Garmin & HRV: Turn On Recording — and Re-Check It After Every Update
On many Garmin watches HRV recording is off by default and gets reset by firmware updates. Here is how to enable it so obseed can analyse your HRV.
Fabian Kremser
· 4 min read
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Weekly and Monthly Views: See the Pattern in Your Tags
Your daily tags now become visual heatmaps. obseed weekly and monthly views reveal supplement gaps, sickness arcs, and caffeine rhythms at a glance.
Patrick Lehmann
· 6 min read
Oura Tags in obseed: 91 Signals, Automatically Connected to Your Entire Stack
91 Oura tags flow automatically into obseed — correlating with Garmin, Whoop, Withings, and Wahoo. No double entry. No silos. Your full picture.
Patrick Lehmann
· 7 min read
The Best HRV Apps for Endurance Athletes (2026 Comparison)
Comparing HRV apps for runners, cyclists, and triathletes: how obseed, HRV4Training, Elite HRV, WHOOP, and Garmin Connect stack up on metrics and value.
Patrick Lehmann
· 13 min read
Garmin vs Oura vs WHOOP: Which Gives You Better Sleep Data?
Sleep tracking accuracy and metrics of Garmin, Oura Ring, and WHOOP compared. Which device gives endurance athletes the most useful sleep insights?
Patrick Lehmann
· 9 min read
How to Use HRV for Smarter Training Decisions
A practical guide to HRV-guided training: how to read your morning HRV, when to push hard vs rest, and how to avoid the most common mistakes.
Patrick Lehmann
· 8 min read
Your Nervous System, Decoded: HRV Analytics in obseed
60+ HRV metrics across 9 physiological categories from your wearable: Poincaré, DFA alpha-1, multiscale entropy, personal baseline, and 15-page reports.
Patrick Lehmann
· 9 min read
Beyond the Numbers: Universal Hierarchical Multi-Tagging in obseed
Your wearable measures everything — except the why. obseed Universal Tagging: 290+ tags across 10 categories, 6 time models, cross-device correlation.
Patrick Lehmann
· 7 min read
How Seasons Shape Our Sleep: Patterns From 37,000 Nights of Community Data
37,679 sleep records show: 17 minutes less sleep in summer, a bedtime paradox, and the surprising link between training and deep sleep.
Claude Lehmann
· 9 min read
New Feature: Wahoo Integration – Your Cycling Workouts in obseed
obseed now integrates with Wahoo ELEMNT, KICKR, and BOLT — automatically syncing your cycling workouts, power zones, and FTP from full FIT file imports.
Patrick Lehmann
· 2 min read
New Feature: Withings Integration & Smarter Syncing
obseed now fully integrates with Withings scales, blood pressure monitors, and wearables, bringing a smarter, more resilient data sync experience.
Patrick Lehmann
· 2 min read
Data: Yes, but... which kind?
Sports are healthy? If you do them "right", absolutely. But what does that actually mean? We look at sports and health from the angle we know best: data.
Fabian Kremser
· 4 min read