Viewing Your Stress Score Before you can view your stress score, you must put on a chest heart rate monitor and pair it with your device ( Pairing Your Wireless Sensors , page 49 ). Stress score is the result of a three-minute test performed while standing still, where the Edge ® device analyzes heart rate variability to determine your overall stress. Training, sleep, nutrition, and general life stress all impact how an athlete performs. The stress score range is 1 to 100, where 1 is a very low stress state, and 100 is a very high stress state. Knowing your stress score can help you decide if your body is ready for a tough workout or yoga. TIP:
Garmin ® recommends that you measure your stress score at approximately the same time and under the same conditions every day. 1 Select > My Stats > Stress Score > . 2 Stand still, and rest for 3 minutes. Viewing Your Power Curve Before you can view your power curve, you must pair your power meter with your device ( Pairing Your Wireless Sensors , page 49 ). The power curve displays your sustained power output over time. You can view your power curve for the previous month, three months, or twelve months. 1 Select > My Stats > Power . 3 Select to select a time period. 4 Select a time period.
Syncing Activities and Performance Measurements You can sync activities and performance measurements from other Garmin 2 Press to view your power curve. ® 540 bike computer using your Garmin Connect account. This allows your device to more accurately reflect your training status and fitness. For example, you can record a run with a Forerunner ® devices to your Edge ® watch, and view your activity details and overall training load on your Edge 540 bike computer. Sync your Edge 540 bike computer and other Garmin devices to your Garmin Connect account. TIP: You can set a primary training device and primary wearable in the Garmin Connect app ( Unified Training Status , page 43 ).
Recent activities and performance measurements from your other Garmin devices appear on your Edge 540 bike computer. Turning Off Performance Notifications Performance notifications are turned on by default. Some performance notifications are alerts that appear upon completion of your activity. Some performance notifications appear during an activity or when you achieve a new performance measurement, such as a new VO2 max. estimate. 1 Select > My Stats > Performance Notifications . 2 Select an option. Pausing Your Training Status If you are injured or sick, you can pause your training status.
You can continue to record fitness activities, but your training status, training load focus, recovery feedback, and workout recommendations are temporarily disabled. Select an option: From your Edge ® bike computer, select > My Stats > Training Status Pause Training Status . From your Garmin Connect settings, select Performance Stats > Training Status > > Pause Training Status . TIP: You should sync your device with your Garmin Connect account. Resuming Your Paused Training Status You can resume your training status when you are ready to start training again. For best results, you need at least two VO2 max. measurements each week ( About VO2 Max. Estimates , page 17 ). Select an option:
From your Edge ® bike computer, select > My Stats > Training Status > > Resume Training Status . My Stats Edge® 540 Owner's Manual 23