Garmin Forerunner 965 Health Connect sync guide 2026
The Forerunner 965 is Garmin's premium AMOLED running watch, positioned below the Fenix series but offering more advanced running and triathlon features than the 265. It includes full HRV Status tracking and writes comprehensive sleep and training data to Health Connect. Athletes using the 965 for triathlon training can see all their swim, bike, and run sessions in FitMesh alongside sleep and recovery data.
Data written to Health Connect
- ✓Daily steps
- ✓Heart rate + HRV Status
- ✓Sleep stages + overnight HRV
- ✓Multi-sport workouts
- ✓VO2 Max (cycling + running)
- ✓Calories
- ✓Body Battery (roadmap)
Frequently asked questions
Does Forerunner 965 write triathlon workout data to Health Connect?+
Yes. Multi-sport sessions (swim, bike, run) are written to Health Connect as exercise sessions with type, duration, and heart rate. Garmin-specific metrics like Triathlon Training Status remain in Garmin Connect.
Can I see Forerunner 965 HRV Status in FitMesh?+
Overnight HRV measurements write to the Health Connect Heart Rate Variability data type, which FitMesh reads. Garmin's composite HRV Status (the colour-coded score in Garmin Connect) is proprietary and requires the Garmin Health API integration.
My Forerunner 965 workouts show in Garmin Connect but not in FitMesh. What is wrong?+
The most common cause is that Garmin Connect does not have Health Connect write permissions for Exercise Sessions. Open Health Connect, go to App permissions, find Garmin Connect and make sure Exercise Sessions has write access. Then open Garmin Connect to trigger a sync.
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