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Use gpsbabel to convert Garmin .FIT to .gpx — requires a fairly recent version of gpsbabel (minimum 1.4.3); see https://www.stevenmaude.co.uk/posts/using-garmin-forerunner-watches-with-linux for more details on using Garmin watches with Linux
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convert_gpx.sh
#!/bin/sh
# Usage: convert_gpx.sh <FIT filename>
# Should works whether you include the .FIT extension or not.
filename=$(basename "$1" .FIT)
gpsbabel -i garmin_fit -f "$filename".FIT -o gpx -F "$filename".gpx
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