As inconceivable as it might appear, 2021 has drawn to an in depth — and what a experience it’s been. Relying on the place you reside, lockdowns and masks mandates got here and went — and for a few of you, got here again once more. Pharmaceutical corporations raced one another to the end line with COVID-19 vaccines, and now booster photographs have gotten extra broadly out there. That one man from highschool who nonetheless, for some cause, pops up in your social media feeds bought very, very into giving everybody unsolicited cryptocurrency recommendation.
So yeah, it’s been lots. And one may moderately assume that with all you’ve handled this yr, you’ve stored the established order in your well being and health routine. However due to Garmin Join™, the interactive instrument utilized by tens of millions of health lovers worldwide to trace, analyze and share health actions, we are able to see that, as soon as once more, Garmin customers have had a record-breaking yr.
The 2021 Garmin Join knowledge confirms what we already suspected: Garmin customers don’t hand over. Within the face of change and uncertainty, throughout seasons of hope and of worry, you roll with the punches — and also you throw just a few of your personal. Whether or not you swim or snowboard, push the pedals or pound the iron, Garmin Join customers logged extra actions than ever in nearly each class this yr. Listed below are just some of the methods you’ve grown in your limitless pursuit to beat yesterday.
Strolling
You took 37.13% extra walks this yr. That’s quite a lot of further steps. Taking common walks can assist you preserve a wholesome physique weight or lose physique fats, enhance your cardiovascular health, enhance your vitality ranges and extra. It’s additionally a superb type of self-care. Legally Blonde mentioned it greatest: Train provides you endorphins. Endorphins make individuals completely happy.
Working
The 2021 knowledge reveals a slight uptick in working actions, however the large working story is how typically you took to the paths. Garmin customers accomplished 11.58% extra path working actions globally, with South America exhibiting out 37.6% greater than final yr and Western Europe logging an extra 14.52% path runs. New to the working watch scene this yr was the Garmin Forerunner® 945 LTE, designed particularly to permit you to go away your cellphone at house with out sacrificing peace of thoughts whilst you run, experience or swim.
Biking
Out of doors biking nudged up globally in 2021, however gravel journey actually stole the present. Gravel biking actions elevated by 49.55% globally in 2021, with South People main the pack with an 87.5% enhance particular to their area. Japanese Europeans logged 66.13% extra gravel biking actions, and Western Europeans trailed solely barely behind with a 59.86% enhance. North America, nevertheless, solely noticed a 28.54% uptick – higher get to pedaling in 2022, guys. You may prepare to your subsequent gravel race irrespective of the climate with a Tacx coach, full with an unique Street Really feel Function to deliver the overwhelmed path indoors.
Breathwork
Garmin Join customers logged 82.76% extra breathwork actions in 2021 than 2020. At this level, it’s possible you’ll be asking: What’s breathwork? The breathwork exercise profile is discovered on some Garmin watches and options three totally different respiratory strategies that assist enhance consciousness, cut back stress, enhance psychological sharpness, enhance work efficiency or put together for sleep. South America, specifically, stepped up their breathwork sport, with the continent performing 125.41% extra actions than in 2020. Breathe in, breathe out. Breathe in, breathe out …
Yoga
Yoga actions elevated by 45.55%. We’re right here for it. Cat-cowing your method to some interior peace is a significantly better use of your time than scrolling by way of the political memes your second cousin-once-removed retains posting on Fb — or are we purported to name it Meta now? An fascinating factor to notice: Europeans look like far more common yogis than the remainder of us. Japanese European international locations logged an 85.02% enhance in yoga actions in 2021, with Western European international locations shut behind at 65.57%. In distinction, North People solely managed 34.39% extra actions than the yr earlier than.
Pilates
Man, you guys actually favored your Pilates this yr — 108.30% greater than final yr, to be precise. We hope a few of you have been profiting from the animated, on-screen exercises supplied on the Venu® 2 and Venu® 2S. With easy-to-follow exercises preloaded on the watch and extra out there within the Garmin Join app, it’s simple to see why Pilates was such an enormous hit. In actual fact, CAMENA (Central Asia Center East and North Africa) logged 217.11% extra Pilates actions in 2021. Now that’s spectacular.
Golf
It appears to be like like that set of golf equipment to procure out of boredom in 2020 paid off — persons are nonetheless flocking to the golf course in droves. Garmin Join customers throughout the globe performed 28.35% extra rounds in 2021. If you happen to nonetheless don’t really feel such as you’ve perfected your swing, although, we’ll allow you to in on a bit secret: The Method® R10 tracks greater than a dozen golf metrics and means that you can view your photographs on an in depth dispersion chart1. You too can play digital rounds with out ever leaving the home.
Mountaineering
The mountains have been calling, and also you positively went. You took 19.57% extra hikes this yr. If you happen to’re new to climbing — or perhaps even if you happen to’re an previous professional who’s gotten a bit too snug — try these weblog posts on suggestions for backpacking learners and a backpacker’s important gear checklist. It’s vital to be ready when heading off into the wilderness by yourself — and perhaps seize an inReach® satellite tv for pc communicator2 simply in case.
Swimming
Globally, you spent 22.48% extra time within the pool this yr — together with swimming, open water swimming and lap swimming exercise sorts — however no yet one more so than South America, whose Garmin Join customers logged 64.03% extra swim actions in 2021. CAMENA was runner-up with a 44.96% enhance over 2020, adopted intently by Central America with a 43.98% development price. We wager these lap occasions are thriving consequently.
Winter Sports activities
When the temperatures dipped beneath freezing, you all didn’t miss a beat. Garmin customers tracked 39.16% extra winter sports activities actions than within the earlier yr. With Garmin exercise profiles like snowboarding, snowboarding, cross-country snowboarding and backcountry snowboarding, you may get artistic once you hit the slopes. If you happen to’re a fēnix® consumer, you even have entry to greater than 2,000 preloaded ski resort maps that present the run names and the extent of problem. Final one to the underside’s a rotten egg.
Indoor vs. Out of doors
Curiously, the expansion price for indoor actions was greater than for outside — maybe you actually missed these health lessons that lockdowns canceled in 2020? Garmin customers kicked up the indoor actions by 20.54% this yr, whereas outside actions elevated by 9.52%. If you happen to’re a part of the group that likes to sweat indoors, make sure to try our free, easy-to-follow exercises in Garmin Join.
Didn’t see your most well-liked exercise listed above? Garmin smartwatches have so many exercise profiles we are able to’t checklist all of them right here, however from boating to bouldering, from grasp gliding to HIIT, from rowing to mountaineering, you exceeded expectations in all classes. At Garmin we take quite a lot of delight in serving to you discover your passions — be that by land, sea or air — and we hope you do as nicely. Right here’s to breaking new information in 2022!
1When paired with a appropriate smartphone downloaded with the Garmin Golf™ app
2Some jurisdictions regulate or prohibit using satellite tv for pc communication units. It’s the accountability of the consumer to know and comply with all relevant legal guidelines within the jurisdictions the place the machine is meant for use.
