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your zones on the device or using your Garmin Connect
account.
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Hold
.
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Select Settings > User Profile > Heart Rate Zones.
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Select Default to view the default values (optional).
The default values can be applied to running and cycling.
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Select Running or Cycling.
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Select Preference > Set Custom.
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Select Based On.
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Select an option:
• Select BPM to view and edit the zones in beats per
minute.
• Select %Max. HR to view and edit the zones as a
percentage of your maximum heart rate.
• Select %HRR to view and edit the zones as a percentage
of your heart rate reserve (maximum heart rate minus
resting heart rate).
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Select Max. HR, and enter your maximum heart rate.
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Select a zone, and enter a value for each zone.
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Select Resting HR, and enter your resting heart rate.
Letting the Device Set Your Heart Rate Zones
The default settings allow the device to detect your maximum
heart rate and set your heart rate zones as a percentage of your
maximum heart rate.
• Verify that your user profile settings are accurate
Your User Profile, page
• Run often with the wrist or chest heart rate monitor.
• Try a few heart rate training plans, available from your
Garmin Connect account.
• View your heart rate trends and time in zones using your
Garmin Connect account.
Broadcasting Heart Rate to Garmin
You can broadcast your heart rate data from your vívoactive HR
device and view it on paired Garmin devices. For example, you
can broadcast your heart rate data to an Edge
cycling, or to a VIRB action camera during an activity.
NOTE: Broadcasting heart rate data decreases battery life.
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Hold
.
2
Select Settings > Sensors > Heart Rate > Broadcast HR.
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Start an activity
(Starting an Activity, page
The vívoactive HR device starts broadcasting your heart rate
data.
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Pair your vívoactive HR device with your Garmin ANT+
compatible device.
NOTE: The pairing instructions differ for each Garmin
compatible device. See your owner's manual.
Tips for Erratic Heart Rate Data
If the heart rate data is erratic or does not appear, you can try
these tips.
• Clean and dry your arm before putting on the device.
• Avoid wearing sunscreen under the device.
• Wear the device above your wrist bone. The device should
be snug but comfortable.
NOTE: You can try wearing the device higher on your
forearm. You can try wearing the device on your other arm.
• Warm up for 5 to 10 minutes and get a heart rate reading
before starting your activity.
NOTE: In cold environments, warm up indoors.
Widgets
(Setting Up
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• Rinse the device with fresh water after each workout.
Recovery Heart Rate
If you are training with a heart rate monitor, you can check your
recovery heart rate value after each activity. Recovery heart rate
is the difference between your exercising heart rate and your
heart rate two minutes after the exercise has stopped. For
example, after a typical training run, you stop the timer. Your
heart rate is 140 bpm. After two minutes of no activity or cool
down, your heart rate is 90 bpm. Your recovery heart rate is 50
bpm (140 minus 90). Some studies have linked recovery heart
rate to cardiac health. Higher numbers generally indicate
healthier hearts.
TIP: For best results, you should stop moving for two minutes
while the device calculates your recovery heart rate value. You
can save or discard the activity after this value appears.
Widgets
Your device comes preloaded with widgets that provide at-a-
glance information. Some widgets require a Bluetooth
connection to a compatible smartphone.
Some widgets are not visible by default. You can add them to
the widget loop manually.
Notifications: Alerts you to incoming calls, texts, social network
updates, and more, based on your smartphone notification
settings.
Calendar: Displays upcoming meetings from your smartphone
calendar.
Music controls: Provides music player controls for your
smartphone.
Weather: Displays the current temperature and weather
forecast.
My day: Displays a dynamic summary of your activity today. The
metrics include your last recorded sport, intensity minutes,
floors climbed, steps, calories burned, and more.
Activity tracking: Tracks your daily step count, step goal,
distance traveled, calories burned, and sleep statistics.
Intensity minutes: Tracks your time spent participating in
moderate to vigorous activities, your weekly intensity minutes
goal, and progress toward your goal.
Heart rate: Displays your current heart rate in beats per minute
(bpm), lowest resting heart rate for today, and a graph of your
heart rate.
Last sport: Displays a brief summary of your last recorded sport
and your total distance for the week.
VIRB controls: Provides camera controls when you have a
VIRB device paired with your vívoactive HR device.
Calories: Displays your calorie information for the current day.
Golf: Displays golf information for your last round.
Viewing Widgets
From the watch face, swipe up or down.
Customizing the Widget Loop
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Hold
.
2
Select Settings > Widgets.
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Select an option:
• Select an item to show or hide it from the app list or
rearrange the app list.
• Select Add Widgets to add an item to the widget loop.
Connect IQ Features
You can add Connect IQ features to your watch from Garmin
and other providers using the Garmin Connect Mobile app. You
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