Fitness Settings - Garmin Montana 610 Owner's Manual

Lock On Road: Locks the blue triangle, which represents your
position on the map, onto the nearest road.

Fitness Settings

Select Setup > Fitness.
Auto Lap: Sets the device to automatically mark the lap at a
specific distance.
User: Sets the user profile information
User Profile, page 12).
HR Zones: Sets the five heart rate zones for fitness activities.
FIT Activity: Sets the fitness activity to running, cycling, or
other. This allows your running activity to appear as a running
activity when you transfer it to Garmin Connect
Setting Your Fitness User Profile
The device uses information that you enter about yourself to
calculate accurate data. You can modify the following user
profile information: gender, age, weight, height, and lifetime
athlete (About Lifetime Athletes, page
1
Select Setup > Fitness > User.
2
Modify the settings.
About Lifetime Athletes
A lifetime athlete is an individual who has trained intensely for
many years (with the exception of minor injuries) and has a
resting heart rate of 60 beats per minute (bpm) or less.
About Heart Rate Zones
Many athletes use heart rate zones to measure and increase
their cardiovascular strength and improve their level of fitness. A
heart rate zone is a set range of heartbeats per minute. The five
commonly accepted heart rate zones are numbered from 1 to 5
according to increasing intensity. Generally, heart rate zones are
calculated based on percentages of your maximum heart rate.
Fitness Goals
Knowing your heart rate zones can help you measure and
improve your fitness by understanding and applying these
principles.
• Your heart rate is a good measure of exercise intensity.
• Training in certain heart rate zones can help you improve
cardiovascular capacity and strength.
• Knowing your heart rate zones can prevent you from
overtraining and can decrease your risk of injury.
If you know your maximum heart rate, you can use the table
(Heart Rate Zone Calculations, page
heart rate zone for your fitness objectives.
If you do not know your maximum heart rate, use one of the
calculators available on the Internet. Some gyms and health
centers can provide a test that measures maximum heart rate.
The default maximum heart rate is 220 minus your age.
Setting Your Heart Rate Zones
Before the device can determine your heart rate zones, you
must set up your fitness user profile
Profile, page 12).
You can manually adjust the heart rate zones according to your
fitness goals (Fitness Goals, page
1
Select Setup > Fitness > HR Zones.
2
Enter the maximum and minimum heart rate for zone 5.
The maximum heart rate for each zone is based on the
minimum heart rate of the previous zone. For example, if you
enter 167 as a minimum heart rate for zone 5, the device
uses 166 as the maximum rate for zone 4.
3
Enter your minimum heart rate for zones 4-1.
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Heart Rate Zone Calculations
Zone % of Perceived Exertion
Maximum
Heart Rate
1 50–60% Relaxed, easy pace,
rhythmic breathing
2 60–70% Comfortable pace,
slightly deeper
breathing, conversation
possible
3 70–80% Moderate pace, more
difficult to hold
conversation
4 80–90% Fast pace and a bit
uncomfortable, breathing
forceful
5 90–100% Sprinting pace,
unsustainable for long
period of time, labored
breathing
Running or Cycling with Your Device
Before you go for a run or ride using the device, you must
change the profile to fitness
You can customize your dashboards and data fields for your
fitness activities (Custom Data Fields and Dashboards, page
1
If your device is currently recording a track, select Current
Track > .
You can save or delete the current track.
2
Select Setup > Tracks > Output Format.
3
Select an option:
• Select GPX to record your activity as a traditional track
that can be viewed on the map and used for navigation.
• Select FIT to record your activity with fitness information
(for example, laps) that is tailored for Garmin Connect.
• Select Both to record your data in both formats
simultaneously. This setting uses more memory space.
4
From the main menu, select Stopwatch > Start.
5
Go for a run or ride.
6
When finished, select Stop.
7
Select Reset > Save.
Marine Settings
Select Setup > Marine.
Marine Chart Mode: Sets the type of chart the device uses
when displaying marine data. Nautical displays various map
features in different colors so the marine POIs are more
readable and so the map reflects the drawing scheme of
paper charts. Fishing (requires marine maps) displays a
detailed view of bottom contours and depth soundings and
simplifies map presentation for optimal use while fishing.
Appearance: Sets the appearance of marine navigation aids on
the map.
Marine Alarm Setup: Sets alarms for when you exceed a
specified drift distance while anchored, when you are off
course by a specified distance, and when you enter water of
a specific depth.
Setting Up Marine Alarms
1
Select Setup > Marine > Marine Alarm Setup.
2
Select an alarm type.
3
Select On.
4
Enter a distance, and select
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
(Selecting a Profile, page 9).
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Customizing the Device
9).