User manual

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.
If you know your maximum heart rate, you can use the table (Heart Rate Zone Calculations, page 71) 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.
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.
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 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
(Detecting Performance Measurements Automatically, page 58).
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 62). You can use
the Auto Detection feature to automatically record your lactate threshold during an activity (Detecting
Performance Measurements Automatically, page 58).
5 Select Resting HR, and enter your resting heart rate.
You can use the average resting heart rate measured by your device, or you can set a custom resting heart
rate.
6 Select Zones > Based On.
7 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.
8 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 the steps to add sport heart rate zones (optional).
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