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can customize your device with watch faces, data fields,
widgets, and apps.
Watch Faces: Allow you to customize the appearance of the
clock.
Data Fields: Allow you to download new data fields that present
sensor, activity, and history data in new ways. You can add
Connect IQ data fields to built-in features and pages.
Widgets: Provide information at a glance, including sensor data
and notifications.
Apps: Add interactive features to your watch, such as new
outdoor and fitness activity types.
Downloading Connect IQ Features
Before you can download Connect IQ features from the Garmin
Connect Mobile app, you must pair your vívoactive HR device
with your smartphone.
1
From the settings in the Garmin Connect Mobile app, select
Connect IQ Store.
2
If necessary, select your device.
3
Select a Connect IQ feature.
4
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Downloading Connect IQ Features Using Your Computer
1
Connect the device to your computer using a USB cable.
2
Go to
garminconnect.com
3
From your devices widget, select Connect IQ Store.
4
Select a Connect IQ feature, and download it.
5
Follow the on-screen instructions.
About My Day
The My Day widget is a daily snapshot of your activity. This is a
dynamic summary that updates throughout the day. As soon as
you climb a flight of stairs or record an activity, it appears in the
widget. The metrics include your last recorded sport, intensity
minutes for the week, floors climbed, steps, calories burned, and
more. You can tap the touchscreen for an option to improve
accuracy or to view additional metrics.
Intensity Minutes
To improve your health, organizations such as the U.S. Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Heart
Association
, and the World Health Organization, recommend at
®
least 150 minutes per week of moderate intensity activity, such
as brisk walking, or 75 minutes per week of vigorous intensity
activity, such as running.
The device monitors your activity intensity and tracks your time
spent participating in moderate to vigorous intensity activities
(heart rate data is required). You can work toward achieving
your weekly intensity minutes goal by participating in at least 10
consecutive minutes of moderate to vigorous intensity activities.
The device adds up the amount of moderate activity minutes
with the amount of vigorous activity minutes. Your total vigorous
intensity minutes are doubled when being added.
Earning Intensity Minutes
Your vívoactive HR device calculates intensity minutes by
comparing your heart rate data during an activity to your
average resting heart rate. If heart rate is turned off, the device
calculates moderate intensity minutes by analyzing your steps
per minute.
• Start a timed activity for the most accurate calculation of
intensity minutes.
• Exercise for at least 10 consecutive minutes at a moderate or
vigorous intensity level.
4
and sign in.
Activity Tracking
Using the Move Alert
Sitting for prolonged periods of time can trigger undesirable
metabolic state changes. The move alert reminds you to keep
moving. After one hour of inactivity, Move! and the red bar
appear. Additional segments appear after every 15 minutes of
inactivity. The device also vibrates if vibration is turned on
(System Settings, page
11).
Go for a short walk (at least a couple of minutes) to reset the
move alert.
Auto Goal
Your device creates a daily step goal automatically, based on
your previous activity levels. As you move during the day, the
device shows your progress toward your daily goal
If you choose not to use the auto goal feature, you can set a
personalized step goal on your Garmin Connect account.
Viewing Your Step Totals and Floors Climbed
1
From the watch face, swipe up or down to view the steps
widget.
2
Tap the touchscreen to view your daily step totals for the last
seven days.
3
Swipe up to view your daily floors climbed and descended.
Sleep Tracking
While you are sleeping, the device monitors your movement.
Sleep statistics include total hours of sleep, sleep levels, and
sleep movement. You can set your normal sleep hours in the
user settings on your Garmin Connect account. You can view
your sleep statistics on your Garmin Connect account.
Turning Off Activity Tracking
When you turn off activity tracking, your steps, floors climbed,
intensity minutes, sleep tracking, and Move IQ events are not
recorded.
1
Hold
.
2
Select Settings > Activity Tracking > Status > Off.
Viewing the Weather Widget
1
From the watch face, swipe to view the weather widget.
2
Tap the touchscreen to view hourly and daily weather data.
3
Scroll down to view daily weather data.
VIRB Remote
The VIRB remote function allows you to control your VIRB
action camera using your device. Go to
to purchase a VIRB action camera.
Controlling a VIRB Action Camera
Before you can use the VIRB remote function, you must enable
the remote setting on your VIRB camera. See the VIRB Series
Owner's Manual for more information. You must also set the
VIRB widget to be shown in the widget loop
Widget Loop, page
3).
1
Turn on your VIRB camera.
.
www.garmin.com/VIRB
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