28 User Profile
Sharing Data with Garmin Share
Before you can use this feature, you must have
Bluetooth technology enabled on both compatible
devices, and they must be within 3 m (10 ft.) of each
other. When prompted, you must also consent to share
your data with other Garmin devices using Garmin
Share.
Your Instinct watch can send and receive data when
connected to another compatible Garmin device
(Receiving Data with Garmin Share, page28). You
can also transfer your data between different devices.
For example, you can share a favorite course from your
Edge bike computer to your compatible Garmin watch.
1 From the watch face, press GPS.
2 Select Garmin Share > Share.
3 Select a category, and select one item.
4 Select an option:
• Select Share.
• Select Add More > Share to select more than one
item to share.
5 Wait while the device locates compatible devices.
6 Select a device.
7 Confirm the six-digit PIN matches on both devices,
and select .
8 Wait while the devices transfer the data.
9 Select Share Again to share the same items with
another user (optional).
10 Select Done.
Receiving Data with Garmin Share
Before you can use this feature, you must have
Bluetooth technology enabled on both compatible
devices, and they must be within 3 m (10 ft.) of each
other. When prompted, you must also consent to share
your data with other Garmin devices using Garmin
Share.
1 From the watch face, press GPS.
2 Select Garmin Share.
3 Wait while the device locates compatible devices in
range.
4 Select .
5 Confirm the six-digit PIN matches on both devices,
and select .
6 Wait while the devices transfer the data.
7 Select Done.
User Profile
You can update your user profile on your watch or on
the Garmin Connect app.
Setting Up Your User Profile
You can update your sex, date of birth, height, weight,
wrist, heart rate zone, and power zone. The watch uses
this information to calculate accurate training data.
1 Hold MENU.
2 Select User Profile.
3 Select an option.
Gender Settings
When you first set up the watch, you must choose a
sex. Most fitness and training algorithms are binary.
For the most accurate results, Garmin recommends
selecting your sex assigned at birth. After the initial
setup, you can customize the profile settings in your
Garmin Connect account.
Profile & Privacy: Enables you to customize the data on
your public profile.
User Settings: Sets your sex. If you select Not
Specified, the algorithms that require a binary input
will use the sex you specified when you first set up
the watch.
Viewing Your Fitness Age
Your fitness age gives you an idea of how your fitness
compares with a person of the same sex. Your watch
uses information, such as your age, body mass index
(BMI), resting heart rate data, and vigorous activity
history to provide a fitness age. If you have an Index
scale, your watch uses the body fat percentage metric
instead of BMI to determine your fitness age. Exercise
and lifestyle changes can impact your fitness age.
NOTE: For the most accurate fitness age, complete
the user profile setup (Setting Up Your User Profile,
page28).
1 Hold MENU.
2 Select User Profile > Fitness Age.
About Heart Rate Zones
Many athletes use heart rate zones to measure and
increase their cardiovascular strength and improve
their level of fitness. A heart rate zone is a set range of
heartbeats per minute. The five commonly accepted
heart rate zones are numbered from 1 to 5 according
to increasing intensity. Generally, heart rate zones are
calculated based on percentages of your maximum
heart rate.
Fitness Goals
Knowing your heart rate zones can help you measure
and improve your fitness by understanding and
applying these principles.
y Your heart rate is a good measure of exercise
intensity.
y Training in certain heart rate zones can help you
improve cardiovascular capacity and strength.
If you know your maximum heart rate, you can use
the table (Heart Rate Zone Calculations, page29)
to determine the best heart rate zone for your fitness
objectives.
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