Activities and App Settings

These settings allow you to customize each preloaded activity app based on your needs. For example, you can customize data pages and enable alerts and training features. Not all settings are available for all activity types.

Hold UP, select Activities & Apps, select an activity, and select the activity settings.

3D Distance: Calculates your distance traveled using your elevation change and your horizontal movement over ground.

3D Speed: Calculates your speed using your elevation change and your horizontal movement over ground.

Accent Color: Sets the accent color of each activity to help identify which activity is active.

Add Activity: Allows you to customize a multisport activity.

Alerts: Sets the training or navigation alerts for the activity (Activity Alerts).

Auto Lap: Sets the options for the Auto Lap feature to automatically mark laps. The Auto Distance option marks laps at a specific distance. When you complete a lap, a customizable lap alert message appears. This feature is helpful for comparing your performance over different parts of an activity.

Auto Pause: Sets the options for the Auto Pause feature to stop recording data when you stop moving or when you drop below a specified speed. This feature is helpful if your activity includes stop lights or other places where you must stop.

Auto Rest: Enables the watch to automatically detect when you are resting during a pool swim and create a rest interval (Auto Rest and Manual Rest).

Auto Scroll: Sets the watch to scroll through all of the activity data screens automatically while the activity timer is running.

Auto Set: Enables the watch to start and stop exercise sets automatically during a strength training activity.

Background Color: Sets the background color of each activity to black or white.

Broadcast Heart Rate: Enables automatic heart rate data broadcasting when you start the activity (Broadcasting Heart Rate Data).

Countdown Start: Enables a countdown timer for pool swimming intervals.

Data Screens: Enables you to customize data screens and add new data screens for the activity (Customizing the Data Screens).

Edit Weight: Allows you to add the weight used for an exercise set during a strength training or cardio activity.

Lane Number: Sets your lane number for track running.

Lap Key: Enables or disables the BACK button for recording a lap or rest during an activity.

Lock Device: Locks the buttons during a multisport activity to prevent inadvertent button presses.

Metronome: Plays tones or vibrates at a steady rhythm to help you improve your performance by training at a faster, slower, or more consistent cadence. You can set the beats per minute (bpm) of the cadence you want to maintain, beat frequency, and sound settings.

Pool Size: Sets the pool length for pool swimming.

Power Averaging: Controls whether the watch includes zero values for power data that occur when you are not pedaling.

Power Save Timeout: Sets the power-save timeout length for how long your watch stays in training mode, for example, when you are waiting for a race to start. The Normal option sets the watch to enter low-power watch mode after 5 minutes of inactivity. The Extended option sets the watch to enter low-power watch mode after 25 minutes of inactivity. The extended mode can result in shorter battery life between charges.

Record VO2 Max.: Enables VO2 max. recording for trail run and ultra run activities.

Rename: Sets the activity name.

Repeat: Enables the Repeat option for multisport activities. For example, you can use this option for activities that include multiple transitions, such as a swimrun.

Restore Defaults: Allows you to reset the activity settings.

Runs: Sets the preferences for ski or snowboard runs. You can enable Auto Run to detect runs automatically using the built-in accelerometer. You can also enable the Lap Key and theLap Alert settings.

Self Evaluation: Sets how often you evaluate your perceived effort for the activity (Evaluating an Activity).

Stroke Detect.: Enables stroke detection for pool swimming.

Transitions: Enables transitions for multisport activities.

Vibration Alerts: Enables alerts that notify you to inhale or exhale during a breathwork activity.

Workout Videos: Enables instructive workout animations for a strength, cardio, yoga, or Pilates activity.

Animations are available for pre-installed workouts and workouts downloaded from your Garmin Connect account.