Broadcasting Heart Rate You can broadcast your heart rate data from your Venu 2 series watch and view it on paired devices. For example, you can broadcast your heart rate data to an Edge ® device while cycling. NOTE: Broadcasting heart rate data decreases battery life. 1 Hold . 2 Select > Wrist Heart Rate . 3 Select an option: Select Broadcast In Activity to broadcast heart rate data during timed activities ( Starting an Activity , page 28 ). Select Broadcast to start broadcasting heart rate data now. 4 Pair your Venu 2 series watch with your compatible device. NOTE: The pairing instructions differ for each Garmin compatible device. See your owner's manual.
Turning Off the Wrist-based Heart Rate Monitor The default value for the Wrist Heart Rate setting is Auto. The watch automatically uses the wrist-based heart rate monitor unless you pair a chest heart rate monitor to the watch. Chest heart rate data is only available during an activity. NOTE: Disabling the wrist-based heart rate monitor also disables features such as your VO2 max. estimate, sleep tracking, intensity minutes, the all-day stress feature, and the wrist-based pulse oximeter sensor. NOTE:
Disabling the wrist-based heart rate monitor also disables the on-wrist detection feature for Garmin Pay payments, and you must enter a passcode before making each payment ( Garmin Pay , page 10 ). 1 Hold . 2 Select > Wrist Heart Rate > Status > Off . 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.
Setting Your Heart Rate Zones The watch uses your user profile information from the initial setup to determine your default heart rate zones. The watch has separate heart rate zones for running and cycling. For the most accurate calorie data during your activity, you should set your maximum heart rate. You can also set each heart rate zone. You can manually adjust your zones on the watch or using your Garmin Connect account. 1 Hold . 2 Select > User Profile > Heart Rate Zones . 3 Select Default to view the default values (optional). The default values can be applied to running and cycling. 4 Select Running or Cycling . 5 Select Preference > Set Custom . 6 Select Max.
HR , and enter your maximum heart rate. 7 Select a zone, and enter a value for each zone. 16 Heart Rate Features