Garmin Forerunner 55 Owners Manual - Page 17
Adaptive Training Plans, Using Garmin Connect Training Plans, Starting Today's Workout - review
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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. 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 33), 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. 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 DOWN to view the workout steps (optional). 4 Select START > Do Workout. 5 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. Training 11