Hello Garmin Lemmings!

This is a community that I would love to help turn into a bustling community in the Reddit exodus that is likely to occur in a few months. How can we go about this?

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pdxfed@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y

Use the time now to build what is needed; community rules that make sense but aren't just copies of Reddit. Find mods early vs after suddenly growth. Have a good and vetted sidebar and FAQ with useful links for users, etc

Tm12@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 1y (7 replies)

Not sure. I have an old Venu.

Cephiroth@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y (6 replies)

I guess we could start by sharing news or watch faces. Obviously the numbers across Lemmy pale in comparison to R*****t, and most of the posts there are “which watch?” Or “I found a bug”…

dmtalon@infosec.pub · 4 pts · 1y (5 replies)

I'm game and here to contribute where I can :)

Fenix 8 51mm amoled, following a long line of Garmin watches back to around 2013 when I switched from polar stuff over to a 910xt.

Cephiroth@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y (4 replies)

Nice! I think anything from new watches, customized watch faces, and fitness wins can live here.

You’ve been with Garmin for a bit, what’s kept you in the ecosystem the most?

dmtalon@infosec.pub · 2 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Sorry, been sick as hell today. I have just always been happy with the features and capabilities.

I like that there's no subscription to your data too.

Cephiroth@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Oh no! Bet your Garmin loved all the stress from being sick 🤣

I’ve gone back and forth between an Apple Watch and Garmin multiple times and the lack of a subscription, simplicity of metrics presentation, and multitude of metrics always brings me back.

dmtalon@infosec.pub · 1 pts · 1y (1 reply)

The stress was quite high today for sure as well as a 41 sleep score and I've been at 5 body battery half the day :(

Cephiroth@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

Oof! I hope you recover well friend. That sounds rough, and it’s especially bad if you don’t get good sleep.

Sheldan@programming.dev · 2 pts · 1y (2 replies)

I didn't realize it is a thing. So, hello!

Cephiroth@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Hello! What Garmin devices do you have?

Sheldan@programming.dev · 2 pts · 1y

Instinct 2x I bought in autumn.

Maybe I look into a cycling Computer, but I'm not sure yet.

Lizardking13@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y (4 replies)

Hello there. We don't have much activity here yet but I'm sure it's coming. Check out one of the running communities as well. It's a bit more active.

https://lemmy.world/c/running

Cephiroth@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Great suggestion, thanks! I’m a beginner runner but Garmin has been a great tool at shaping me up.

Lizardking13@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Ah fantastic. It's a great hobby. It's my main form of exercise and I use the data from my Garmin a lot.

Cephiroth@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I run like 10-15 miles about every other week, trying to get in the habit of it. Balancing heat strength workouts and running is turning out to be a challenge for me

Lizardking13@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

Oh that's great!! Yeah the balance is hard. For most there is only so much you can do with work, running, personal life, and just being tired!