What can I sync with Garmin?
It varies based on your device.
- For Vivoki/Vivofit devices, you can track steps, hours of sleep, and intensity minutes.
- For all other devices, you can track steps, hours of sleep, intensity minutes, total distance (in miles or km), and total activity time.
What's the difference between intensity minutes and total activity time?
"Intensity minutes" is a metric that Garmin uses in which minutes of intense activity (when your heart rate is higher) count double. According to Garmin, this reflects the fact that, while 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise per week is recommended by health bodies, 75 minutes of more intense activity leads to the same benefits (based on information from the US Department of Health and Human Services).
On Wellness360, you can choose to track either this metric (where more intense exercise will count double), or you can just track the time you spend on physical activities. If you track intensity minutes, a 20-minute walk might count as 30 minutes of exercise: (10 minutes of moderate-intensity) + (10*2 minutes of intense activity). If you just track activity duration, a 20-minute walk will count as 20 minutes of exercise.
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