It’s no surprise to find that people like being praised and awarded for their efforts because it inspires them to work even harder next time. This is exactly what keeps them going when going gets tough, especially when it comes to their daily fitness activities.
And wearable technology devices like Garmin smartwatches and trackers can provide you with constant inspiration with features like Garmin Badges. Garmin awards Garmin badges to its users to encourage healthy activities just like Fitbit badges available on Fitbit smartwatches and trackers.
Activities could be as easy as getting an 8-hour rest to as difficult as 100 miles run in a single activity. But most Garmin users don’t know or want to know more about Garmin badges.
Hence keeping that in mind, we have written this comprehensive Garmin badges guide to explain in detail what are Garmin badges, how you can earn Garmin badges, where you can find your Garmin badges, the Garmin badges list, and a troubleshooting guide if you are not being awarded for your fitness activities.
Table of Contents:
- What Are Garmin Badges And How You Can Earn Them?
- What Are Badge Points And Levels In Garmin Watches?
- What Types Of Garmin Badges Are There?
- Garmin Badges List
- Where Do I See My Garmin Badges?
- What To Do If Garmin Badges Are Not Awarded?
- FAQs
What Are Garmin Badges And How You Can Earn Them?
Garmin smartwatches are the perfect partner for all the fitness freaks out there. But still, we might find ourselves looking for motivation on some days or likewise just an excuse to start with our new year fitness resolution. This is exactly what Garmin badges do by rewarding you for almost all of your activities.
There are several types of Garmin badges awarded for different activities like yoga, daily steps, cycling, running, floor climbing, and a lot more. These activities can be as easy as 5 walking activities in a day to as difficult as 100 miles run in a single activity.
Hence, you can be a total beginner or a Gym freak, Garmin will ensure that your efforts don’t go unnoticed. Using the Garmin Connect app you can even compete against your friends and family and have fun while grinding.
What Are Badge Points And Levels In Garmin Watches?
When you purchase a new Garmin watch you start as a level one user, to level up you need to earn Garmin badges.
All Garmin badges have some points assigned to them which range from 1 to 8. How many points a badge would carry depends on the difficulty of the task. To level up your profile quickly you need to score more points and you can do that by performing difficult tasks first.
For instance, the Climber 1 badge is awarded after 500 feet of mountain biking which rewards users with only 1 point whereas the Insanity badge awarded after a 100-mile run will award you with 8 points.
What Types Of Garmin Badges Are There?
Not all Garmin badges are the same. There are basically three types of Garmin badges available to everyone.
1. One-time Garmin Badges
One-time badge activities are mostly either easy or a little difficult to do. These badges can only be earned once and award users with the least number of badge points after completing the activity.
For example, the Milestone badge which is rewarded after a 1-mile run is fairly easy for beginners and awards users with only 1 point.
2. Repeatable Garmin Badges
The second type of badges is Repeatable badges, you can earn these badges daily over and over again. Consequently, it is a little difficult to earn these badges and cannot be earned by a beginner.
For instance, the 50-mile Ultra badge is awarded to users when they complete 50 miles run in a single activity and this badge can be earned again and again.
3. Limited-time Garmin Badges
Limited time badges can be easy as well as difficult to earn but they can only be awarded if a user completes the activity within the given period of time.
For example, the Halloween activity badge can only be earned if you perform an activity on the day of Halloween.
