Activities And Apps; Starting An Activity; Tips For Recording Activities; Stopping An Activity - Garmin FORERUNNER 255 Series Owner's Manual

Your watch can be used for indoor, outdoor, athletic, and fitness activities. When you start an activity, the watch
displays and records sensor data. You can create custom activities or new activities based on default activities
(Creating a Custom Activity, page
Garmin Connect community.
You can also add Connect IQ
page 75).
For more information about activity tracking and fitness metric accuracy, go to garmin.com/ataccuracy.

Starting an Activity

When you start an activity, GPS turns on automatically (if required).
1 Press START.
2 Select an option:
• Select an activity from your favorites.
• Select , and select an activity from the extended activity list.
3 If the activity requires GPS signals, go outside to an area with a clear view of the sky, and wait until the watch
is ready.
The watch is ready after it establishes your heart rate, acquires GPS signals (if required), and connects to
your wireless sensors (if required).
4 Press START to start the activity timer.
The watch records activity data only while the activity timer is running.

Tips for Recording Activities

• Charge the watch before starting an activity
• Press BACK to record laps, start a new set or pose, or advance to the next workout step.
• Press UP or DOWN to view additional data screens.

Stopping an Activity

1 Press STOP.
2 Select an option:
• To resume your activity, select Resume.
• To save the activity and view the details, select Save, press START, and select an option.
NOTE: After you save the activity, you can enter self-evaluation data
• To suspend your activity and resume it at a later time, select Resume Later.
• To mark a lap, select Lap.
• To navigate back to the starting point of your activity along the path you traveled, select Back to Start >
TracBack.
NOTE: This feature is available only for activities that use GPS.
• To navigate back to the starting point of your activity by the most direct path, select Back to Start >
Straight Line.
NOTE: This feature is available only for activities that use GPS.
• To measure the difference between your heart rate at the end of the activity and your heart rate two
minutes later, select Recovery Heart Rate, and wait while the timer counts down.
• To discard the activity, select Discard.
NOTE: After stopping the activity, the watch saves it automatically after 30 minutes.

Activities and Apps

Activities and Apps
13). When you finish your activities, you can save and share them with the
™ activities and apps to your watch using the Connect IQ app
(Charging the Watch, page
(Connect IQ Features,
89).
(Evaluating an Activity, page 4).
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