Set Heart Rate Zones in Garmin Connect. Fire Up Your Running NOW

[@fercuevas5772]

A much needed video, Thanks!

[@DynamicRunningFitness]

You're very welcome

[@Meven2001]

Perfect video, perfect explanation ! Thanks.

[@DynamicRunningFitness]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@leeedwards3783]

Awesome video. I have just gone from a vantage v watch with polar flow. Unfortunately the watches polar are making are not on a par with garmin now. So now bought an epix pro and wanted to know if it can plan my runs according to my heart rate zones. I am guessing it can't due to you converting them to pace? Thanks for the video

[@diktromdefilm]

The table you refer to gives a totally different heartrate zone distribution than the polar calculator. Which one do you recommend then to use for a garmin watch with 5 zones?

[@gedi20]

Just purchased the vivo 4 any advise what to do first time setting up thanks good video

[@DynamicRunningFitness]

I have the vivoactive 3 but that is very similar to the vivoactive 4. To be honest, the set up guidance that the watch gives is pretty good to begin with but I adjusted the watch face to my preference and arranged my chosen sports on the activities favourites. Youve given me an idea for a new video though so make sure you're subscribed and I may do a set up video. Thanks.

[@antonymcateer2263]

Thanks for the video. Currently reading Training for the Uphill athlete and they base their zones around AeT and LT. I changed my HR zones according to my AeT of 156, so my zone 3 is 156-171. What are your thoughts on this?

[@DynamicRunningFitness]

The purpose of this video is to help people move away from the (220-age) and move to something more appropriate to the individual. However, you are dead right, if you have the knowledge and understanding of how aerobic thresholds and lactic thresholds effect your training then tweaking these parameters is a great way to get even more unique to yourself. The runners I coach are typically 10K/Half Marathon runners and so threshold training is is key part and as such I do tweak their HR zones to match more what their thresholds are presently at. One thing I will say is that your LT will change with training or de-training more quickly than your HRmax and so it's important to regularly re-evaluate your numbers. Thanks for the comment Antony and good luck with your training.

[@antonymcateer2263]

@@DynamicRunningFitness good to hear I've not set myself up completely wrong! I've subscribed and downloaded the pace chart which is very detailed!

[@davygarrett]

many thanks for taking the time to inform others as to how to do HR on the Garmin... only thing I find is that since I did the HR Calc and inserted the info to my Garmin, I find that my HR is either in the "Threshold and or Maximum" zones, and this is with me going at a steady pace (I use a 30 HIIT program with 10 x 30 sec sprints).... only way to get my heart rate down is to sit on my Turbo Trainer and do nowt......LOL, I am a Mountain biker and I use my Turbo Trainer a great deal, as arthritis put paid to my running days....I am 63 and my Max HR is supposed to be 157 (according to the formula)......but this is doing nowt for my fitness..... am I missing something? as I am not uberfit for my age, and I am 33lbs overweight.... :-)

[@DynamicRunningFitness]

Hi David, thanks for your comment. The first thing I will say is that everybody is different so it is hard to get a 'one size fits all' answer. You say that your theoretical max HR should be 157 due to your age of 63 so I am assuming you have applied the (220-age) formula? This formula is far too broad , especially for someone with your exercise background. For example, I'm 50 yrs old and so should have a max HR of 170 according to the formula but instead will regularly record as high as 195 at the end of a hard training session or race. This is why I enter 195 as my max HR into my Garmin and have all zones based upon that. I would recommend you give yourself a max HR trial , eg during your Hiit sessions and use whatever your heart 'actually' maxes out at. I hope this helps. Steve

[@davygarrett]

@@DynamicRunningFitness many thanks for the reply....will try and do a burst on the TT or go out for a ride around the local trails to try and suss out my Max HR..... keep up with the informational videos.....they are much appreciated....

[@ashishbullu4881]

Gramin AAP open kiya hai lekin start option nahi aa Raha hai

[@alyjahflakes]

I have the Venu 3s and changing the heart rate zones is different. I can’t do it online but on the connect app it’s only giving me the option to change the percentage of the heart rate zones

[@LuisTiradoCórdova]

same issue here with my Epix 2 -_-

[@ashishbullu4881]

Please help me

[@southtoflorida]

Training table link no longer works?

[@DynamicRunningFitness]

Thanks. I've fixed the link,

[@MrCabimero]

Two things- why did it say your Max HR was 111% of your Max HR? It should be 100%. Second , Garmin has removed on the app the option to put in manual numbers. Everything now is % MHR. Not a good choice IMO.