User's Manual

NOTE: You can send this workout to your device (Sending a
Custom Workout to Your Device, page 6).
Sending a Custom Workout to Your Device
You can send a custom workout you created with the Garmin
Connect app to your device (Creating a Custom Workout on
Garmin Connect, page 5).
1
From the Garmin Connect app, select or .
2
Select Training > Workouts.
3
Select a workout from the list.
4
Select .
5
Select your compatible device.
6
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Starting a Workout
Before you can start a workout, you must download a workout
from your Garmin Connect account.
1
From the watch face, select START.
2
Select an activity.
3
Hold UP.
4
Select Training > My Workouts.
5
Select a workout.
NOTE: Only workouts that are compatible with the selected
activity appear in the list.
6
Select Do Workout.
7
Select START to start the timer.
After you begin a workout, the device displays each step of the
workout, step notes (optional), the target (optional), and the
current workout data.
Following a Pool Swim Workout
Your device can guide you through multiple steps in a swim
workout. Creating and sending a pool swim workout is similar to
Creating a Custom Workout on Garmin Connect, page 5 and
Sending a Custom Workout to Your Device, page 6.
1
From the watch face, select START > Pool Swim > Options
> Training.
2
Select an option:
• Select My Workouts to do workouts downloaded from
Garmin Connect.
• Select Training Calendar to do or view your scheduled
workouts.
3
Follow the on-screen instructions.
About the Training Calendar
The training calendar on your device is an extension of the
training calendar or schedule you set up in Garmin Connect.
After you have added a few workouts to the Garmin Connect
calendar, you can send them to your device. All scheduled
workouts sent to the device appear in the calendar widget.
When you select a day in the calendar, you can view or do the
workout. The scheduled workout stays on your device whether
you complete it or skip it. When you send scheduled workouts
from Garmin Connect, they overwrite the existing training
calendar.
Using Garmin Connect Training Plans
Before you can download and use a training plan from Garmin
Connect, you must have a Garmin Connect account (Garmin
Connect, page 21), and you must pair the Forerunner device
with a compatible smartphone.
1
From the Garmin Connect app, select or .
2
Select Training > Training Plans.
3
Select and schedule a training plan.
4
Follow the on-screen instructions.
5
Review the training plan in your calendar.
Adaptive Training Plans
Your Garmin Connect account has an adaptive training plan and
Garmin
®
coach to fit your training goals. For example, you can
answer a few questions and find a plan to help you complete a 5
km race. The plan adjusts to your current level of fitness,
coaching and schedule preferences, and race date. When you
start a plan, the Garmin Coach widget is added to the widget
loop on your Forerunner device.
Starting Today's Workout
After you send a Garmin Coach training plan to your device, the
Garmin Coach widget appears in your widget loop.
1
From the watch face, select UP or DOWN to view the Garmin
Coach widget.
If a workout for this activity is scheduled for today, the device
shows the workout name and prompts you to start it.
2
Select START.
3
Select View to view the workout steps (optional).
4
Select Do Workout.
5
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Interval Workouts
You can create interval workouts based on distance or time. The
device saves your custom interval workout until you create
another interval workout. You can use open intervals for track
workouts and when you are running a known distance.
Creating an Interval Workout
1
From the watch face, select START.
2
Select an activity.
3
Hold UP.
4
Select Training > Intervals > Edit > Interval > Type.
5
Select Distance, Time, or Open.
TIP: You can create an open-ended interval by selecting the
Open option.
6
If necessary, select Duration, enter a distance or time
interval value for the workout, and select .
7
Select BACK.
8
Select Rest > Type.
9
Select Distance, Time, or Open.
10
If necessary, enter a distance or time value for the rest
interval, and select .
11
Select BACK.
12
Select one or more options:
• To set the number of repetitions, select Repeat.
• To add an open-ended warm up to your workout, select
Warm Up > On.
• To add an open-ended cool down to your workout, select
Cool Down > On.
Starting an Interval Workout
1
From the watch face, select START.
2
Select an activity.
3
Hold UP.
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