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Connecting a device we don't support directly

PaceLab connects directly to Garmin Connect, and to Apple Healthfrom the iPhone app. If you train with something else, there's a good chance you can still reach us — most watch apps can mirror your workouts into Apple Health, and we read from there.

The short version

  1. Install the PaceLab app on your iPhone and let it connect to Apple Health.
  2. In your watch's own app, turn on writing workouts to Apple Health.
  3. Record a run. Once it lands in the Health app, it lands with us on the next sync.

Where the setting lives

These apps move their menus around, so treat this as a pointer rather than gospel — the setting is almost always somewhere under the app's profile or integrations screen.

  • Polar — Polar Flow app → Settings → Apple Health → turn on Training data.
  • COROS — COROS app → Profile → More Settings → Apple Health → allow Workouts and Heart Rate.
  • Whoop — Whoop app → More → App Settings → Integrations → Apple Health.
  • Fitbit — Fitbit does not write workouts to Apple Health directly — a third-party bridge is required, so support is partial.
  • Suunto — Suunto app → Settings → Apple Health → enable writing workouts.
  • Wahoo — Wahoo app → Profile → Apple Health → enable Workouts.

What you should expect

Be aware this route is a mirror, not a direct integration, and it's honestly a bit lossier:

  • Laps and intervals may not survive the trip. Most apps write a single workout to Apple Health without the per-rep splits, so structured sessions can come through as one block. A direct Garmin connection keeps them.
  • It needs an iPhone.Apple Health only exists on iOS, so this route doesn't help on Android or on the web.
  • Only what the other app writes reaches us.If it doesn't mirror heart rate, we won't see heart rate.
  • Duplicates are handled.If you connect both Garmin and Apple Health, Garmin stays the source of truth and your runs won't double-count.

Native support for your watch

Polar and COROS are on the roadmap as direct integrations. Until then the Apple Health route above is the supported path — and if your device isn't listed anywhere here, tell us and it'll count toward what we build next.

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