The FastFlow blog

Fasting, made legible.

Guides on fasting with live biometrics - reading your Garmin data, understanding HRV, breaking a fast well, and choosing the right app. Practical, evidence-aware, and never pushing extremes.

Guide

Fasting on a Garmin watch: the definitive guide

Garmin doesn't track fasting natively - but your watch already records the whole story. Every way to track a fast on a Garmin, and how to read the data hour by hour.

Comparison

Best fasting apps that sync with Garmin (2026)

FastFlow, FastWarrior, the Connect IQ widgets, Zero, Simple and Fastic - honestly compared for Garmin owners, including where each one wins.

Comparison

FastFlow vs Zero: which fasting app fits you?

Zero wins on brand, education and community. FastFlow wins on live Garmin biometrics and privacy. The honest head-to-head.

Comparison

FastFlow vs Simple: which fasting app fits you?

Simple is a coaching app that includes fasting. FastFlow is a fasting instrument for your wearable. Which one you want depends on the job.

Biometrics

What your Garmin actually shows during a 24-hour fast

Your watch already tracks the story of your fast - heart rate, HRV, Body Battery and stress. Here's how to read it, hour by hour.

Biometrics

HRV during fasting: what's normal, what's not

Heart rate variability is the best single signal of how your fast is really going - if you know how to read it against your own baseline.

Break-fast guide

How to break a fast, by fast length

Breaking a fast well is the moment that matters most - and the right approach depends entirely on how long you fasted.

Comparison

Fasting apps compared: which ones actually read your wearable?

Most fasting apps are just a countdown timer with a subscription. Here's the one capability that actually separates them - and how to evaluate any app you're considering.

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FastFlow reads your Garmin or Apple Watch in real time and coaches you through every metabolic stage.

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