Garmin Connect + Practice Better

Sync Garmin wearables to Practice Better to automatically share data via Practice Better Journals.

What is Garmin Connect?

Garmin Connect is the companion app for Garmin wearables, tracking activity, sleep, heart rate, and metrics like steps, distance, and calories. Once you enable Activity or Sleep entries on a client's journal, they can link their own Garmin account from Practice Better, and their data syncs automatically into their Lifestyle Journal.

What you can do with Garmin Connect

See more than steps — Review sleep, heart rate, and overall activity metrics like distance and calories, not just step counts.

Sync for the whole household — Clients managing multiple profiles can choose which ones receive their Garmin data.

Keep historical context — The first sync pulls in 90 days of past activity and sleep data.

Data updates as clients move — Once a client syncs their Garmin device, updates flow into Practice Better in near real time, without them doing anything extra in Practice Better itself.

Connect your Garmin account in minutes.

Enable Activity or Sleep entries for a client, and they can link Garmin from Practice Better in just a few clicks.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to do anything to enable Garmin for a client?

Yes, enable Activity or Sleep entries on their journal first. Once that's on, the Garmin option appears for them to connect.

What data syncs from Garmin?

Sleep, activity, heart rate, and overall activity metrics like steps, distance, and calories sync to the client's Lifestyle Journal.

How much historical data gets imported?

Practice Better pulls in 90 days of history on the first sync.

How often does Garmin data update?

Data syncs in near real time each time a client syncs their device to their Garmin Connect account, not on a fixed schedule.

Why doesn't my client's Garmin data line up with the right day?

This usually means the time zone in their Garmin dashboard doesn't match their Practice Better client portal. Both need to be set to the same time zone.

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