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Your FTP appears as a value measured in watts per
kilogram, your power output in watts, and a position on the
color gauge.
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Select an option:
• Select Accept to save the new FTP.
• Select Decline to keep your current FTP.
Training Effect Description
From 1.0 to 1.9 Helps recovery (short activities). Improves endurance
with longer activities (longer than 40 min.).
From 2.0 to 2.9 Maintains your aerobic fitness.
From 3.0 to 3.9 Improves your aerobic fitness if repeated as part of
your weekly training program.
From 4.0 to 4.9 Highly improves your aerobic fitness if repeated one
or two times per week with adequate recovery time.
5.0
Causes temporary overload with high improvement.
Train up to this number with extreme care. Requires
additional recovery days.
Training effect technology is provided and supported by
Firstbeat Technologies Ltd. For more information, go to
www.firstbeattechnologies.com.
Training
Setting Up Your User Profile
You can update your gender, birth year, height, weight, heart
rate zone, and power zone settings. The device uses this
information to calculate accurate training data.
1
Hold MENU.
2
Select Settings > User Profile.
3
Select an option.
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.
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
10
11) to determine the best
according to increasing intensity. Generally, heart rate zones are
calculated based on percentages of your maximum heart rate.
Setting Your Heart Rate Zones
The device 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 device or
using your Garmin Connect account.
1
Hold MENU.
2
Select Settings > User Profile > 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
(Automatically Detecting Performance Measurements,
page
8).
4
Select LTHR > Enter Manually, and enter your lactate
threshold heart rate.
You can perform a guided test to estimate your lactate
threshold
(Lactate Threshold, page
5
Select Resting HR, and enter your resting heart rate.
You can use the average resting heart rate based on your
user profile information, or you can set a custom resting heart
rate.
6
Select Zones > Based On.
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Select an option:
• Select BPM to view and edit the zones in beats per
minute.
• Select %Max. HR to view and edit the zones as a
percentage of your maximum heart rate.
• Select %HRR to view and edit the zones as a percentage
of your heart rate reserve (maximum heart rate minus
resting heart rate).
• Select %LTHR to view and edit the zones as a percentage
of your lactate threshold heart rate.
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Select a zone, and enter a value for each zone.
9
Select Add Sport Heart Rate, and select a sport profile to
add separate heart rate zones (optional).
10
Repeat steps 3 through 8 to add sport heart rate zones
(optional).
Letting the Device Set Your Heart Rate Zones
The default settings allow the device to detect your maximum
heart rate and set your heart rate zones as a percentage of your
maximum heart rate.
• Verify that your user profile settings are accurate
Your User Profile, page
• Run often with the wrist or chest heart rate monitor.
• Try a few heart rate training plans, available from your
Garmin Connect account.
• View your heart rate trends and time in zones using your
Garmin Connect account.
9).
(Setting Up
10).
Training
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