Export each selected activity
On Strava’s website, open your own activity, select its three-dot menu and choose Export Original. Keep the downloaded recording and repeat for the other workouts you want to move.
Strava to Garmin
How to transfer Strava activities to Garmin Connect
Export your workouts from Strava, then import the extracted activity files on Garmin Connect’s website. You can also upload a copy to Quantified Self for analysis. Garmin activity import happens on Garmin Connect. Quantified Self does not send completed activities to Garmin, so you do not need QS Pro or a QS Garmin connection for this transfer.
Strava account exportGarmin file importFIT, TCX or GPX
1 · Export from Strava
Export the recordings you want to move
Garmin advises exporting Strava activities individually for manual import. Quantified Self has no Strava connection and cannot send completed activities to Garmin.
Keep an account backup if needed
Strava’s Settings → My Account → Download your account lets you request a bulk archive by email. You can extract supported recordings for your QS archive, but do not assume every bulk-export file will work in Garmin Connect. Follow Garmin’s individual-export guidance for this transfer.
2 · Import into Garmin Connect
Use Garmin’s activity import on the web
Sign in to the Garmin Connect account that should receive the workouts. Use its upload icon → Import Data, browse to an extracted activity file, and choose Import.
Choose supported recordings
Garmin documents FIT, TCX and GPX activity imports. GPX recordings need timestamps. Extract any .gz compression first and choose the activity file, not the full Strava account ZIP or CSV. If an archive recording is rejected, try Export Original for that individual activity on Strava.
Verify a small batch first
Check the imported workout’s date, sport, map and available sensor data in Garmin Connect before proceeding. Garmin may reject duplicates or incompatible files. Follow Garmin’s current size and data-point limits in the official instructions below.
Keep a copy for analysis in QS
Optionally use Upload on the QS Dashboard to save supported FIT, GPX or TCX recordings for analysis. Free includes up to 100 activities. This does not send them to Garmin, and QS route/course sending is separate from importing completed workouts.
Steps
Step-by-step workflow
- 1On Strava’s website, open an activity’s three-dot menu and choose Export Original. Repeat for the recordings you want to move.
- 2Keep the downloaded activity files and decompress any .gz files before Garmin import.
- 3Sign in to Garmin Connect on the web and choose the upload icon → Import Data.
- 4Browse to an extracted FIT, TCX or timestamped GPX activity file and choose Import.
- 5Check the workout in Garmin Connect before importing more; optionally upload a separate copy to QS for analysis.
Official instructions
Export and import help
FAQ
Strava to Garmin FAQ
Can QS send my Strava workouts to Garmin?
No. QS sends completed activities to Suunto, Wahoo and COROS, not Garmin. For Garmin, import the files directly on Garmin Connect. Connecting Garmin to QS does not create an activity-upload destination.
Can I use the entire Strava export?
Garmin advises exporting Strava activities individually for manual import. Use Export Original from each activity on Strava’s website. A bulk archive can serve as a backup or source of recordings for QS, but compatibility with Garmin is not guaranteed. Do not upload the full account ZIP or activities.csv to Garmin.
Will Strava features and Garmin training metrics match?
Do not expect Strava comments, kudos, segments or photos to transfer with a workout file. Garmin controls which recorded fields and training metrics it accepts or calculates. A successful file import does not guarantee every Garmin device-specific metric.
Next Step
Keep your recordings useful across services
Import into Garmin Connect directly, and use Quantified Self when you also want to analyze the activity files or keep them alongside recordings from other devices.