Garmin Badges List
1. One-time Garmin Badges List
Running One-time Garmin badges database:
- Milestone: Awarded after a 1-mile run (Carries 1 point)
- 5k Run: Awarded after a 5-kilometer run (Carries 2 points)
- 10k Run: Awarded after a 10-kilometer run (Carries 4 points)
- 13.1mi Run: Awarded after 13.1 miles run (Carries 4 points)
Treadmill One-Time Garmin badges database:
- 1mi: Awarded after a 1-mile run on a treadmill (Carries 1 point)
- 5k Treadmill: Awarded after a 5km run on a treadmill (Carries 1 point)
- 10k Treadmill: Awarded after a 10km run on a treadmill (Carries 1 point)
- Treadmill 50: Do 50 treadmill activities ( Carries 4 points)
- Treadmill 100: Do 100 treadmill activities ( Carries 4 points)
Cycling One-Time Garmin badges database:
- 5-Mile Ride: Awarded after 5-mile cycling (Carries 1 point)
- 10-Mile Ride: Awarded after 10-mile cycling (Carries 1 point)
- 20-Mile Ride: Awarded after 20-mile cycling (Carries 2 points)
- 50-Mile Ride: Awarded after 50-mile cycling (Carries 4 points)
- Climber 1: Awarded after 500 feet of mountain biking ( Carries 1 point)
- Climber 2: Awarded after 1,000 feet of mountain biking ( Carries 2 points)
- Climber 3: Awarded after 2,000 feet of mountain biking ( Carries 4 points)
- 10-Mile indoor ride: Awarded after 10-mile of indoor cycling ( Carries 1 point)
- 20-Mile indoor ride: Awarded after 20-mile of indoor cycling ( Carries 1 point)
- 50-Mile indoor ride: Awarded after 50-mile of indoor cycling ( Carries 2 points)
- Slipstream: 40km cycling at a speed of at least 40 kph ( Carries 4 points )
- Speedy Century: Cover travel 100 miles within 5 hours or less ( Carries 4 points)
- Shred the Gnar: Go for a mountain bike ride ( Carries 1 point )
- Saddle Up: Go for a ride ( Carries 1 point )
- On the Rocks: Go for a gravel ride ( Carries 1 point )
Steps One-Time Garmin badges database:
- 3-Day Goal Getter: Reach your daily step goals 3 days in a row ( Carries 1 point )
- 7-Day Goal Getter: Reach your daily step goals for 7 days in a row ( Carries 2 points )
- 30-Day Goal Getter: Reach your daily step goals for 30 days in a row ( Carries 4 points )
- Walk the walk: Register 5 walking activities ( Carries 1 point)
- Walk the walk 2: Register 10 walking activities ( Carries 1 point)
- Walk the walk 3: Register 25 walking activities ( Carries 2 points)
- Walk the walk 4: Register 100 walking activities ( Carries 4 points)
- Walk the walk 5: Register 200 walking activities ( Carries 4 points)
- 15k Stepping up: Register 15,000 steps in one day ( Carries 2 points )
- 20k Stepping up: Register 20,000 steps in one day ( Carries 2 points )
- 25k Stepping up: Register 25,000 steps in one day ( Carries 2 points )
- 30k Stepping up: Register 30,000 steps in one day ( Carries 4 points )
- 40k Stepping up: Register 40,000 steps in one day ( Carries 4 points )
- 50k Stepping up: Register 50,000 steps in one day ( Carries 4 points )
- Beat Yesterday: Break your previous day step count while reaching your daily goal ( Carries 1 point)
Floor Climb One-time Garmin Badges Database:
- Virtual Climb- The Narrows: Perform climbing activity with 334 feet of ascent (Gives 2 points )
- Virtual Climb- Druid Arch: Perform climbing activity with 735 feet of ascent (Gives 4 points )
- Virtual Climb- Mist Trail: Perform climbing activity with 1,000 feet of ascent (Gives 4 points )
- Virtual Climb- Angels Landing: Perform climbing activity with 1,500 feet of ascent (Gives 4 points )
Health One-Time Garmin badges database:
- Well Rested: Sleep for 8 hours ( Carries 1 point )
- Weigh In: Record your weight ( Carries 1 point )
- High Intensity: Reach your weekly intensity minutes goal ( Carries 2 points)
- 100 Intense: Have 100 intensity minutes in a day ( Carries 1 point )
- 150 Intense: Have 150 intensity minutes in a day ( Carries 2 points )
- 200 Intense: Have 200 intensity minutes in a day ( Carries 4 points )
- 300 Intense: Have 300 intensity minutes in a day ( Carries 8 points )
2. Repeatable Garmin Badges List
Running Garmin Repeatable Badges Database:
- Marathon: Awarded after 26.2 miles run in a single activity (42.2 km) (Carries 8 points)
