Garmin D2 Charlie Owners Manual - Page 21

Earning Intensity Minutes Your D2 Charlie device calculates intensity minutes by comparing your heart rate data to your average resting heart rate. If heart rate is turned off, the device calculates moderate intensity minutes by analyzing your steps per minute. • Start a timed activity for the most accurate calculation of intensity minutes. • Exercise for at least 10 consecutive minutes at a moderate or vigorous intensity level. • Wear your device all day and night for the most accurate resting heart rate. Garmin Move IQ™ Events The Move IQ feature automatically detects activity patterns, such as walking, running, biking, swimming, and elliptical training, for at least 10 minutes. You can view the event type and duration on your Garmin Connect timeline, but they do not appear in your activities list, snapshots, or newsfeed. For more detail and accuracy, you can record a timed activity on your device. Activity Tracking Settings Hold UP, and select Settings > Activity Tracking. Status: Turns off the activity tracking feature. Move Alert: Displays a message and the move bar on the digital watch face and steps screen. The device also beeps or vibrates if audible tones are turned on (System Settings, page 28). Goal Alerts: Allows you to turn on and off goal alerts. Goal alerts appear for your daily steps goal, daily floors climbed goal, and weekly intensity minutes goal. Move IQ: Allows you to turn on and off Move IQ events. Turning Off Activity Tracking When you turn off activity tracking, your steps, floors climbed, intensity minutes, sleep tracking, and Move IQ events are not recorded. 1 Hold UP. 2 Select Settings > Activity Tracking > Status > Off. 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 21). 1 Connect the device to your computer. 2 Go to www.garminconnect.com. 3 Create and save a new workout. 4 Select Send to Device, and follow the on-screen instructions. 5 Disconnect the device. 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 . 2 Select an activity. 3 Hold UP. 4 Select Training > My Workouts. Training 5 Select a workout. 6 Select Do Workout. 7 Select 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 from Garmin Connect, you must have a Garmin Connect account (Garmin Connect, page 21). You can browse Garmin Connect to find a training plan, schedule workouts and courses, and download the plan to your device. 1 Connect the device to your computer. 2 Go to www.garminconnect.com. 3 Select and schedule a training plan. 4 Review the training plan in your calendar. 5 Select , and 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 . 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 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. 10If necessary, enter a distance or time value for the rest interval, and select . 11Select BACK. 12Select 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 . 2 Select an activity. 15