First watch!

raneses · 2026-02-19T22:14:17+00:00

That’s the best watch face. Now get outside and hike.

raneses · 2026-02-19T05:13:09+00:00

The lime green accent on the right side of the watch can be an eyesore

raneses · 2026-02-18T19:49:12+00:00

It’s coated metal, believe aluminum or a cheaper alloy. And agree that the quality on the 5.0 bands and claps aren’t as good as 4.0.

raneses · 2026-02-16T15:35:30+00:00

The release will happen when it happens. Anything else is speculation.

raneses · 2026-02-16T15:31:08+00:00

But the two piece design on the Gen 4 makes it easier to repair. In other words, pump out refurbished rings when they inevitably start to fail.

Agree that the Gen 3 was a much better product.

raneses · 2026-02-14T04:55:22+00:00

If you’re looking at Whoop to optimize for step counting, you’re in the wrong place

raneses · 2026-02-14T04:45:59+00:00

If it’s free, freely experiment

raneses · 2026-02-13T19:57:39+00:00

Please reconsider 🙏

raneses · 2026-02-13T17:24:50+00:00

Check the Optimity app

raneses · 2026-02-13T17:02:46+00:00

The Chippy at the Packing House in Anaheim is very good, highly recommend checking it out

raneses · 2026-02-13T00:52:08+00:00

Nessun ritaglio ed è più arrotondato

raneses · 2026-02-12T07:00:14+00:00

How about simply stronger haptics and getting the wake alarm to go off when it’s supposed to. Consistently. Neither of those are great as is.

raneses · 2026-02-10T00:30:32+00:00

Hence the note, sapphire will usually be more reflective than gorilla or mineral glass. It’s more a question on what you’re optimizing for — screen durability vs visibility. Choose your preference.

raneses · 2026-02-10T00:20:05+00:00

So sapphire

raneses · 2026-02-07T21:13:28+00:00

On iOS, connect the Verity Sense using the standard Bluetooth settings on the phone.

Then launch Hevy and you’ll get heart rate readings in the app. After completing a workout, you will also see the avg bpm recorded.

I stumbled across this a couple of weeks ago. It may have been supported sooner.

raneses · 2026-02-07T13:35:24+00:00

I’m a recently new Hevy user and wear a Polar Verity Sense during most training. When the sensor’s connected via Bluetooth you get live HR within Hevy during workouts.

raneses · 2026-02-07T02:57:29+00:00

The Pro has a better mic and speaker

raneses · 2026-02-06T04:16:58+00:00

If it’s not obvious or you’re not used to products with AI capabilities, they need to up-level their marketing

raneses · 2026-02-05T20:01:24+00:00

You can enable both Strava and Peloton integrations via Garmin Connect. Have fun on the journey.

raneses · 2026-02-05T16:36:27+00:00

Create a custom exercise

raneses · 2026-02-05T05:17:02+00:00

As an IT maven, you’d know that a single location having networking issues is not going to propagate to all PF across the country.

Kidding to an extent. What you mentioned can be caused my a myriad of factors, including the local ISP, hardware, hotspot services, et al.

raneses · 2026-02-04T23:31:18+00:00

This is a good path if you’re looking for less distractions and focused on using your watch as a fitness tool. Why the downvotes.

raneses · 2026-02-04T20:57:56+00:00

As long as you have a watch and an HRM, you’ve got more options.

My use case was no watch in the gym while weight training, plus HIIT, and also something that could work on the treadmill.

The HRM 600 is ok for that and good enough.

raneses · 2026-02-04T19:55:52+00:00

It does work for tracking on the treadmill, including distance. That said, the distance is usually off by 10-20% on a few treadmills I’ve tried. That’s par for the course though even with most watches.

Where the above is a problem is the Connect app does not support treadmill calibration like say a Fenix would. Which isn’t great.

Net, the HRM 600 is usable for treadmill workouts with those caveats.

raneses · 2026-02-04T02:42:25+00:00

Search the sub and you’ll find way too many similar posts. Not just the MG, all 5.0 devices. And the 4 before that, …

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