The Garmin Fenix 5 is one of the most advanced sports watches you can buy, and it’s jam-packed with features for running, cycling, swimming, golf and even skydiving. But so many of the Fenix 5’s best features are buried within sub-menus and can be a little complex find.

After using the Fenix 5 for a month, we’ve uncovered some of our favourite features, tips and little tricks that really elevate it to the upper echelons of fitness tech.

Customise the sports screen

When you first set up your Fenix you’ll be given a serious of sports to choose from, which will make up your main menu, accessed by pressing the Start button (at 2 o’clock).

But what’s that? You forgot to add urban paddleboarding? No worries, just head to the menu and choose the +Add option. You can then access the full list of sports. Say again? You can’t find Extreme Ironing? Try Garmin Connect IQ. Head to your Garmin Connect app and go to settings > Connect IQ. From there you browse apps including new sports including sailing and basketball.
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