Add STRIV Vitals to your Garmin run
Keep Garmin's own Run activity and add live left and right insole metrics to a data screen.
Updated Oct 2026Install the data field
Install STRIV Vitals from the Garmin Connect IQ Store. Check your watch is listed on the store page.
Add it to a data screen
On the watch, open the Run settings, then Data Screens. Add a one-field screen and choose Connect IQ, then STRIV Vitals.
Free the insoles from your phone
Disconnect the insoles in the STRIV phone app so the watch can connect, or leave the phone at home.
Start a Garmin run
Start Garmin's built-in Run activity. The data field shows:
- Left / right
- Loading rate, impact force, ground contact time, swing time
- Cadence
- Live, with each insole's connection
- Alerts
- A vibration when ground contact time or impact force stays high
Sync to the STRIV app
The insole metrics are saved in your Garmin activity. For post-run analysis, sync the run in the STRIV app: open the insole badge (INSOLES) and tap SYNC.
- Insole calibration is in the data field's settings.
- For coaching cues on your wrist, use the Striv Smart Insole watch app instead. See the guide.
Which Garmin watches work?
Check that your watch is listed on the STRIV Vitals store page.
Why does the data field show no insoles?
They may still be connected to your phone. Disconnect them in the STRIV app, or leave the phone behind, and start the run again.
App or data field?
The Striv Smart Insole app gives you coaching cues on your wrist. STRIV Vitals keeps Garmin's own Run activity and adds insole metrics to it.
Still can't connect?
Restart the watch first. Still stuck? Email info@striv.run.
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