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Garmin Smart Wearables Support Activities that Improved Outcomes for Lung Cancer Patients
The latest research project by digital health company Stimulab aimed to evaluate the feasibility and results of a preoperative rehabilitation programme using high-intensity exercise. The study combined daily high-intensity training set through the Stimulab app, with remote personal health coaches and vital metrics collected by the Garmin vívoactive® 4 smartwatches. As a result, patients saw an increase in cardiorespiratory capacity […]
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Understanding Altitude Sickness and Tracking Your Altitude Acclimation
Altitude sickness is not a condition anyone should mess with, making it vital to understand when at risk. It’s also important to know how altitude sickness can be prevented and treated, and how Garmin products are uniquely positioned to track one’s acclimation to increased elevation. Whether you’re planning to hike a 4,000m mountain, participating in […]
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Avoiding a Boating Collision Using AIS Technology
When it comes to avoiding a potential collision on the water, it’s all about seeing and recognising potential threats from other vessels in your vicinity — and, ideally, being seen by other captains in time for converging boats to take proper evasive action. What is AIS? A marine AIS is an automatic identification system, which can make […]
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Five Reasons You Need a Garmin inReach on Your Next Adventure
Sometimes you need four-wheel drive. The places we love to explore are many things. They’re beautiful, exciting, mysterious and wonderful. They capture our hearts and our minds and often leave an indelible mark on our lives. However, on a different day those same places can be dangerous and lonely, and they don’t always play by […]
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What’s Different About inReach Technology?
Staying connected, informed and safe — regardless of geographical location — has become an essential and expected part of our lives. So what makes inReach® satellite communicators stand out? Below are some of the top reasons why it’s advantageous to keep a device with inReach technology active and available1. Connection to the Only Satellite Network […]
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How to Build a Course in Garmin Connect
Whether you’re a runner or a cyclist, Garmin devices can guide you through your custom-built course while you’re on the go, allowing you to focus on the task at hand. Garmin Connect™, the app used by fitness lovers worldwide to track and analyse their body’s metrics, comes packed with myriad features to help guide your […]
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How Digital Solutions Can Play a Role in Mental Health Care
An Interview with Labfront and YourPrevention CEOs on the Importance of Prioritising Mental Health It’s common knowledge that mental health is vital, and the topic holds relevance for the majority of us throughout our lives. Recognising the rising importance in recent years has sparked a surge in research projects worldwide. Garmin has played a role in many […]
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Revolutionising Personalised Care with Garmin and HumanITcare
HumanITcare and VitalAire Brazil are using Garmin wearables to help revolutionise remote monitoring of patients who rely on long-term oxygen therapy, potentially resulting in timely interventions and personalised care — all from the comfort of patients’ homes. A recent collaboration between connected health company, HumanITcare, and global leader in service and support for home oxygen therapy, VitalAire, […]
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Garmin Marine Mapping You Can Count on Moving Forward
The 2023 data is in. No one does marine mapping better than Garmin and Navionics. With both brands being prevalent in the marine mapping space for many years, we know a thing or two about charts and the industry at large to help boaters, anglers and sailors do what they love on the water. A […]
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Solar Charging in Garmin Smartwatches
What are the benefits of a watch with solar charging capabilities, and how does it work? Let’s break it down. The battery life on Garmin smartwatches last a long time — we’re talking measurements of days and weeks rather than hours. And with solar charging available as an additional benefit on selected Garmin smartwatches, you […]
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Wheelchair Workouts with Garmin Smartwatches
By Ben Clark, Adapt to Perform CEO If you’re a full-time wheelchair user looking for an enhanced fitness regimen, look no further. By switching on wheelchair mode in selected Garmin smartwatches, you gain access to 31 preloaded wheelchair workouts, developed with wheelchair exercises crafted specifically for you by Adapt to Perform. Founded by Ben Clark, […]
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New Data Shows Garmin Users Around the Globe Are Diving More than Ever
Garmin divers have logged more of each category of dive so far in 2023 than they did in the same time period in 2022 — and they’re completing them at some of the best diving locations around the world. Garmin customers are adventurous. They push their limits and expand their horizons, striving to make each […]