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moderate activity minutes with the amount of vigorous activity
minutes. Your total vigorous intensity minutes are doubled when
added.
Earning Intensity Minutes
Your Forerunner device calculates intensity minutes by
comparing your heart rate data 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.
• Wear your device all day and night for the most accurate
resting heart rate.
Garmin Move IQ
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Events
The Move IQ feature automatically detects activity patterns,
such as walking, running, biking, swimming, and elliptical
training, for at least 10 minutes. You can view the event type
and duration on your Garmin Connect timeline, but they do not
appear in your activities list, snapshots, or newsfeed. For more
detail and accuracy, you can record a timed activity on your
device.
Activity Tracking Settings
From the watch face, hold
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
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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 your device to automatically start and save a
timed walking or running activity when the Move IQ feature
detects familiar movement patterns.
Sleep Pulse Ox: Allows your device to record up to four hours
of pulse oximeter readings while you sleep.
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
From the watch face, hold UP.
2
Select Settings > Activity Tracking > Status > Off.
Heart Rate Features
The Forerunner device has a wrist-based heart rate monitor and
is also compatible with chest heart rate monitors. You can view
heart rate data on the heart rate widget. If both wrist-based heart
rate and chest heart rate data are available, your device uses
the chest heart rate data.
There are several heart rate-related features available in the
default widget loop.
Your current heart rate in beats per minute (bpm). The widget also
displays a graph of your heart rate for the last four hours,
highlighting your highest and lowest heart rate.
Your current stress level. The device measures your heart rate
variability while you are inactive to estimate your stress level. A
lower number indicates a lower stress level.
Heart Rate Features
, and select Settings > Activity
(System Settings,
Your current Body Battery
your current energy reserves based on sleep, stress, and activity
data. A higher number indicates a higher energy reserve.
The current saturation of oxygen in your blood. Knowing your
oxygen saturation can help you determine how your body is
adapting to exercise and stress.
NOTE: The pulse oximeter sensor is located on the back of the
device.
Wrist-based Heart Rate
Wearing the Device
• Wear the device above your wrist bone.
NOTE: The device should be snug but comfortable. For more
accurate heart rate readings, the device should not move
while running or exercising. For pulse oximeter readings, you
should remain motionless.
NOTE: The optical sensor is located on the back of the
device.
• See
Tips for Erratic Heart Rate Data, page 9
information about wrist-based heart rate.
• See
Tips for Erratic Pulse Oximeter Data, page 17
information about the pulse oximeter sensor.
• For more information about accuracy, go to
/ataccuracy.
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, lotion, and insect repellent under
the device.
• Avoid scratching the heart rate sensor on the back of the
device.
• Wear the device above your wrist bone. The device should
be snug but comfortable.
• Wait until the
icon is solid before starting your activity.
• Warm up for 5 to 10 minutes and get a heart rate reading
before starting your activity.
NOTE: In cold environments, warm up indoors.
• Rinse the device with fresh water after each workout.
Viewing the Heart Rate Widget
The widget displays your current heart rate in beats per minute
(bpm) and a graph of your heart rate for the last 4 hours.
1
From the watch face, select UP or DOWN to view the heart
rate widget.
NOTE: You may need to add the widget to your widget loop
(Customizing the Widget Loop, page
2
Select START to view your average resting heart rate values
for the last 7 days.
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energy level. The device calculates
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