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GET SMART There are two especially cool accessories available to go with your Garmin watch and the Garmin Connect app — just get a load of what they can do! The Smart Blood Pressure Monitor delivers accurate systolic and diastolic blood pressure measurements and heart rate readings, which can be synced to your Garmin Connect account. It’s a cinch to create and view weekly, monthly, and yearly reports in the app; you can even export them to PDF, to share with your health care provider. Its adjustable cuff fits a spectrum of arm sizes (from 22cm to 42cm in circumference), and its battery life is a massive nine months — after which you just need to chuck in another four AAA batteries. The Smart Scales Sure, all digital scales are kind of smart - but Garmin’s Index S2s are on a different level. They’ll allow you to track your progress with super-accurate measurements for weight, weight trend, body fat percentage, BMI, skeletal muscle mass, and more. And, of course, they seamlessly sync with the Garmin Connect app via Wi-Fi, offering you raw data, trend graphs, multiple daily weights, and more. And this is a two-way street; Garmin Connect allows you to In yet another innovative way to draw a more complete picture of your health, Garmin’s smart upper-arm blood pressure monitor is the perfect addition to your well-being set. Clinically validated, it

There’s a monstrous pile of fitness tracking apps out there, but they haven’t all been created equal — and none of them shine with the potent powers of Garmin Connect! If you’re serious about monitoring and improving your health, check out Connect’s combo of awesome features, seamless integration, and personal customisability. Words Zoë Radas

WATCH PARTY: THE VENU 3 Your Garmin Venu 3 Sports Watch is where it all begins - at the break of dawn! Wake up to your comprehensive morning report, providing an overview of your sleep, recovery, daily calendar, and HRV status. Get to know your body better with the watch’s extensive health monitoring features, including wrist-based heart rate, fitness age, stress tracking, and more. After workouts, your watch will help you understand how your body has been affected, and how much time you need to recover before taking on another fitness challenge.

Your day laid out The lay-out of Garmin Connect’s display is clear and easy to navigate — and with total control over which stats you want to see, you can get your info at a glance. Simply choose which vital health data and entries you want to see (and in what order), or delve deeper to get a more detailed analysis in weekly, monthly, and yearly average stats. Track it, Janet!

Do you run? Put in laps at the pool? Lift weights? Paddle your kayak? Whatever it is, Garmin Connect can track it. The app will record your statistics during each activity, collating data for you to view and analyse so that you can get the best out of your workout time. Improve your groove Garmin Coach will sift through your recorded data and set you up to beat yesterday’s stats. Customised workouts that adapt to your ability, personalised coaching advice, and helpful articles and videos are all in a day’s mentorship for Garmin Coach. Building buddy bridges Sharing is caring! Create groups, compete with your mates in step and distance challenges, and be the cheer squad you’ve always dreamed of.

customise the data you see on the scale’s display when you step on. If someone else wants to use the scales that presents no dramas, as you can create up to 16 unique user profiles to track individual stats and progress.

The stats alig n: How it works

Garmin Connect collects all the stats from your smartwatch into one place - wrist-based heart rate, stress levels, calories, weight, sleep, and heaps more (even menstrual cycle and pregnancy tracking) - along with data from any smart Garmin accessories that you’ve also chosen to connect, like the smart scales and blood pressure monitor. With all of that data combined and analysed, you get an overarching understanding of your total health.

More excellence!

The Venu 3 has a beautifully bright OLED display with a super-long battery life - up to 14 days in smartwatch mode, and up to 26 hours in GPS mode.

The watch’s activities list is off the chart, with more than 30 indoor and GPS options including walking, running, biking, strength training, HIIT, and wheelchair activities - and tons more.

When you pair with your iPhone or Android smartphone, you can make and take calls right from your watch, plus receive emails, texts and alerts.

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