Garmin FORERUNNER 45 - Training Workouts and Plans; Following a Workout; Custom Workouts; Starting a Workout

Following a Workout
Your device can guide you through multiple steps in a workout.
NOTE: Before you can download and use a training plan or workout, you must have a Garmin Connect account
(Pairing Your Smartphone with Your Device, page 2).
1 Select START.
2 Select an activity.
3 Select Options > Workouts.
NOTE: This option appears only when you have workouts loaded on your device for the selected activity.
4 Select an option:
• Select Intervals to do or edit an interval workout.
• Select My Workouts to do workouts downloaded from Garmin Connect.
• Select Training Calendar to do or view your scheduled workouts.
5 Follow the on-screen instructions.
Creating a Custom Workout on Garmin Connect
Before you can create a workout on the Garmin Connect app, you must have a Garmin Connect account
(Garmin Connect, page 27).
1 From the Garmin Connect app, select or .
2 Select Training > Workouts > Create a Workout.
3 Select an activity.
4 Create your custom workout.
5 Select Save.
6 Enter a name for your workout, and select Save.
The new workout appears in your list of workouts.
NOTE: You can send this workout to your device (Sending a Custom Workout to Your Device, page 5).
Sending a Custom Workout to Your Device
You can send a custom workout you created with the Garmin Connect app to your device (Creating a Custom
Workout on Garmin Connect, page 5).
1 From the Garmin Connect app, select or .
2 Select Training > Workouts.
3 Select a workout from the list.
4 Select .
5 Select your compatible device.
6 Follow the on-screen instructions.
Starting a Workout
Before you can start a workout, you must download the workout from your Garmin Connect account.
1 From the watch face, select START.
2 Select an activity.
3 Select Options > Workouts > My Workouts.
4 Select a workout.
NOTE: Only workouts that are compatible with the selected activity appear in the list.
5 Select Do Workout.
6 Select START to start the activity timer.
After you begin a workout, the device displays each step of the workout, step notes (optional), the target
(optional), and the current workout data.
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