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Creating a Custom Workout on Garmin Connect, Sending a Custom Workout to Your Device

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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 33). 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 9). 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 9). 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 the workout from your Garmin Connect account. 1 From the watch face, select START. 2 Select a run or bike activity. 3 Select Options > Training > Workouts. 4 Select a workout. NOTE: Only workouts that are compatible with the selected activity appear in the list. 5 Select DOWN to view a list of workout steps (optional). 6 Select START > Do Workout. 7 Select START to start the activity 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 Daily Suggested Workout Before the device can suggest a daily workout, you must have a VO2 max. estimate. 1 From the watch face, select START. 2 Select a running activity. The daily suggested workout appears. 3 Select START, and select an option: • To do the workout, select Do Workout. • To discard the workout, select Dismiss. • To update the target type from heart rate to pace, select Target Type. • To turn off future workout notifications, select Disable Prompt. The suggested workout updates automatically to changes in training habits, recovery time, and VO2 max. Training 9

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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 33
).
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 9
).
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 9
).
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 the workout from your Garmin Connect account.
1
From the watch face, select
START
.
2
Select a run or bike activity.
3
Select
Options
>
Training
>
Workouts
.
4
Select a workout.
NOTE:
Only workouts that are compatible with the selected activity appear in the list.
5
Select
DOWN
to view a list of workout steps (optional).
6
Select
START
>
Do Workout
.
7
Select
START
to start the activity 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 Daily Suggested Workout
Before the device can suggest a daily workout, you must have a VO2 max. estimate.
1
From the watch face, select
START
.
2
Select a running activity.
The daily suggested workout appears.
3
Select
START
, and select an option:
•
To do the workout, select
Do Workout
.
•
To discard the workout, select
Dismiss
.
•
To update the target type from heart rate to pace, select
Target Type
.
•
To turn off future workout notifications, select
Disable Prompt
.
The suggested workout updates automatically to changes in training habits, recovery time, and VO2 max.
Training
9