User Manual

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.
No Status: The device needs one or two weeks of training
history, including activities with VO2 max. results from
running or cycling, to determine your training status.
Tips for Getting Your Training Status
To get the most out of the training status feature, you can try
these tips.
• Run outdoors with heart rate at least two times per week, or
ride with heart rate and power at least two times per week.
After using the device for one week, your training status
should be available.
• Record all of your fitness activities on this device, allowing it
to learn about your performance.
About VO2 Max. Estimates
VO2 max. is the maximum volume of oxygen (in milliliters) you
can consume per minute per kilogram of body weight at your
maximum performance. In simple terms, VO2 max. is an
indication of athletic performance and should increase as your
level of fitness improves. The quatix 5 device requires wrist-
based heart rate or a compatible chest heart rate monitor to
display your VO2 max. estimate. The device has separate VO2
max. estimates for running and cycling. You must run either
outside with GPS or ride with a compatible power meter at a
moderate level of intensity for several minutes to get an
accurate VO2 max. estimate.
Your VO2 max. estimate appears as a number and position on
the color gauge.
Purple Superior
Blue Excellent
Green Good
Orange Fair
Red Poor
VO2 max. data and analysis is provided with permission from
The Cooper Institute
®
. For more information, see the appendix
(VO2 Max. Standard Ratings, page 33), and go to
www.CooperInstitute.org.
Getting Your VO2 Max. Estimate for Running
This feature requires wrist-based heart rate or a compatible
chest heart rate monitor. If you are using a chest heart rate
monitor, you must put it on and pair it with your device (Pairing
ANT+ Sensors, page 26). If your quatix 5 device was packaged
with a heart rate monitor, the devices are already paired.
For the most accurate estimate, complete the user profile setup
(Setting Up Your User Profile, page 12), and set your
maximum heart rate (Setting Your Heart Rate Zones, page 12).
The estimate may seem inaccurate at first. The device requires
a few runs to learn about your running performance.
1
Run for at least 10 minutes outdoors.
2
After your run, select Save.
3
Select UP or DOWN to view the performance widget.
4
Select START to scroll through the performance
measurements.
Getting Your VO2 Max. Estimate for Cycling
This feature requires a power meter and wrist-based heart rate
or a compatible chest heart rate monitor. The power meter must
be paired with your quatix 5 device (Pairing ANT+ Sensors,
page 26). If you are using a chest heart rate monitor, you must
put it on and pair it with your device. If your quatix 5 device was
packaged with a heart rate monitor, the devices are already
paired.
For the most accurate estimate, complete the user profile setup
(Setting Up Your User Profile, page 12) and set your maximum
heart rate (Setting Your Heart Rate Zones, page 12). The
estimate may seem inaccurate at first. The device requires a few
rides to learn about your cycling performance.
1
Ride at a steady, high intensity for at least 20 minutes.
2
After your ride, select Save.
3
Select UP or DOWN to view the performance widget.
4
Select START to scroll through the performance
measurements.
Recovery Time
You can use your Garmin device with wrist-based heart rate or a
compatible chest heart rate monitor to display how much time
remains before you are fully recovered and ready for the next
hard workout.
NOTE: The recovery time recommendation uses your VO2 max.
estimate and may seem inaccurate at first. The device requires
you to complete a few activities to learn about your
performance.
The recovery time appears immediately following an activity.
The time counts down until it is optimal for you to attempt
another hard workout.
Viewing Your Recovery Time
For the most accurate estimate, complete the user profile setup
(Setting Up Your User Profile, page 12), and set your
maximum heart rate (Setting Your Heart Rate Zones, page 12).
1
Go for a run.
2
After your run, select Save.
The recovery time appears. The maximum time is 4 days.
NOTE: From the watch face, you can select UP or DOWN to
view the performance widget, and select START to scroll
through the performance measurements to view your
recovery time.
Recovery Heart Rate
If you are training with wrist-based heart rate or a compatible
chest heart rate monitor, you can check your recovery heart rate
value after each activity. Recovery heart rate is the difference
between your exercising heart rate and your heart rate two
minutes after the exercise has stopped. For example, after a
typical training run, you stop the timer. Your heart rate is
140 bpm. After two minutes of no activity or cool down, your
heart rate is 90 bpm. Your recovery heart rate is 50 bpm (140
minus 90). Some studies have linked recovery heart rate to
cardiac health. Higher numbers generally indicate healthier
hearts.
TIP: For best results, you should stop moving for two minutes
while the device calculates your recovery heart rate value. You
can save or discard the activity after this value appears.
Training Load
Training load is a measurement of your training volume over the
last seven days. It is the sum of your EPOC measurements for
the last seven days. The gauge indicates whether your current
load is low, high, or within the optimal range to maintain or
improve your fitness level. The optimal range is determined
based on your individual fitness level and training history. The
range adjusts as your training time and intensity increase or
decrease.
10 Heart Rate Features