How to Track Calories Burned on the Garmin Forerunner 970

Tracking Calories on Your Garmin Forerunner 970

• 💡 The Garmin Forerunner 970 offers multiple ways to track calories burned, providing insights into your daily activity and progress.
• 🎯 This guide covers three primary methods: customizing watch faces, utilizing the Glances feature, and reviewing detailed data in the Garmin Connect app.

Customizing Watch Faces for Calorie Data

• ⌚ To display calories directly on your watch face, navigate to the watch face menu by pressing and holding the up button.
• 🔧 Select a watch face, then tap 'Data' to customize the displayed fields. Scroll through the available data pools and select 'Calories' to add it.
• ✅ Once applied, your chosen watch face will show your burnt calories upon waking the screen.

Using the Glances Feature

• 👆 Swipe up from the home screen to access the Glances menu.
• ➕ If the 'Calories' glance is not visible by default, tap 'Edit', then 'Add', and select 'Calories' to include it.
• 📊 The Calories glance provides a quick view of your progress and allows you to tap for more detailed graphs and stats.

Detailed Calorie Analysis in Garmin Connect

• 📱 For the most comprehensive data, open the Garmin Connect application on your paired phone.
• 📈 Navigate to 'More Health Stats' and then select 'Calories' to view detailed graphs.
• 🗓️ The app offers summaries for daily, 7-day, 4-week, and 1-year periods, allowing for long-term progress tracking.