Dafiro93 t1_jdvpk1o wrote on March 27, 2023 at 3:27 PM

Reply to comment by SAT0725 in Garmin’s Forerunner 955 review: Still king for runners and cyclists by SAT0725

How's the sleep tracker?

SAT0725 OP t1_jdvy94i wrote on March 27, 2023 at 4:23 PM

I only used it for like the first month as I didn't want to wear my watch to bed every night. My takeaway was that it read a lot of downtime as sleeping that wasn't actually sleeping. I wake up at 4 a.m. or so all the time, for example, and just lay in bed scrolling my phone till 6 a.m. or so. But that time was tracked by the watch as REM/deep sleep, which was just inaccurate. The distance/GPS though is great, and that's my main use for running.

shannork t1_jdvsher wrote on March 27, 2023 at 3:46 PM

I have a Fenix 5s and I really enjoy the sleep tracker. I find it quite accurate regarding fall asleep/wake up times. Then it breaks down the time further into periods of deep sleep, REM, light sleep and awake - based on your movement

Dafiro93 t1_jdw4jxq wrote on March 27, 2023 at 5:04 PM

Ah that sucks, I hate that part about my Fitbit. Sometimes I wake up and watch Netflix in bed and the tracker thinks I'm asleep haha.

dburst_ t1_jdzlyou wrote on March 28, 2023 at 10:51 AM

If you’re interested in sleep trackers, https://youtube.com/@TheQuantifiedScientist has a decent YT channel explaining sleep trackers and their effectiveness. I swear by my Forerunner 45 for it being a great watch for the price but I do believe, the Apple Watch Ultra was the top sleep tracker when it came out from his tests.

Dafiro93 t1_je0adup wrote on March 28, 2023 at 2:22 PM

Oh Ive seen his videos but I didn't see any in-depth analysis about Garmin sleep tracking, only saw ones for Fitbit, apple watch and the rings and that one strap.