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About workouts
To workout more effectively select one of 50 personalised workouts that are downloaded automatically
to the watch after connecting it to TomTom Sports website or App.
Note: Workouts can be used with any running, cycling or freestyle activity.
There are 5 categories of workouts available:
 Fitness - These workouts will improve all aspects of your physical ability, helping you become a
fitter you and proving that your age is really only a number.
 Fat burn - These workouts get you to just the right level of effort to burn those few extra grams,
and then keep you there.
 Endurance - These workouts start stretching your boundaries so you can keep going for longer at
higher levels of intensity.
 Speed - These workouts might push you to the edge of what you thought was possible, but in
doing so will give you an increase in speed, and get you ready for that fast race.
 Power - These workouts will truly challenge your physical and mental capabilities with hard-core
sprint training designed to build your explosive power.
Within each category, there are 5 workouts to choose from with varying degrees of difficulty, hence 25
workouts available for both running and cycling.
Each workout is adapted to your VO2 max and is made up of several steps including warm-up, work,
rest, and cooldown.
Tip: VO
2
max is calculated when you do an activity that involves heart rate measurement. VO
2
max
is the maximum amount of oxygen your body can utilise during exercise, per second, per unit of
body weight. It is the standard method used to determine physical fitness and is an indication of
your overall aerobic fitness level. Studies show that individuals with a high VO
2
max tend to live
longer and have a much lower risk of cardiovascular and other diseases.
Quick start for workouts
To do a workout when in an activity, do the following:
1. Press right and select, for example, run.
2. Press right and when you see please wait or Get going press down.
3. Press workouts.
Workouts