Garmin International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), today
announced menstrual
cycle tracking, helping women make the connection between their
current cycle phase, physical and emotional symptoms, and overall
wellbeing. Through Garmin Connect, users can log their cycle and
symptoms and in turn receive predictions for their period and fertile
windows. Throughout the month, users will get educational content on
subjects like nutrition and training specific to the current phase of
their cycle. Check out the video.
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“Garmin has leveraged our unparalleled fitness expertise into a feature
that lets active women track their cycle in the same place they tracked
their last run,” said Susan Lyman, Garmin vice president of global
consumer marketing. “Cycle tracking was developed for women, by Garmin
women – from the engineers, to the project managers, to the marketing
team. In this way we could ensure that we were authentically addressing
a woman’s actual wants and needs.”
Cycle tracking can be customized based on whether a cycle is regular,
irregular, or transitioning into menopause. Users can track daily
physical and emotional symptoms and even add their own notes. Cycle
tracking brings awareness to fluctuations in things like sleep, mood,
appetite, athletic performance and more. With regular symptom logging,
women can begin to predict how they will feel at a given point in their
cycle in case they want to adjust their diet or activities. Those with a
Connect IQ compatible device1 also have the option of getting
cycle tracking information and discreet period reminders right on the
wrist.
Garmin Health is currently sponsoring a research study at The University
of Kansas Medical Center to examine how wearables, and the array of
biometric data they produce, could potentially assist with menstrual
cycle tracking and ovulation prediction.
Garmin Connect is a free online fitness community that allows users to
analyze training progress, set and track goals, and share activities
with other Garmin Connect users or on social media sites2.
Relive a run, evaluate heart rate, compete on segments and join online
challenges for extra motivation to reach fitness goals.
For decades, Garmin has pioneered new GPS navigation and wireless
devices and applications that are designed for people who live an active
lifestyle. Garmin serves five primary markets, including automotive,
aviation, fitness, marine, and outdoor recreation. For more information,
visit Garmin’s virtual pressroom at garmin.com/newsroom,
contact the Media Relations department at 913-397-8200, or follow us at facebook.com/garmin,
instagram.com/garmin,
twitter.com/garmin,
or youtube.com/garmin.
1 Compatible devices: Forerunner 645 Music, vívoactive® 3,
vívoactive 3 Music, fēnix 5 Plus Series
Compatible devices coming
soon: fēnix® 5 Series, fēnix Chronos, Forerunner® 935, Forerunner 945,
Forerunner 645, Forerunner 245, Forerunner 245 Music
2Available Garmin Connect features depend on model of device
used
About Garmin
Garmin International, Inc., is a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq:
GRMN). Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in Switzerland, and its principal
subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and the United
Kingdom. Garmin, fēnix, vívoactive and Forerunner are registered
trademarks and Garmin Connect and Connect IQ are trademarks of Garmin
Ltd. or its subsidiaries. All other brands, product names, company
names, trademarks and service marks are the properties of their
respective owners. All rights reserved.
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