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What are the differences betwwen "rest, cool down and recover"

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Former Member over 7 years ago
Hi,
im trying to create a workout in garmin connet and wanted to know what are the differences betwwen "rest, cool down and recover".
what every function does when im actually running
Thanks.

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  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to 3138802
    3138802 said:
    I'm here seeking the same answer.

    The answer is marked with a green frame, in this thread. Or just click the link Answers underneath the opening post.

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to trux

    While that answer is useful, I guess most people here would like to know whether “rest” would count towards the final time. Some say it does, some say it doesn’t. Has anybody tried it recently? I want to do an interval workout next week and I ideally rest would not affect the pace. I’ll try it out but appreciate if someone can tell for sure before I try out myself 

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to 3138802

    Have you found an answer yet or tried it out yourself? I have the same question and hope that “rest” does not count towards the time. 

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to 4714883

    I created the following last week and this recorded the 'rest' periods within my overall time (although on the rest periods I did a slow walk, which I wonder if because I walked it counted this, probs not): 

    Warm up - 1.00 mi

     Repeat 15 Times
           Run - 01:00 min:sec
           Rest - 00:30 min:sec

    Cool down - 2.00 mi


    Although I have done the following before where it didn't count the Recover time within the full time. I think it did this because the recover time was long: 

    Warm up - Lap Button Press
     Repeat 6 Times
          Run - 0.05 mi
          Recover - 03:00 min:sec

    Cool down - Lap Button Press
    Just to help with more confusing about these two options. Forerunner 245 watch used. Bought around June 2020 and on Software version 5.50.
  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to 9990916

    So tried it today and as most people say, Garmin does count the rest and recovery into the full workout.

    Although if you link your Garmin into Strava and you stop at the rest and recovery points (don't walk, literally stop), Strava will count these as stops if you have the Strava setting on to Pause then stopped.

    Therefore you can get best of both worlds.

    Hope whoever read this finds it useful. 

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to 9990916

    Thanks for the classification. From my side I use GC in french and it's impossible to distinguish which one is recovery vs coold down as both label "récupération"...

  • 0 over 4 years ago

    I am creating a workout in Connect for use on my Edge 830, and I had the exact same question and found this post through a Google search.  In my mind, "rest" and "recovery" are equivalent terms in the context of an interval workout.  For example, I have a "work" interval, where I am riding in a set power target range, followed by a recovery period, where I pedal easy and/or coast.  I'd never intentionally stop my bike during a recovery (or "rest"), if that's what the "rest" step is intended to suggest.  Hence the confusion.

    I've decided to ignore the "rest" option and just use recovery.  But it does seem silly to have both of these when they essentially are the same function.