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Garmin and Apple Watch Workouts Now Earn Cardio Load

Google Health 5.09 counts heart-rate workouts from other wearables toward Cardio Load.

By Harish Kumar · Sep 26, 2026
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Google Health 5.09

Workouts from a Garmin, Apple Watch or other wearable synced to Google Health now earn Cardio Load.

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What Cardio Load is

It measures strain on your heart using the TRIMP model, weighing heart rate, age, resting heart rate and sex.

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Heart rate required

Only workouts that captured heart rate data count. A logged session without heart rate will not move the needle.

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The waiting game

Your first Cardio Load target appears after 7 days and nights of wear. Blood pressure trends need 5+ days.

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Why it matters

A training score is only useful if it sees all your training. Google Health now does, even without Google hardware.

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