Garmin Health API integration

The Garmin Health application programming interface (API) integration brings training, sleep, overnight recovery and daily data from compatible Garmin wearables into Firstbeat Sports Cloud. The data syncs automatically after the athlete links a Garmin Connect account with Sports Cloud. The integration requires Sports Premium or Sports Premium+.

Training data

• All training data recorded with a Garmin wearable syncs to Sports Cloud, including laps.
• Sports Cloud shows all Firstbeat metrics and the Garmin metrics speed, cadence and altitude.
• The name of the Garmin Activity Profile, for example "Running" or "Pool Swimming", is included in the measurement name.
• New Garmin workouts usually appear in Sports Cloud within a few hours. If data is missing for several days for several athletes, contact Firstbeat Support.

Sleep, overnight recovery and daily data

• Sleep and overnight recovery: Sleep Duration, Sleep Score, Resting Heart Rate in beats per minute (bpm), Average Last Night HRV and Peak 5-minute Last Night HRV. The available metrics depend on the Garmin device model.
• Daily data: Active Calories and Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR).

Heart rate variability and VO2max

• Heart rate variability (HRV) data in activities requires a heart rate (HR) strap and HRV logging turned on in the Garmin wearable. On some models, the setting is Physiological Metrics > Log HRV.
• Activities without HRV data, usually recorded with an optical HR sensor, are still visible in Sports Cloud.
• Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) is calculated only for the "Running" sport type, not for sub-sports such as "Trail Running".

Duplicates and limitations

• If an athlete records the same activity with a Firstbeat Sports Sensor and a Garmin device, Firstbeat Sports uses the Garmin recording.
• Edits and deletions in Garmin Connect are not synced to Firstbeat Sports.

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