Acute Load......................................... 23
Training Load Focus...................... 23
Load Ratio...................................... 23
About Training Effect.................... 24
Acclimation........................................ 24
Pausing and Resuming Your Training
Status................................................. 25
Planning a Trip in the Garmin Connect
App..................................................... 25
Controls......................................... 26
Customizing the Controls Menu.......... 27
Heart Rate Features........................27
Wrist-based Heart Rate......................... 27
Wearing the Watch............................ 27
Tips for Erratic Heart Rate Data....... 28
Wrist Heart Rate Monitor Settings... 28
Setting an Abnormal Heart Rate
Alert.................................................... 28
Broadcasting Heart Rate to Garmin
Devices...............................................29
Turning Off the Wrist-based Heart
Rate Monitor...................................... 29
About Heart Rate Zones....................... 29
Setting Your Heart Rate Zones......... 30
Heart Rate Zone Calculations...........30
Pulse Oximeter...................................... 30
Data.................................................... 31
Activities and Apps.........................31
Starting an Activity................................ 32
Tips for Recording Activities............ 32
Stopping an Activity.............................. 32
Evaluating an Activity........................ 32
Indoor Activities.................................... 32
Calibrating the Treadmill Distance... 33
Going for a Pool Swim...................... 33
Swim Terminology......................... 33
Outdoor Activities................................. 33
Viewing Your Ski Runs...................... 33
Clocks............................................ 34
Setting an Alarm....................................34
Editing an Alarm................................ 34
Starting the Countdown Timer............. 34
Using the Stopwatch............................. 35
Adding Alternate Time Zones.............. 35
Editing an Alternate Time Zone........ 35
Training..........................................36
Unified Training Status......................... 36
Syncing Activities and Performance
Measurements.................................. 36
Workouts............................................... 36
Starting a Workout............................ 36
Following a Workout From Garmin
Connect.............................................. 37
Starting an Interval Workout............. 37
Workout.......................................... 37
Using Virtual Partner®...................... 38
About the Training Calendar............. 38
Plans...............................................38
Music............................................. 38
Connecting to a Third-Party Provider...39
Downloading Audio Content from a
Third-Party Provider.......................... 39
Content.................................................. 39
Listening to Music................................. 39
Music Playback Controls...................... 40
Connecting Bluetooth Headphones..... 40
Changing the Audio Mode.................... 40
Customizing Your Device................41
Scoring Settings................................ 42
Customizing the Activities and Apps
Customizing the Data Screens......... 43
Satellite Settings............................... 44
Alerts.................................................. 44
Setting an Alert.............................. 45
Setting Up Your User Profile................. 45
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