The Janova PaddlePulse offers an unaltered paddling experience, as it attaches to the stern of the boat—no disruptive sensors on the paddle shaft. This positioning also allows precise insights into the boat’s roll and pitch movements, which other devices cannot measure. Data is displayed in real-time on your Garmin watch, so you can leave your phone at home. With a battery life of up to 3 months, the sensor stays conveniently on the boat. To charge, simply remove the suction cups—no complex installation needed.

All watches that are compatible with this Garmin app can make full use of the Janova PaddlePulse sensor.

Boat acceleration is the direct result of applied force. The PaddlePulse monitors these changes at a sample rate of over 100Hz to ensure maximum data accuracy. If the paddle is out of the water, the forces due to current, wind, water resistance and similar are analyzed. As soon as the paddle is in the water, the force of the stroke can be measured via the positive acceleration of the boat.

To connect the watch, this data field must be loaded onto your Garmin watch via the Connect-IQ app. Now open a sport, add the data field and place the Janova PaddlePulse next to the watch. When the Janova PaddlePulse is charged, the watch and sensor will pair automatically. The data field now switches from -1 to 0.

Go to the PaddlePulse data field in the Garmin Connect-IQ app. There you will find the sub-item Settings. Here you can select whether the next session should take place in K1, K2 or K4 or which parameter is displayed in the data field.

The Janova PaddlePulse is equipped with a USB-C rechargeable battery. A single 3-hour charge provides up to 3 months of training battery life. Note: Because the motion sensor wakes upon movement, carrying the device will consume power. We recommend keeping the sensor attached to the boat throughout the 3-month period.

Paddler's Weight: The athlete’s weight is required to calculate power output. If this is set to 0, the weight from the Garmin Connect profile will be used.

Boat Weight: A default boat weight of 12 kg is assumed. You can enter a different weight class here if needed.

Crew Boats: Power calculation assumes you're paddling in a K1 (single kayak). For accurate power readings in crew boats, please select the corresponding option. The total weight of all paddlers must be summed and entered under “Paddler Weight.”

Performance Metrics: While paddling, you can display real-time variables in the data field, including stroke rate [spm], power [watts], boat roll and pitch [degrees], and meters per stroke [m]. You can select which variable to display via the “PaddlePulse Datafield” settings. The V-Diff value indicates the loss of speed during the glide phase compared to the power phase [m/s].

Reset watch-sensor pairing: The watch remembers the last PaddlePulse to which it was connected and refuses to connect to a new one unless this setting is activated.