User Manual

6 Training
Playing Audio Prompts During Your Activity
You can enable your Forerunner 245 Music device
to play motivational status announcements during
a run or other activity. Audio prompts play on your
connected headphones using Bluetooth technology,
if available. Otherwise, audio prompts play on your
smartphone paired through the Garmin Connect app.
During an audio prompt, the device or smartphone
mutes the primary audio to play the announcement.
NOTE: This feature is not available for all activities.
1 From the watch face, hold UP.
2 Select Settings > Audio Prompts.
3 Select an option:
• To hear a prompt for each lap, select Lap Alert.
NOTE: The Lap Alert audio prompt is enabled by
default.
• To customize prompts with your pace and speed
information, select Pace/Speed Alert.
• To customize prompts with your heart rate
information, select Heart Rate Alert.
• To hear prompts when you start and stop the
timer, including the Auto Pause feature, select
Timer Events.
• To hear activity alerts play as an audio prompt,
select Activity Alerts.
• To change the language or the dialect of the
voice prompts, select Dialect.
Training
Workouts
You can create custom workouts that include goals
for each workout step and for varied distances, times,
and calories. You can create workouts using Garmin
Connect or select a training plan that has built-in
workouts from Garmin Connect, and transfer them to
your device.
You can schedule workouts using Garmin Connect.
You can plan workouts in advance and store them on
your device.
Following a Workout From the Web
Before you can download a workout from Garmin
Connect, you must have a Garmin Connect account
(Garmin Connect, page25).
1 Connect the device to your computer.
2 Go to connect.Garmin.com.
3 Create and save a new workout.
4 Select Send to Device, and follow the on-screen
instructions.
5 Disconnect the device.
Creating a Custom Workout on Garmin Connect
Before you can create a workout on the Garmin
Connect app, you must have a Garmin Connect
account (Garmin Connect, page25).
1 From the Garmin Connect app, select or .
2 Select Training > Workouts > Create a Workout.
3 Select an activity.
4 Create your custom workout.
5 Select Save.
6 Enter a name for your workout, and select Save.
The new workout appears in your list of workouts.
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 using the
Garmin Connect app to your device (Creating a Custom
Workout on Garmin Connect, page6).
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.
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 training calendar list by date. When you
select a day in the training 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