Running Garmin that works with MFP?

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  • MichaelJSwann
    MichaelJSwann Posts: 35 Member
    The way I do things might not be right for you, but I think there is a Connect IQ app called Hike that will allow a walk to be registered as a walk. That will then flow through to other websites. You would have to delete the activity where you don't want it.
  • ritzvin
    ritzvin Posts: 2,860 Member
    On exercise activities (runs/walks/etc) - Any garmin device that syncs activities up to Garmin Connect will work. MFP can be set to automatically pull activities from their server.

    On step tracking- MFP won't add any exercise calories unless you go over some normal range for the activity level you set in the MFP settings (I've never seen mine show anything but 0 - maybe if you selected 'sedentary' and hike 20 miles). Not all garmin devices do step tracking.
  • ritzvin
    ritzvin Posts: 2,860 Member
    Forgot to add.. A lot of the garmin watches likely won't have "walking" as an activity option, and anything you track on it as an activity would sync as a run.
  • Gots2Bfitter
    Gots2Bfitter Posts: 741 Member
    Orphia wrote: »
    Is there a running Garmin that works well with My Fitness Pal?
    I had my eye on the Forerunner 235, but a friend says it doesn't send your total steps/calories burned to MFP, and that's a deal breaker.
    I love my Fitbit Charge HR because it works great with MFP, but it's getting old and I'd like all the data you get with Garmin.
    Don't recommend anything that won't sync with Strava!

    I love my garmin. I have the Forerunner 235 and it calculates my total steps and calories plenty good
  • dervari
    dervari Posts: 805 Member
    edited December 2016
    Whoops, I replied to the wrong post
  • mommarnurse
    mommarnurse Posts: 515 Member
    I have a Garmin FR 220 and it's perfect for syncing burns on runs. It doesn't count steps and I don't want it to. If I'm curious about that, I'll look at my iphones count
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
    Watch out for the Garmin Vivosmart. If you start an activity on it, it may count the calories twice, once from the activity and once from the steps. I gave up on mine and have a VivoActive HR now that does not have the problem.

    Comparing the calories burned, it gives me about 20% more (in the MFP entry) than my chest strap does on the treadmill so I just mentally adjust it.

    The Vivoactive is not a pure runners watch, but has a lot of available activities and can even download golf courses. Being as I bought mine on US thanksgiving, I haven't tried the golf course thing yet.
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