Controlling A Virb Action Camera During An Activity; User Profile; Setting Up Your User Profile; Viewing Your Fitness Age - Garmin FORERUNNER 255 Series Owner's Manual

Controlling a VIRB Action Camera During an
Activity
Before you can use the VIRB remote function, you must
enable the remote setting on your VIRB camera. See the
1 Turn on your VIRB camera.
2 Pair your VIRB camera with your Forerunner
watch (Pairing Your Wireless Sensors, page
When the camera is paired, a VIRB data screen is
automatically added to activities.
3 During an activity, press UP or DOWN to view the
VIRB data screen.
4 If necessary, wait while your watch connects to your
camera.
5 Hold UP.
6 Select VIRB Remote.
7 Select an option:
• To control the camera using the activity timer,
select Settings > Recording Mode > Timer Start/
Stop.
NOTE: Video recording automatically starts and
stops when you start and stop an activity.
• To control the camera using the menu options,
select Settings > Recording Mode > Manual.
• To manually record video, select Start Recording.
The video counter appears on the Forerunner
screen.
• To take a photo while recording video, press
DOWN.
• To manually stop recording video, press STOP.
• To take multiple photos in burst mode, select
Take Burst.
• To send the camera to sleep mode, select Sleep
Camera.
• To wake the camera from sleep mode, select
Wake Camera.

User Profile

You can update your user profile on your watch or on
the Garmin Connect app.

Setting Up Your User Profile

You can update your gender, date of birth, height,
weight, wrist, heart rate zone, power zone, and Critical
Swim Speed (CSS) settings
Swim Speed Test, page 22). The watch uses this
information to calculate accurate training data.
1 Hold UP.
2 Select User Profile.
3 Select an option.

Viewing Your Fitness Age

Your fitness age gives you an idea of how your fitness
compares with a person of the same gender. Your
watch uses information, such as your age, body mass
index (BMI), resting heart rate data, and vigorous
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activity history to provide a fitness age. If you have
a Garmin Index scale, your watch uses the body fat
percentage metric instead of BMI to determine your
fitness age. Exercise and lifestyle changes can impact
your fitness age.
NOTE: For the most accurate fitness age, complete the
user profile setup (Setting Up Your User Profile, page
34).
1 Hold UP.
2 Select User Profile > Fitness Age.

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.
y Your heart rate is a good measure of exercise
intensity.
y Training in certain heart rate zones can help you
improve cardiovascular capacity and strength.
If you know your maximum heart rate, you can use
the table (Heart Rate Zone Calculations, page
to determine the best 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

The watch uses your user profile information from the
initial setup to determine your default heart rate zones.
You can set separate heart rate zones for sport profiles,
such as running, cycling, and swimming. For the most
accurate calorie data during your activity, set your
maximum heart rate. You can also set each heart rate
zone and enter your resting heart rate manually. You
can manually adjust your zones on the watch or using
your Garmin Connect account.
1 Hold UP.
2 Select User Profile > Heart Rate & Power Zones >
Heart Rate.
3 Select Max� HR, and enter your maximum heart
rate.
You can use the Auto Detection feature to
automatically record your maximum heart
rate during an activity
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User Profile