.com/group/search/

      I'm still mystified why nobody can find the link in GC Modern. It is at http://connect.garmin.com/modern/groups or you can just click on the three bars in the upper left hand corner of the default dashboard page and select groups.

      Any way, Ann and I need mor epeople in our group. Keep trying!
    • Posts: 1 Member
      I JUST READ THIS BUT HAVEN'T TRIED IT YET:

      Step 1 connect garmin connect to copymysports.com
      Step 2 connect copymysports to the runkeeper app
      Step 3 connect runkeeper to myfitnesspal
    • Posts: 290 Member
      Your right fyoung that link will not work for me now either (I did test it at the time and it was ok) Hmmm I just tested it for a second time and it worked :huh:

      This is the drop down menu that appears when I click the 3 bars in my top left corner (modern) - Is yours different?

      Activities
      Badges
      Challenges
      Connections
      Devices
      Reports
      Sleep
      Steps
      Weight
    • Posts: 109 Member
      Way different. I get:

      Activities
      Badges
      Calendar
      Challanges
      Connections
      Courses
      Devices
      Goals
      Groups
      Personal Records
      Reports
      Segments
      Sleep
      Steps
      Training Plans
      Weight
      Workouts

      Are you and I in different "clouds"? Very, very strange.
    • Posts: 109 Member
      Floridadomer. My recommendation is for you to leave the CopyMySports thing alone. Garmin's tolerance of it comes and goes. I'm pretty sure we will have integration of MFP and Garmin Connect pretty soon.

      Until then, the suggestion quoted on the first post in this tread has been working quite well for me and only takes a few seconds per day to do.
    • Posts: 21
      Hi Ann, I get the same menu as you do....no groups for me either. Had to go through the "old" GC to find it.
      I so wonder why this is...it's really annoying.
    • Posts: 109 Member
      Do either you or Ann have any other Garmin fitness devices?
    • Posts: 466 Member
      I also had to copy and paste the link in to get to the group.
      And I only can pull it up that way of if I get a notification.
      Odd?
    • Posts: 14 Member
      Can't wait till the finally sort this out and allow the vivofit to sync directly. the 3rd parts work but don't put the steps in unless you are wearing a hrm is that correct.
    • Posts: 109 Member
      Wilson, I don't understand you question or even am sure it is a question. Be patient. Garmin/MFP integration is on the horizon.
    • Posts: 9
      Just a thank you call out for the Garmin site group. Any and all support groups are helpful.

      I picked up the Vivofit this wednesday after I lost my Fitbit One the week before. Working on tweaking the steps accumulated, no way did I walk 1.2 miles around my house in 15 mins.

      Add me as a Connection on the Garmin site. staceyso
    • Posts: 109 Member
      You have been invited staceyso.

      What was chasing you around your house? 4.8 Mph is a pretty good clip :).

      For now, there is no way to calibrate distance. Garmin just assigns you an undisclosed value (or range of values) depending on your height. This is supposedly on their list but it's a looong list and the Kansas Code Monkeys are very Slooow.
    • Posts: 3,237 Member
      Just got started with my vivofit and would love to have more connections. Garmin name is same as mfp name.
      :happy:
    • Posts: 3 Member
      Hello everyone, if you would like to connect with other vivofit users. There is this Vivofit community at Garmin connect. Simply add your user name and connect with other vivofit users to challenge, tracking, analysis, sharing, and encouragement! The group is called Vivofit Community and it is available at Garmin Connect. Click on this link to see it: http://connect.garmin.com/group/718087#
    • Posts: 1
      I'm using Garmin Vivofit because it is waterproof and that is conducive with my exercise plan.
    • Posts: 1 Member
      I've got a potential short-term automated fix for the lack of Garmin Connect Sync to MFP.

      Basically all you need to do is:
      1. create a FitBit account.
      2. connect MFP to FitBit account.
      3. create free account on www.fitdatasync.com and pair it up with Garmin Connect and Fitbit and sync

      So... what happens is, when you upload all data to garmin connect, fitdatasync automatically syncs this data across to fitbit, which then dynamically syncs calorie offset into MFP (assuming the config to allow offset is enabled in MFP).

      FitBit is populated perfectly as if you are using a fitbit device and the sync to MFP is automated.

      Enjoy.
    • Posts: 1
      I thought this only copied activities and not actual step data....has that changed?
    • Posts: 3,237 Member
      I'm connected!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

      The option showed up in my dashboard today!!!!!

      I'm happy--can you tell?
    • Posts: 9
      I purchased a Vivofit. Had to return it the very next day. Vivofit told me I walk 29.8 miles...This was not correct. I purchased a Garmin 210 GPS watch..
    • Posts: 14 Member
      Thank you Garmin and MFP for now syncing to each other.
    • Posts: 96
      Mine gets here on Saturday :D Wonder what the difference will be with the Polar V800. Have the Mio Link so I can use both at the same time.
    • Posts: 1 Member
      How do I get my Garmin connect calories to sync to MFP?
    • Posts: 50 Member
      Connecting vivofit to mfp (also works with garmin F15)

      Sign into garmin connect through the website.
      Go to cal in vs cal out
      At bottom of page there is a link to connect to mfp
      Allow access

      Done!
    • Posts: 9
      So excited to see the connectivity between Garmin & MFP!!!! Getting more and more out of my Garmin devices everyday.
    • Posts: 172 Member
      Hope I understand this correctly...I just got my VivoFit last week.

      I can see my calories from my Food Log on MFP entered into the Connect iPhone App and website.
      It (Connect) calculates the value of my exercise and tells me the remaining calories I have left.
      The exercise itself does not show up anywhere in MFP, Connect is just getting the calorie intake values from MFP.
      So, long story short....if I want to eat more calories because of exercise I can look in Connect to see what my actual remaining calories are for a given day. However, in my case, I don't want to eat more due to exercise....
      I just want to stick to my daily MFP set goal for food intake. I use my food diary in MFP to tell me when I have stayed under my calorie intake goal.

      As I understand it, Connect is an evolving software app....it is still in the process of development. Things might change from what they are today. I hope I have the right understanding of the issues here...
    • Posts: 172 Member
      Also...you can read about the accuracy of the VivoFit here:

      http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/03/garmin-vivofit-review.html
    • Posts: 2 Member
      Hi. So it looks like the vivofit has the old Fitbit problem of only sending information one way. On Garmin connect it syncs and shows my updated calories (which it grabs from MFP), but MFP does not get the activity data from Garmin connect to adjust the calories on MFP. :(

      Hopefully its sorted out soon. Hate to return this.
    • Posts: 3,237 Member
      Hi. So it looks like the vivofit has the old Fitbit problem of only sending information one way. On Garmin connect it syncs and shows my updated calories (which it grabs from MFP), but MFP does not get the activity data from Garmin connect to adjust the calories on MFP. :(

      Hopefully its sorted out soon. Hate to return this.

      There is a mfp setting that you must check, to allow negative entries. When you check it, it'll all work.
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