alejandro on Nostr: I have worn a Garmin watch 24/7 for the last 4 years. The Garmin watch has allowed me ...
I have worn a Garmin watch 24/7 for the last 4 years.
The Garmin watch has allowed me to track everything related to my running but as my fiancee pointed out, I have a tiny laser hitting the same patch of skin 24/7, potentially for the rest of my life?
That made me think and I just switched to an Invicta automatic divers watch that I snatched for $47 and only wear the Garmin watch when I'm running or at the gym.
Am I losing metrics from Garmin? Yes. No more resting heart rate, sleep metrics, recovery, energy, HRV, ... but 4 years of monitoring have taught me which habits are healthy and which ones are not. I don't need Garmin to tell me my exact fitness level.
I'm little by little detoxing from data addiction, focusing on living life, and being ungovernable.
Plus, the Garmin watches have become prohibitive expensive. Mine cost me $500 (which was a lot) and the equivalent one now runs for $1,000 😳 Who is going to spend $1,000 on a watch that will last 3 - 4 years?
#running
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