Select your product to confirm this information applies to you
Top FAQs About the Activity Tracking Feature on a Compatible HRM
The HRM-Pro™, HRM-Pro™ Plus. HRM-Fit™, and HRM 600 monitors can provide supplementary activity tracking data by recording heart rate, calories, intensity minutes, and step data when your Garmin Watch or Edge® Cycling Computer cannot be worn or used. This data can be sent to your Garmin Connect™ account without having to first sync with another Garmin Watch or Edge Cycling Computer. Select the following topics to jump to them.
NOTE: The HRM-Pro, HRM-Pro Plus, and HRM-Fit monitors require a Primary Wearable compatible watch be linked with your Garmin Connect account to properly sync all activity tracking data.
Using a Watch or Cycling Computer And An Activity Tracking HRM
Can the HRM Automatically Create a Timed Activity in Garmin Connect When I Am Wearing It?
Does the HRM Provide Pace and Distance During Running Activities?
Does the HRM Provide Real-Time Heart Rate Data in the Garmin Connect App?
Using a Watch or Cycling Computer And An Activity Tracking HRM
Activity tracking data from your HRM will sync with the Garmin Connect app and your compatible device using the TrueUp™ synchronization feature. This allows activity tracking data to be captured when you might remove your watch from your wrist, like during team sports or martial arts. To ensure this data is captured, make sure of the following:
Make sure the heart rate monitor (HRM) is paired with the Garmin Connect app.
Make sure you are wearing your HRM and are near your phone at the end of your activity. (Opening the Garmin Connect app on your phone will also cue a sync.)
The HRM-Pro/Pro Plus can store up to 18 hours of activity data before being overwritten.
- The HRM 600 can store up to 24 hours of activity data before being overwritten.
If you choose to wear a compatible watch and HRM at the same time, the TrueUp feature ensures data from the same time period is not counted twice. This is ensured in the following ways:
While recording an activity with the watch, any data that relies on heart rate (such as intensity minutes or calories) will use the connected strap heart rate data, but other metrics like step data will continue to come from the watch.
When not recording an activity with the watch, all activity tracking data will come from the watch.
Can the HRM Automatically Create a Timed Activity in Garmin Connect When I Am Wearing It?
The HRM-Pro, HRM-Pro Plus, and HRM-Fit heart rate straps do not have the ability to record a timed activity. If you want a detailed activity record, you must start the activity using the compatible Garmin Watch or Cycling Computer first.
The HRM 600 does have the ability to track a timed activity if activated through the paired Garmin Connect app. See HRM 600 Activity Recording Feature for more information.
Can I Get Detailed Heart Rate Data From the HRM as Part of a Timed Activity When I’m Not Wearing My Watch?
Yes. The HRMs have a feature called store and forward that is used for timed activities when they are out of range of a previously paired watch. This feature is also used to capture heart rate from an HRM during swimming. For details on this feature as well as a list of watches that are compatible, see - How Does the Store and Forward Feature on My Heart Rate Strap Work?.
Does the HRM Provide Pace and Distance During Running Activities?
Yes. The HRM is able to provide pace and distance information to your Garmin® watch for Run Activities. This can be useful when running indoors. See Updating Software on the HRM-Pro/Pro Plus for more information on updating your heart rate monitor strap.
Does the HRM Provide Speed and Distance During Team Sports?
The HRM 600 does provide speed and distance data when recording team sports such as soccer or basketball where the motion is predominantly running. For more details, see: HRM 600 Activity Recording Feature
The HRM-Pro, HRM-Pro Plus, and HRM-Fit heart rate monitors do not provide speed and distance data during team sports.
Does the HRM Provide Real-Time Heart Rate Data in the Garmin Connect App?
The HRM-Pro, HRM-Pro Plus, HRM-Fit monitors do not provide real-time heart rate data directly to the Garmin Connect app. This information is stored and will sync when connected to the app. To view this data follow the steps below:
Open the Garmin Connect App.
Select More (bottom right).
Select Health Stats.
Select Heart Rate.
The HRM 600 will provide real-time heart rate data directly to the Garmin Connect app when recording an activity with the HRM. For more details, see: HRM 600 Activity Recording Feature
Does the HRM Detect Sleep?
No, it does not. For a sleep tracking you will need to wear a Garmin watch that is compatible with the sleep feature, see - Advanced Sleep Monitoring Watch Compatibility. The strap also cannot record HRV Status.