Garmin Integration Set Up
STEP 1
Download Hoolan
Download the Hoolan App onto your phone and sign up:
STEP 2
Connect your Garmin and Hoolan Accounts
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Go to the 'Settings' cog on the top right of the Hoolan app.
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Under the ACCOUNT heading, tap on 'Integrations'.
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Tap 'Connect' and follow the instructions to connect your Hoolan account to your Garmin account. Please make sure that 'Activities' is set to on.
STEP 3
Select the activities to import
Once your accounts are connected, let us know which activities you'd like us to automatically import from your Garmin watch Garmin watch by tapping on the 'Set Automatic Imports' link. This is so we only import the sessions that are relevant to Hoolan - you wouldn't want your biking sessions to come through to us, for example.
We know that many Garmin models don't have specific wingfoiling and kitesurfing activities, so make sure you add the activity that you use to record these sessions instead. For recording, we advise you use 'Kiteboarding', 'Windsurfing' or 'Other' as these activities have the least GPS filtering applied to them by Garmin.
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We have defaulted the most commonly used Garmin activity types to get you started - tap 'Edit Activities' to add or delete activities to match what you use to record your sessions.
Your import settings have to match the Garmin activity you used to record your session, otherwise it will not be imported.
Your integration is now all set up and any sessions you record on your Garmin, that match the activity imports you have set, will import into Hoolan. These activities can be amended at any time.
STEP 4
Record your session
Record using the activities on your Garmin watch. Your sessions have to be recorded on a physical Garmin watch - we don’t process FIT files if they are added manually to Garmin. This is to preserve the accuracy of our speed data.
We recommend that you lock your watch screen before going out on the water to prevent the session being ended accidentally - find out how.
STEP 5
View session on your phone and create a Hoolan Session
Open up the Hoolan App on your phone. Your session should be waiting for you. If it isn't, pull down on the screen to refresh the page. If it still doesn't appear, see this help page to find out the most common reasons why, and how to fix it.
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To convert it into a full Hoolan session, tap 'Create session'. Confirm the activity type, board type, wing/ kite/ sail size and tap 'Create'. Depending on the length of your session, it may take a couple of seconds to load and then your full session record will have been created, with all the Hoolan breakdowns and analysis. Enjoy!
Our Garmin integration allows those who don't have a watch compatible with our Garmin App to still access all the tailored GPS metrics that Hoolan offers, including runs, transition success, distance and speed based data, plus the other great information we provide around kit and weather conditions.
It does not track your jumps - for this, you will need the Hoolan app for Garmin.