VÍVOACTIVE 5 HEALTH AND FITNESS GPS SMARTWATCH Owner’s Manual

Using Garmin Connect Training Plans

Before you can download and use a training plan, you must have a Garmin Connect account (), and you must pair the vívoactive 5 watch with a compatible phone.

  1. From the Garmin Connect app, select or .
  2. Select Training & Planning > Training Plans.
  3. Select and schedule a training plan.
  4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
  5. Review the training plan in your calendar.

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 glance is added to the glance loop on your vívoactive 5 watch.

Starting Today's Workout

After you send a training plan to your watch, the Garmin coach glance appears in your glance loop.

  1. From the watch face, swipe to view the Garmin coach glance.
  2. Select the glance.

If a workout for this activity is scheduled for today, the watch shows the workout name and prompts you to start it.

  1. Select a workout.
  2. Select View to view the workout steps, and swipe right when you are finished viewing the steps (optional).
  3. Select Do Workout.
  4. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Viewing Scheduled Workouts

You can view workouts scheduled in your training calendar and start a workout.

  1. Press .
  2. Select an activity.
  3. Swipe up.
  4. Select Training Calendar.

Your scheduled workouts appear, sorted by date.

  1. Select a workout.
  2. Scroll to view the steps for the workout.
  3. Press to start the workout.