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Rucking Calories (BETA)

Description

NOTE: This is a BETA version. No guarantee of accuracy is expressed or implied.</p><p>This datafield determines energy expenditure and expenditure rate for rucking. A lot of people are questioning if Garmin's calories burned algorithm is actually correct when carrying a ruck weight. This app provides a way to test if it is or not by comparing to a validated calculation method for rucking.</p><p></p>

What’s New

Version 0.2.2</p><p>Added support for Vivoactive 5.</p><p></p><p>Version 0.2.1</p><p>Added support for Venu 3 series.</p><p></p><p>Version 0.2.0</p><p>Saved ruck weight in the FIT file (Garmin Connect activity record) in lbs or kg depending on the watch's weight units setting instead of always saving in kg.</p><p></p><p>Version 0.1.0</p><p>Added selection of a single metric for display (or all metrics). Applied new settings immediately when changed. (Changing units however will mess up the graphs recorded with the activity in Garmin Connect)</p>

Additional Information

Permissions

This app requires access to:

  • Record additional information into activity files
  • Your Garmin Connect™ fitness profile
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  • vívoactive® 5 vívoactive® 5
  • vívoactive® HR vívoactive® HR
Average Rating: (4 Ratings)

Oliver P
September 28, 2023 | Version 0.2.2

Is the backpack weight measured in pounds or kilograms?

Developer Reply
September 29, 2023, Trudelta

The units for weight follows the weight units setting in your watch system settings. Due to a Garmin API limitation I don't have a good way to dynamically change the units in the Garmin Connect record.

Shawn
September 9, 2023 | Version 0.2.1

I did 4 miles run/walk, and it showed I burned no calories and only uphill and downhill speed. The photos in the IQ connect app for this data I cannot find anywhere. I am sure I am doing something g wrong but trying g to figure out how to correct it is impossible.

Jason Enzer
August 31, 2023 | Version 0.2.0

Total active calories shows NAN, appears to mess with values in the training status like anerobic/high aerobic/low aerobic. It zeroed out my anaerobic load from a 10 mile ruck..

Developer Reply
August 31, 2023, Trudelta

The method used doesn't read or change training status, anerobic/high aerobic/low aerobic values. It primarily uses GPS position. Can you contact me using the Contact Developer link? I would like to get copies of the graphs for the activity from the Garmin Connect record of the activity to troubleshoot, because I have never seen NaN values reported when using this.

James
August 9, 2023 | Version 0.1.0

Cool to see somebody trying to get accurate calorie measures while rucking. Just download and installed, gonna play around with it in the coming weeks.