Garmin Fenix 2 Owner's Manual

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Males Percentile 20–29 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–69 70–79Superior 95 55.4 54 52.5 48.9 45.7 42.1Excellent 80 51.1 48.3 46.4 43.4 39.5 36.7Good 60 45.4 44 42.4 39.2 35.5 32.3Fair 40 41.7 40.5 38.5 35.6 32.3 29.4Poor 0–40 <41.7 <40.5 <38.5 <35.6 <32.3 <29.4Females Percentile 20–29 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–69 70–79Superior 95 49.6 47.4 45.3 41.1 37.8 36.7Excellent 80 43.9 42.4 39.7 36.7 33 30.9Good 60 39.5 37.8 36.3 33 30 28.1Fair 40 36.1 34.4 33 30.1 27.5 25.9Poor 0–40 <36.1 <34.4 <33 <30.1 <27.5 <25.9Data reprinted with permission from The Cooper Institute. For more information, go to www.CooperInstitute.org.Recovery AdvisorYou can use your Garmin device paired with the heart ratemonitor to display how much time remains before you are fullyrecovered and ready for the next hard workout. The recoveryadvisor feature includes recovery time and recovery check.Recovery advisor technology is provided and supported byFirstbeat Technologies Ltd.Recovery check: The recovery check provides a real-timeindication of your state of recovery within the first severalminutes of a run.Recovery time: The recovery time appears immediatelyfollowing a run. The time counts down until it is optimal foryou to attempt another hard workout.Turning On the Recovery AdvisorBefore you can use the recovery advisor feature, you must puton the heart rate monitor and pair it with your device (PairingANT+ Sensors). If your fēnix 2 was packaged with a heart ratemonitor, the devices are already paired. For the most accurateestimate, you should complete the user profile setup (Setting UpYour User Profile), and set your maximum heart rate (SettingYour Heart Rate Zones).1 Hold MENU.2 Select Recovery Advisor > Enable.3 Go for a run.Within the first several minutes of your run, a recovery checkappears, showing your real-time state of recovery.4 After your run, select Save.The recovery time appears. The maximum time is 4 days,and the minimum time is 6 hours.Viewing Your Recovery TimeBefore you can view your recovery time, you must enable therecovery advisor.1 Hold MENU.2 Select Recovery Advisor.The recovery time appears. The maximum time is 4 days,and the minimum time is 6 hours.About Training EffectTraining Effect measures the impact of an activity on youraerobic fitness. Training Effect accumulates during the activity.As the activity progresses, the training effect value increases,telling you how the activity has improved your fitness. TrainingEffect is determined by your user profile information, heart rate,duration, and intensity of your activity.It is important to know that your Training Effect numbers (1.0–5.0) may seem abnormally high during your first few runs. Ittakes several activities for the device to learn your aerobicfitness.Training Effect Description1.0–1.9 Helps recovery (short activities). Improves endurancewith longer activities (more than 40 minutes).2.0–2.9 Maintains your aerobic fitness.3.0–3.9 Improves your aerobic fitness if repeated as part ofyour weekly training program.4.0–4.9 Highly improves your aerobic fitness if repeated 1–2times per week with adequate recovery time.5.0 Causes temporary overload with high improvement.Train up to this number with extreme care. Requiresadditional recovery days.Training Effect technology is provided and supported byFirstbeat Technologies Ltd. For more information, go towww.firstbeattechnologies.com.Viewing Your Predicted Race TimesBefore you can view your projected race times, you must put onthe heart rate monitor and pair it with your device (Pairing ANT+Sensors). If your fēnix 2 was packaged with a heart ratemonitor, the devices are already paired. For the most accurateestimate, you should complete the user profile setup (Setting UpYour User Profile), and set your maximum heart rate (SettingYour Heart Rate Zones)Your device uses the VO2 max. estimate (About VO2 Max.Estimates) and published data sources to provide a target racetime based on your current state of fitness. This projection alsopresumes you have completed the proper training for the race.NOTE: The projections may seem inaccurate at first. Thedevice requires a few runs to learn about your runningperformance.1 Put on your heart rate monitor, and go for a run.2 Hold MENU.3 Select VO2 Max.4 Select DOWN to view the race predictor screen.Your projected race times appear for 5K, 10K, half marathon,and marathon distances.Using Virtual Partner®Your Virtual Partner is a training tool designed to help you meetyour goals.1 Hold MENU.2 Select Settings > Activity.3 Select an activity.Virtual Partner is not available for all activities.4 Select Virtual Partner.5 Select Set Pace or Set Speed.6 Begin your activity.Training 9