#Power meeter plus

The only reason you would use it is if you wanted to record a *SECOND* power meter concurrently. Note that if you have a watch thatвЂ™s capable of recording power (like a Forerunner 745/945/etcвЂ¦), thereвЂ™s almost zero reason to use this data field. IвЂ™m not going to list the dozens upon dozens of devices here ( theyвЂ™re all listed here), but essentially, if youвЂ™ve got anything halfway new thatвЂ™s not a Garmin Instinct, youвЂ™re good to go. The first thing you need is a compatible device. With that, letвЂ™s knock this out Getting it Installed:

#Power meeter plus

Requirements: Your watch, plus either phone or computer But weвЂ™ll get into all that later and you can decide whether that matters to you or not. Garmin shows it themselves, but it isnвЂ™t used for things like wattage personal records or such. For example, TrainingPeaks does, but Strava doesnвЂ™t. The main limitation is that not all 3rd party platforms properly see the power meter data afterwards. To be clear upfront, while this solution does very much work and thousands of people have used it вЂ“ itвЂ™s not perfect. In fact, this actually works on any Garmin watch that supports Connect IQ Data Fields (so, that would include something like a Forerunner 230/235 series). So, hereвЂ™s how you can record power meter data on your Venu or Vivoactive series watch. No matter the case or reasoning, that doesnвЂ™t keep people from wanting more power. In fact, in a recent discussion with Garmin about the Venu 2 that just launched, they noted the most popular timed activity recorded on a Venu series was a walk. Essentially, itвЂ™s the same target market as an Apple Watch or a high-end Fitbit. ThatвЂ™s because (in GarminвЂ™s eyes) the target market for those watches is a more mainstream consumer that doesnвЂ™t have $1,100 cycling power meters on the bikes in their garage (or $ 299 power meters).

Officially, power meters are not supported on GarminвЂ™s Venu & Vivoactive watch series.