- 50k Ultra: Awarded after 50 km run in a single activity (Carries 8 points)
- 50-Mile Ultra: Awarded after 50 miles run in a single activity (Carries 8 points)
- 100k Ultra: Awarded after a 100 km run in a single activity (Carries 8 points)
- Insanity: Awarded after a 100 mile run in a single activity (Carries 8 points)
Cycling Garmin Repeatable Badges Database:
- 100-Mile Ride: Awarded after 100 miles of cycling in a single activity (Carries 8 points)
Steps Garmin Repeatable Badges Database:
- 60-Day Goal: Earned after reaching your daily goals for 60 days in a row (Carries 8 points)
- 10k a Day Challenge: Earned after walking 10,000 steps in a day for 30 continuous days (Carries 4 points)
3. Limited Time Garmin Badges
New Garmin Badges 2021 Stage 1 Database
- 2021 Running – Stage 1: Record 313.8 miles (505 km) running activity between January 1 to March 31
- 2021 Walking – Stage 1: Record 91 miles (146.5 km) of walking activities from January 1 to March 31
- 2021 Cycling – Stage 1: Record 505 miles (812.7 km) of cycling activities from January 1 to March 31
Garmin Badges March 2021 Database
- March 15K: Perform 15-kilometer running activity in the month of March ( Gives 4 points)
- Enduro: Record 80 hours of running in March ( Gives 4 points)
- March Step Month: Record 300,000 steps in March ( Gives 2 points)
- March Rundown: Record 50 miles of running activities in March ( Gives 1 point)
- March Joy Rides: Record 250 kilometers of cycling in March ( Gives 1 point)
- March Awakening: Record a total of 30 minutes of Yoga activities between March 19-21 ( Gives 1 point)
- March Weekend 40K: Record a 40-kilometer cycling activity between March 19-21 (Gives 2 points)
These limited-time badges were only available between the period of January 1 2021 and March 31. Hence, you can no longer earn these badges.
Where Do I See My Garmin Badges?
To see all your Garmin badges on your smartphone follow the steps given below:
1. First, download Garmin Connect App on your iOS or Android device.
2. Once the app is installed log in using your credentials.
3. Then open your profile by tapping on your profile picture shown on the top.
4. Then under the Activity tab, tap on all badges.
5. On the next screen you would be able to see all the badges you have earned, what other badges you can earn, and the criteria for earning them.
To see all your Garmin badges on PC, follow all the steps below:
1. Go to connect.garmin.com
2. Log in to the website using your login email id and password.
3. Hover your mouse on the left side of the browser window, it should bring up a Garmin Connect menu.
4. Click on badges which is the third last option.
5. Clicking on badges will show you all the badges earned by you.
What To Do If Garmin Badges Are Not Awarded?
If you have completed an activity and still aren’t able to see your badges you can try the following troubleshooting methods.
The first troubleshooting method would be to go to your activity and click on the pencil icon to begin editing the selected activity for which you haven’t been awarded the badge. After that, simply click on save without making any changes to the selected activity. It should fix your badges not showing issue.
If you still aren’t able to view your badges then maybe you have joined a challenge that is available in some other location. So if you are in Belgium and doing an activity for thanksgiving that is celebrated in the US then you need to change your location to the US within the app.
FAQs
How Do I Get More Garmin Badges?
You can earn more Garmin badges by joining the new available monthly challenges offered within the Garmin Connect app.
What Are Garmin Points?
Garmin points are earned by users by unlocking Garmin badges.The amount of points you earn depends on the difficulty of the activity you have performed. These points are then used to level up your profile.
Where Do I See My Garmin Badges?
Open the Garmin Connect app on your smartphone. Head over to your profile, then you would be able to see all your badges under my activity tab.
