Turning On The Move Alert; Sleep Tracking; Using Automated Sleep Tracking; Using Do Not Disturb Mode - Garmin FORERUNNER 255 Series Owner's Manual

segments appear after every 15 minutes of inactivity.
The device also beeps or vibrates if audible tones are
turned on (System Settings, page
Go for a short walk (at least a couple of minutes) to
reset the move alert.

Turning on the Move Alert

1 Hold UP.
2 Select Notifications & Alerts > System Alerts >
Activity Tracking > Move Alert > On.

Sleep Tracking

While you are sleeping, the watch automatically detects
your sleep and monitors your movement during your
normal sleep hours. You can set your normal sleep
hours in the user settings on your Garmin Connect
account. Sleep statistics include total hours of sleep,
sleep stages, sleep movement, and sleep score. You
can view your sleep statistics on your Garmin Connect
account.
NOTE: Naps are not added to your sleep statistics. You
can use do not disturb mode to turn off notifications
and alerts, with the exception of alarms
Disturb Mode, page 20).

Using Automated Sleep Tracking

1 Wear your device while sleeping.
2 Upload your sleep tracking data to the Garmin
Connect site (Manually Syncing Data with Garmin
Connect, page 40).
You can view your sleep statistics on your Garmin
Connect account.
You can view sleep information from the previous
night on your Forerunner device
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Using Do Not Disturb Mode

You can use do not disturb mode to turn off the
backlight, tone alerts, and vibration alerts. For example,
you can use this mode while sleeping or watching a
movie.
NOTE: You can set your normal sleep hours in the user
settings on your Garmin Connect account. You can
enable the During Sleep option in the system settings
to automatically enter do not disturb mode during your
normal sleep hours (System Settings, page
NOTE: You can add options to the controls menu
(Customizing the Controls Menu, page
1 Hold LIGHT.
2 Select Do Not Disturb.

Intensity Minutes

To improve your health, organizations such as 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 watch monitors your activity intensity and tracks
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your time spent participating in moderate to vigorous
intensity activities (heart rate data is required to
quantify vigorous intensity). The watch adds the
amount of moderate activity minutes with the amount
of vigorous activity minutes. Your total vigorous
intensity minutes are doubled when added.

Earning Intensity Minutes

Your Forerunner watch calculates intensity minutes
by comparing your heart rate data to your average
resting heart rate. If heart rate is turned off, the watch
calculates moderate intensity minutes by analyzing
your steps per minute.
y Start a timed activity for the most accurate
calculation of intensity minutes.
y Wear your watch all day and night for the most
accurate resting heart rate.

Garmin Move IQ

When your movements match familiar exercise
patterns, the Move IQ feature automatically detects
the event and displays it in your timeline. The Move
IQ events show activity type and duration, but they do
not appear in your activities list or newsfeed. For more
detail and accuracy, you can record a timed activity on
your device.

Activity Tracking Settings

Hold UP, and select Activity Tracking.
Status: Turns off the activity tracking features.
Move Alert: Displays a message and the move bar on
the digital watch face and steps screen. The device
also beeps or vibrates if audible tones are turned on
(System Settings, page
Goal Alerts: Allows you to turn on and off goal alerts,
or turn them off only during activities. Goal alerts
appear for your daily steps goal, daily floors
climbed goal, and weekly intensity minutes goal.
Move IQ: Allows you to turn on and off Move IQ events.

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 UP.
2 Select Activity Tracking > Status > Off.

Workouts

You can create custom workouts that include goals
for each workout step and for varied distances,
times, and calories. During your activity, you can view
workout-specific data screens that contain workout
step information, such as the workout step distance or
average step pace.
You can create and find more workouts using Garmin
Connect, or select a training plan that has built-in
workouts and transfer them to your watch.
You can schedule workouts using Garmin Connect. You
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Training