Does anyone use their Garmin to monitor sleep?

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I have a new toy and I'm curious to see how all the different functions work.

How does it know if you're asleep rather than just still? Apparently,yesterday, I got more hours sleep than I was in bed. I'm not always paying full attention in meetings but I don't think I actually sleep!

It doesn't.

Yes, it isn't very accurate at all and always overstates my sleep time. Seems to think I am asleep when e.g. reading. Have also managed to get up and go for a pew while it thinks I am still asleep

I love my garmin but the sleep function is rubbish. Before now according to it I have been asleep while actually in a pub!

*pee. I already corrected that once and then it changed it back again!

It can't tell the difference between Asleep and Lying very still but awake

See mine is stupidly accurate. Yes the sleep thing is iffy with lying still in bed, but it does record if I get up in the night for the loo. Mine counts every step. The only way to fox it is to knead bread or wind yarn.

Mine has a heart rate on the back, does this make it more accurate do you think? As it in knows what your resting hr is so knows when you are actually sleeping? Every member of my household has a garmin, love the kiddies vivofits!

Mine is accurate for the steps and heart rate. It’s jusy the sleep which is iffy it tends to add a lot on (which isn’t good as my average is still only 7 hours according to it!)

Mine doesn't count going upstairs at home but will count the steep hill at the bottom of our road as 2 flights instead!