Heart Rate Zone Calculations; Setting Your Cycling Power Zones; Pausing Your Training Status; Resuming Your Paused Training Status - Garmin FORERUNNER 945 LTE Owner's Manual

Heart Rate Zone Calculations

% of Maximum Heart
Zone
Rate
1 50–60%
2 60–70%
3 70–80%
4 80–90%
5 90–100%

Setting Your Cycling Power Zones

The values for the zones are default values based on gender, weight, and average ability, and may not match
your personal abilities. If you know your functional threshold power (FTP) value, you can enter it and allow the
software to calculate your zones automatically. You can manually adjust your zones on the device or using your
Garmin Connect account.
1 Hold .
2 Select Settings > User Profile > Power Zones > Based On.
3 Select an option:
• Select Watts to view and edit the zones in watts.
• Select %FTP to view and edit the zones as a percentage of your functional threshold power.
4 Select FTP, and enter your FTP value.
5 Select a zone, and enter a value for each zone.
6 If necessary, select Minimum, and enter a minimum power value.

Pausing Your Training Status

If you are injured or sick, you can pause your training status. You can continue to record fitness activities, but
your training status, training load focus, recovery feedback, and workout recommendations are temporarily
disabled.
Select an option:
• From the training status widget, hold
• From your Garmin Connect settings, select Performance Stats > Training Status >
Status.
TIP: You should sync your device with your Garmin Connect account.

Resuming Your Paused Training Status

You can resume your training status when you are ready to start training again. For best results, you need at
least two VO2 max. measurements each week
Select an option:
• From the training status widget, hold
• From your Garmin Connect settings, select Performance Stats > Training Status >
Status.
TIP: You should sync your device with your Garmin Connect account.
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Perceived Exertion
Relaxed, easy pace, rhythmic breathing
Comfortable pace, slightly deeper
breathing, conversation possible
Moderate pace, more difficult to hold
conversation
Fast pace and a bit uncomfortable,
breathing forceful
Sprinting pace, unsustainable for long
period of time, labored breathing
, and select Options > Pause Training Status.
(About VO2 Max. Estimates, page
, and select Options > Resume Training Status.
Benefits
Beginning-level aerobic training,
reduces stress
Basic cardiovascular training, good
recovery pace
Improved aerobic capacity, optimal
cardiovascular training
Improved anaerobic capacity and
threshold, improved speed
Anaerobic and muscular endurance,
increased power
> Pause Training
41).
> Resume Training
Training