Colin Snow
The Garmin Vivofit 3 is a smart device that can track your sleep. It automatically detects your sleep and monitors your movement during your normal sleep hours. You can set your normal sleep hours in the user settings on your Garmin Connect account, where you can also view your sleep statistics, including total hours of sleep, sleep levels, and sleep movement. To use the sleep tracking feature, you must be wearing the device and activate sleep mode. It's important to note that naps are not included in your sleep statistics.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Sleep tracking | Device automatically detects sleep and monitors movement during normal sleep hours |
| Setting normal sleep hours | User settings on Garmin Connect™ account |
| Sleep statistics | Total hours of sleep, sleep levels, and sleep movement |
| Viewing sleep statistics | Garmin Connect account |
| Naps | Not added to sleep statistics |
| Exiting sleep mode | Hold the device key |
| Heart rate tracking | Yes |
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What You'll Learn
Accessing sleep statistics on your Garmin Connect account
To access sleep statistics on your Garmin Connect account, you must first ensure that you are wearing the device before you go to sleep. Then, hold the device key until "SLEEP" appears on the screen. When you wake up, be sure to hold the device key again to exit sleep mode.
The Garmin device will automatically detect your sleep and monitor your movement during your normal sleep hours. You can set your normal sleep hours in the user settings on your Garmin Connect account.
Your sleep statistics will include total hours of sleep, sleep levels, and sleep movement. However, it is important to note that naps are not added to your sleep statistics.
You can view your sleep statistics by logging into your Garmin Connect account.
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Setting normal sleep hours in user settings
To set your normal sleep hours in the user settings on your Garmin Connect account, follow these steps:
On the Garmin Connect app, click on "More" in the bottom right corner. Then, scroll down and select "Garmin Devices". From there, click on your specific device, and find the "User Profile" section. The "Sleep Schedule" option should be the second option from the bottom. Here, you can set your preferred daily/weekly sleep schedule, as well as edit the time for specific nights of sleep.
Alternatively, you can access the sleep schedule settings by going to Device Settings and clicking on your watch in the app. Then, select "User Settings", and you should find "Wake Up and Bed Time" listed with other health data such as gender, height, weight, and age.
Note that for some devices, you may need to go to "System" and then "Sleep Mode" to find the "Schedule" option.
Once you have set your normal sleep hours, the device will automatically detect your sleep and monitor your movement during those hours.
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Putting the device into sleep mode
To put your Garmin Vivofit 3 into sleep mode, you must first be wearing the device. From the watch face, swipe left or right to view the activity tracking widget. Then, select 'Start Sleep'.
If you have a Garmin Forerunner 955, Fenix 7, or Epix 2, you can trigger Sleep Mode manually from the sleep widget. First, scroll down from the main watch face to the Sleep widget. If it isn't there, scroll down to 'Add' and add Sleep from the remaining widget options. Then, select the widget with the top-right button to see your daily summary. Hit 'Select' again to open an options menu, tap 'Sleep Mode', and then ''Enable Sleep Mode' on the next screen. Note that you need to have tracked sleep from the previous night for this to work; otherwise, you'll see a "No sleep recorded last night" message.
For older models like the Vivofit, you would manually trigger Sleep mode like you would any other activity. While automatic sleep tracking is better in general, you may prefer to toggle Sleep Mode on during the day to track naps or off-schedule rest. You can also adjust your Normal Bed Time and Normal Wake Time in your settings to adjust when your watch goes into sleep mode.
If you forget to put the device into sleep mode, you can enter your sleep and wake times manually into your Garmin Connect account to view your sleep statistics. When you wake up, hold the device key to exit sleep mode.
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Exiting sleep mode
The Garmin Vivofit 3 tracks your sleep by default. However, you can manually trigger Sleep mode. To exit Sleep mode on your Garmin Vivofit 3, you can try the following:
- Hold the action key until you exit Sleep mode.
- Press the GPS button.
- Set an alarm.
For other Garmin models like the Forerunner 955, Fenix 7, and Epix 2, you can exit Sleep mode by manually triggering it from the sleep widget. Here's how:
- Scroll down from the main watch face to the Sleep widget.
- If the Sleep widget isn't there, scroll down to 'Add' and add Sleep from the remaining widget options.
- Select the widget with the top-right button to see your daily summary.
- Hit 'Select' again to open an options menu.
- Tap 'Sleep Mode', then 'Enable Sleep Mode' on the next screen.
Note that you need to have tracked sleep from the previous night for this to work. Otherwise, you'll see a "No sleep recorded last night" message.
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Troubleshooting sleep data issues
To access your sleep data on the Garmin Vivofit 3, you must first ensure that you are wearing the device when you go to sleep. Then, before you go to bed, hold the device key until "SLEEP" appears on the screen. When you wake up, be sure to exit sleep mode by holding the device key again.
The device will then automatically detect your sleep and monitor your movement during your set sleep hours. You can set your normal sleep hours in the user settings on your Garmin Connect account. Your sleep statistics, including total hours of sleep, sleep levels, and sleep movement, can then be viewed on your Garmin Connect account.
If you are having issues with your sleep data, there are several troubleshooting steps you can take to try and resolve the problem.
- Ensure that your heart rate monitor is switched on. If it is disabled, your sleep statistics will not show up, or you may only see movement data.
- Check that you are wearing the device correctly. The device may lose the heart rate signal if the heart rate sensor is pushed too hard against your skin while you sleep. This can happen if you sleep with your arm under your body, for example.
- Wear the device on your wrist at least two hours before bedtime.
- Ensure that you have entered a valid birth date in the User Settings in Garmin Connect.
- Check that your normal bed and wake times are correctly entered in the Garmin Connect account User Settings.
If you are still experiencing issues with your sleep data after trying these steps, you may need to try deleting and re-downloading the app, as well as rebooting your phone. It is recommended to check your main data logs on a laptop or desktop before deleting the app.
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Frequently asked questions
To access sleep tracking on your Garmin Vivofit 3, wear the device to bed. Before you go to sleep, hold the device key until "SLEEP" appears. When you wake up, hold the device key again to exit sleep mode. You can then view your sleep statistics on your Garmin Connect account.
The sleep statistics you can access with the Garmin Vivofit 3 include total hours of sleep, sleep levels, and sleep movement.
There could be several reasons why you are not seeing any sleep data. Firstly, ensure that you are wearing the device when you sleep. Secondly, check that you have set your normal sleep hours in the user settings on your Garmin Connect account. Finally, note that naps are not added to your sleep statistics.
