This is a community that I would love to help turn into a bustling community in the Reddit exodus that is likely to occur in a few months. How can we go about this?

    • CephirothOP
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      110 hours ago

      Hello! What Garmin devices do you have?

  • @Lizardking13
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    Hello there. We don’t have much activity here yet but I’m sure it’s coming. Check out one of the running communities as well. It’s a bit more active.

    https://lemmy.world/c/running

    • CephirothOP
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      110 hours ago

      Great suggestion, thanks! I’m a beginner runner but Garmin has been a great tool at shaping me up.

      • @Lizardking13
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        16 hours ago

        Ah fantastic. It’s a great hobby. It’s my main form of exercise and I use the data from my Garmin a lot.

        • CephirothOP
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          15 hours ago

          I run like 10-15 miles about every other week, trying to get in the habit of it. Balancing heat strength workouts and running is turning out to be a challenge for me

          • @Lizardking13
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            13 hours ago

            Oh that’s great!! Yeah the balance is hard. For most there is only so much you can do with work, running, personal life, and just being tired!

  • @pdxfed
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    51 day ago

    Use the time now to build what is needed; community rules that make sense but aren’t just copies of Reddit. Find mods early vs after suddenly growth. Have a good and vetted sidebar and FAQ with useful links for users, etc

    • CephirothOP
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      51 day ago

      I guess we could start by sharing news or watch faces. Obviously the numbers across Lemmy pale in comparison to R*****t, and most of the posts there are “which watch?” Or “I found a bug”…

      • @[email protected]
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        41 day ago

        I’m game and here to contribute where I can :)

        Fenix 8 51mm amoled, following a long line of Garmin watches back to around 2013 when I switched from polar stuff over to a 910xt.

        • CephirothOP
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          31 day ago

          Nice! I think anything from new watches, customized watch faces, and fitness wins can live here.

          You’ve been with Garmin for a bit, what’s kept you in the ecosystem the most?

          • @[email protected]
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            25 hours ago

            Sorry, been sick as hell today. I have just always been happy with the features and capabilities.

            I like that there’s no subscription to your data too.

            • CephirothOP
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              15 hours ago

              Oh no! Bet your Garmin loved all the stress from being sick 🤣

              I’ve gone back and forth between an Apple Watch and Garmin multiple times and the lack of a subscription, simplicity of metrics presentation, and multitude of metrics always brings me back.

              • @[email protected]
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                14 hours ago

                The stress was quite high today for sure as well as a 41 sleep score and I’ve been at 5 body battery half the day :(

                • CephirothOP
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                  14 hours ago

                  Oof! I hope you recover well friend. That sounds rough, and it’s especially bad if you don’t get good sleep.