Comments on: Demystifying Garmin Unified Training Status

By: Alberto

Alberto — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 23:52:32 +0000

Unified Training Status will only work properly if all devices are compatible.
If any or all devices are not, Garmin tells quite clear what happens:

https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=g4zagaDmtJ0luYPPvEuwz9

https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=EjPECQK58qA0xzJ5X74vm7#:~:text=Unified%20Training%20Status%20allows%20you,your%20Garmin%20Connect%E2%84%A2%20account

I do mainly cycling. I have an edge 540 and a fenix 7 (both compatible). Garmin suggestion are ambiguous.
Firstly, Garmin suggests to use as main device the one which records most of activities (in my case it is the Edge).
Then, Garmin also suggests to use as main device the same as the main wereable (in my case the Fenix).
The thing is that the Edge is recording the data for training, but the Fenix is recording the data about health, rest and so on.
For determining information such as training readiness, the info provided for the Fenix is even more important than the one given by the Edge.
In addition, in case a made a running activity, not sure if the Edge can analyze it properly. Fenix is supposed to be ready to work with many more types of activities…
Therefore I have configured my Fenix as main device, but not sure if this is the most appropiate.

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 22:44:17 +0000

In reply to Stuart Brown. I am in the same boat. I have a Garmin Edge 1030 Plus and a Fenix 6 Pro. My watch and Garmin connect are showing a training status of Recovery (based on my Running VO2Max...I don't run). My 1030 Plus is showing productive. I to0 am missing/no longer have the option to choose what device to check. I guess that is how good old Garmin gets you to upgrade. the Edge 1040 will work, but not the 1030 plus (too old apparently).

By: Marko Maslakovic

Marko Maslakovic — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 20:01:58 +0000

In reply to Cathal Kenneally. That's not the same as Unified Training Status.

By: Cathal Kenneally

Cathal Kenneally — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 19:55:25 +0000

I have a Garmin Vivoactive watch, an Edge 1030 plus and an Edge 530. I just checked out the settings on all and apparently Physio True UP is available on all of them.

By: Stuart Brown

Stuart Brown — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 14:27:29 +0000

I have an F6 Pro, an Edge 1030 plus and an Edge 530. I used to be able to pick between these devices on the Training Load screen (maybe one would say ‘Maintaining’ whilst another said ‘Unproductive’.

I don’t know when it happened but that choice disappeared a few weeks (?) ago. Now it seems to be synchronised across the devices, but x30 Edge devices are not on that list.

Also, I have noticed my Approach S62 now says ‘partially compatible’ in Garmin Connect Mobile. Will it be able to do unified training status in the future? It would be nice if it could sync body battery, etc.