Training Status Levels; Tips For Getting Your Training Status - Garmin FORERUNNER 255 Series Owner's Manual

heart rate monitor and a power meter.
These estimates are provided and supported by
Firstbeat Analytics. For more information, go to
com.sg/minisite/garmin-technology/running/.
NOTE: The estimates may seem inaccurate at first. The
watch requires you to complete a few activities to learn
about your performance.
Training status: Training status shows you how your
training affects your fitness and performance. Your
training status is based on changes to your VO2
max., acute load, and HRV status over an extended
time period.
VO2 max�: VO2 max. is the maximum volume of
oxygen (in milliliters) you can consume per minute
per kilogram of body weight at your maximum
performance (About VO2 Max. Estimates, page
10). Your watch displays heat and altitude
corrected VO2 max. values when you are
acclimating to high heat environments or high
altitude.
Acute load: Acute load is a weighted sum of your
recent exercise load scores including exercise
duration and intensity
Training load focus: Your watch analyzes and
distributes your training load into different
categories based on the intensity and structure of
each activity recorded. Training load focus includes
the total load accumulated per category, and the
focus of the training. Your watch displays your load
distribution over the last 4 weeks
Focus, page 15).
Recovery time: The recovery time displays how much
time remains before you are fully recovered and
ready for the next hard workout
page 16).

Training Status Levels

Training status shows you how your training affects
your fitness level and performance. Your training status
is based on changes to your VO2 max., acute load, and
HRV status over an extended time period. You can use
your training status to help plan future training and
continue improving your fitness level.
No Status: The watch needs at least one activity
per week, with VO2 max. results from running or
cycling, to determine your training status.
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(Acute Load, page 15).
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(Recovery Time,
Detraining: You have a break in your training routine or
you are training much less than usual for a week
or more. Detraining means that you are unable to
maintain your fitness level. You can try increasing
your training load to see improvement.
Recovery: Your lighter training load is allowing your
body to recover, which is essential during extended
periods of hard training. You can return to a higher
training load when you feel ready.
Maintaining: Your current training load is enough to
maintain your fitness level. To see improvement, try
adding more variety to your workouts or increasing
your training volume.
Productive: Your current training load is moving your
fitness level and performance in the right direction.
You should plan recovery periods into your training
to maintain your fitness level.
Peaking: You are in ideal race condition. Your recently
reduced training load is allowing your body to
recover and fully compensate for earlier training.
You should plan ahead, since this peak state can
only be maintained for a short time.
Overreaching: Your training load is very high and
counterproductive. Your body needs a rest. You
should give yourself time to recover by adding
lighter training to your schedule.
Unproductive: Your training load is at a good level, but
your fitness is decreasing. Try focusing on rest,
nutrition, and stress management.
Strained: There is imbalance between your recovery
and training load. It is a normal result after a
hard training or major event. Your body may be
struggling to recover, so you should pay attention to
your overall health.

Tips for Getting Your Training Status

The training status feature depends on updated
assessments of your fitness level, including at least
one VO2 max. measurement per week. Your VO2 max.
estimate is updated after outdoor runs or rides with
power during which your heart rate reached at least
70% of your maximum heart rate for several minutes.
Indoor run activities do not generate a VO2 max.
estimate in order to preserve the accuracy of your
fitness level trend. You can disable VO2 max. recording
for ultra run and trail run activities if you do not want
those run types to affect your VO2 max. estimate
(Turning Off VO2 Max. Recording, page
To get the most out of the training status feature, you
can try these tips.
y At least one time per week, run or ride outdoors
with a power meter, and reach a heart rate higher
than 70% of your maximum heart rate for at least
10 minutes.
After using the watch for one week, your training
status should be available.
y Record all of your fitness activities on this watch,
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