> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://thekiloapp.com/help/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Getting Started with Kilo + Garmin

> Quick setup to sync Kilo with your Garmin watch and log your first workout.

Use this quick guide to connect Kilo, push your first routine, and confirm that phone/watch sync is working.

## Before you start

<Steps>
  <Step title="Install the phone app">
    [Download](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thekiloapp.tracker) the Kilo Android app from the Play Store.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Install the watch app">
    [Download](https://apps.garmin.com/apps/c0faa535-f97e-4402-9071-6fa9a490777b) the Kilo companion app from the Garmin IQ store.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Check Garmin Connect">
    Make sure Garmin Connect is running on your phone.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Set up and run your first workout

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create a routine on your phone">
    1. Open **Kilo**.
    2. Go to **Home** → **Routines**.
    3. Tap <kbd>+</kbd>, add exercises and sets, then tap **Save**.

    <Check>
      Your routine appears in the routines list.
    </Check>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open Kilo on your watch">
    1. Launch the Kilo companion app on your Garmin watch.
    2. Leave it open while you send the routine from your phone.
    3. If you see **Waiting for phone routine**, that is expected.

    <Check>
      The watch is waiting on the routine screen.
    </Check>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Send the routine to your watch">
    1. On your phone, go to **Home** → **Routines**.
    2. Select the routine you want to run.
    3. Tap the watch icon, then choose **Start on Watch**.

    <Check>
      Your watch opens that routine and shows the first exercise.
    </Check>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Log your first set">
    1. On the watch, select an exercise.
    2. Enter reps and weight.
    3. Save the set.

    <Check>
      Your phone updates in near real time.
    </Check>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Finish or discard the workout">
    1. On the watch, return to the exercise list.
    2. Press the **Back** button.
    3. Choose **Save** to finish or **Discard** to cancel.

    <Check>
      Kilo mirrors that same final state on your phone.
    </Check>
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Quick fixes

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Routine not sending">
    Check Bluetooth, keep both devices nearby, then retry.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Still not connecting">
    Fully close and reopen Garmin Connect, then send again.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Build a training program" icon="dumbbell" href="/help/build-match-follow-program">
    Move beyond one-off routines to a structured multi-week plan.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Import your history" icon="file-import" href="/help/import-from-strong">
    Coming from Strong or Hevy? Bring your logs with you.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>