Garmin’s fitness and health-tracking metrics explained - understand what your smartwatch is telling you

A professional cycling coach takes us through the most useful metrics for cyclists

Female cyclist wearing a Garmin smartwatch while cycling
(Image credit: Future)

There is a wealth of wearable sports devices offering insight into our heart rate, breathing, recovery, training, and health. Of the brands competing in this sphere, Garmin is one of the largest and best known - but what are the metrics that Garmin’s smartwatches actually track? And what are those measurements really telling you?

I’ve been training with a Garmin Fenix 7, one of the best smartwatches we’ve tested and one of Garmin’s top models. Here I’ll take you through the biomarkers Garmin monitors and help you better understand what all those numbers mean for your training and recovery.

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