Considering this blog is called The Garmin Files I guess I had better do some writing about Garmin or Garmin products. So with that in mind, I do not think I am fully sold on the Garmin CIRQA. Not for any of the reasons people are complaining about in the Garmin Forums or on various YouTube channels. Yes, the CIRQA does have reported issues. Be it improperly auto detecting activities or the sensor not starting after charging or improperly detecting sleep. For me, none of those matter. I use my Forerunner 265 or Edge 1050 to track all my fitness activities and I use the Garmin Index Sleep Monitor. My intent in purchasing the CIRQA was not fitness related but rather so I would have the ability to wear an analogue watch while still collecting fitness metrics.
However I realized that I actually DO like wearing my Forerunner 265 on a daily basis. I like being able to raise my wrist, take a quick glance, and see how many hour of recovery I have left or my weekly intensity minutes. Yes, all of this information is available on my phone in the Garmin Connect app. But that means taking out my phone. The advantage of Forerunner is with a quick lift of the wrist, all that data comes in to view quickly.
Now. All this does not mean I am giving up on the CIRQA. The CIRQA definitely has it's place in the Garmin lineup. I can see myself wearing the CIRQA on those days when a dress watch is called for or heck, I even want to mix it up a little bit. But as a daily wearer, no. I think the Garmin CIRQA won't be for me.
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