Garmin smartwatches: How to pause your training status during illness or injury

Smartwatch training alerts are helpful for consistency, but they become a nuisance when you are sick or injured. Many users feel pressured by their devices to perform at a high level when their bodies require rest. Garmin provides a built-in solution to this issue that many people overlook.

You can pause your training status or hide it entirely from your watch interface. This feature is located within the Training Status Glance on your device. By selecting this option, you prevent the watch from issuing demotivating notifications while you focus on recovery. It is a straightforward way to maintain a healthy relationship with your data without sacrificing your long-term health.

While some users might try to disable other alerts, those methods often allow the watch to continue calculating metrics in the background. Pausing the status is the correct way to stop the feedback loop until you are back to your routine. If your metrics are plateauing due to illness, resting is the priority. Using these built-in settings allows you to disconnect from the data without losing access to your device's other functions.