Garmin has just released updates to a number of its watches, including the Forerunner line and Venu 3, adding a range of new features, including nap detection and temperature measurement. **Features will be applied to Venu 3, Enduro 2, Epix (Gen 2) watches, Fenix 7 series, and Forerunner models, etc.
One aspect of this new feature is nap detection, with the watch being able to monitor the user's nap time and provide feedback and suggestions. **Temperature monitoring is used at night, measuring the change in temperature as the night progresses, and larger changes may be related to physical conditions, such as may indicate illness. In addition, temperature is also related to the sleeping environment or recent activity.
In addition, the feature includes dynamic measurement of running such as stride length, cadence and ground contact time during running, as well as a running power display that reflects the level of power output during running in real time. The body battery is also one of the existing features, providing more information on how sleep, naps, activity, and stress drain or replenish battery power. In addition, a summary is provided each evening showing energy levels and usage throughout the day.
Ski activity records have also been optimized, which is expected to provide more accurate metrics such as slopes and heart rate. In addition to this, Garmin has also tweaked some other details such as allowing the received ** to be viewed on the watch screen on a particular model of phone.
This update includes a lot of really cool features that are now being pushed to compatible watches for upgrades. Sync via Garmin Connect (or Express) to get the upgrade (and make sure your watch's auto-update feature is turned on).
Nap detection is one of the long-standing needs of users, similar to a mini version of sleep tracking, which provides users with feedback on nap duration and suggests how a daytime lunch break can benefit users. Night-time temperature monitoring can be expected to work in case of poor physical condition, and if illness may be indicative, users can take preventive measures such as adjusting the intensity of their workout the next day or resting.
As for workouts, high-intensity workouts can lead to an increase in temperature, and knowing this can be useful in timing your next workout to fully recover. Of course, avoiding overtraining and under-recovering is a big mistake.
While these additions won't be available for older Garmin watches, it makes sense considering they require the latest sensor technology to play a key role.
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