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Training Effect Aerobic Benefit
Maintains your
From 2.0 to 2.9
aerobic fitness.
Impacts your
From 3.0 to 3.9
aerobic fitness.
Highly impacts
From 4.0 to 4.9
your aerobic
fitness.
Overreaching and
potentially harmful
5.0
without enough
recovery time.
Training Effect technology is provided and supported
by Firstbeat Analytics. For more information, go to
firstbeat.com.
Heart Rate Variability Status
Your watch analyzes your wrist heart rate readings while
you are sleeping to determine your heart rate variability
Color Zone
Status
Balanced
Green
Orange Unbalanced Your seven-day average HRV is above or below your baseline range.
Low
Red
Poor
No color
No status
You can sync your watch with your Garmin Connect
account to view your current heart rate variability status,
trends, and educational feedback.
Heart Rate Variability and Stress Level
Stress level is the result of a three-minute test performed
while standing still, where the MARQ device analyzes
heart rate variability to determine your overall stress.
Training, sleep, nutrition, and general life stress all impact
how a runner performs. The stress level range is from 1
to 100, where 1 is a very low stress state and 100 is a
very high stress state. Knowing your stress level can help
you decide if your body is ready for a tough training run or
yoga.
Viewing Your Heart Rate Variability and Stress Level
This feature requires a Garmin chest heart rate monitor.
Before you can view your heart rate variability (HRV)
stress level, you must put on a heart rate monitor and
pair it with your device
(Pairing Your Wireless Sensors,
page 58).
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Anaerobic Benefit
Maintains your
anaerobic fitness.
Impacts your
anaerobic fitness.
Highly impacts
your anaerobic
fitness.
Overreaching and
potentially harmful
without enough
recovery time.
Description
Your seven-day average HRV is within your baseline range.
Your seven-day average HRV is well below your baseline range.
Your HRV values are averaging well below the normal range for your age.
No status means that there is insufficient data to generate a seven-day average.
(HRV). Training, physical activity, sleep, nutrition, and
healthy habits all impact your heart rate variability. HRV
values can vary widely based on gender, age, and fitness
level. A balanced HRV status may indicate positive signs
of health such as good training and recovery balance,
greater cardiovascular fitness, and resilience to stress.
An unbalanced or poor status may be a sign of fatigue,
greater recovery needs, or increased stress. For best
results, you should wear the watch while sleeping. The
watch requires three weeks of consistent sleep data to
display your heart rate variability status.
TIP: Garmin recommends that you measure your stress
level at approximately the same time and under the same
conditions every day.
1 If necessary, press START, and select Add > HRV
Stress to add the stress app to the apps list.
2 Select Yes to add the app to your list of favorites.
3 From the watch face, press START, select HRV Stress,
and press START.
4 Stand still, and rest for 3 minutes.
Performance Condition
As you complete your activity, such as running or cycling,
the performance condition feature analyzes your pace,
heart rate, and heart rate variability to make a real-time
assessment of your ability to perform compared to
your average fitness level. It is approximately your real-
time percentage deviation from your baseline VO2 max.
estimate.
Performance condition values range from -20 to +20.
After the first 6 to 20 minutes of your activity, the device
displays your performance condition score. For example, a
score of +5 means that you are rested, fresh, and capable
of a good run or ride. You can add performance condition
Heart Rate Features
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