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How can I add more than 5 HR zones

Former Member
Former Member over 4 years ago

I´ve seen that there are only 5 HR zones, but after a effort test I need to have 6 and there is no way to add the additional one.

Could you please confirm how to do it? Tx

  • 0 over 4 years ago

    You can't. The system isn't designed for more, or less, than 5.

  • 0 over 4 years ago
    I´ve seen that there are only 5 HR zones, but after a effort test I need to have 6 and there is no way to add the additional one.

    There are 5 zones by definition (Z1-Warm Up, Z2-Easy, Z3-Aerobic, Z4-Threshold, and Z5-Maximum), and it makes no sense adding more. If the current ranges for individual HR zones do not fit your real HR, just redefine the HR Zone table.

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 4 years ago in reply to trux

    Hi thux, thanks,.. but for me it has sense.

    After my effort test (percentages are mines) I would like to manage the following thresolds and no discart anyone

    Regenerative (fats) 0-55%
    Fat max (fats - fatty acids)56-64%
    Light mixed (fats + glucose) 65-71%
    Intense Mixed- Lactate Threshold (Glusose + Fats) 72-77%
    Anaerobic Threshold - Metabolic Stress (Glusose) 78-90%
    VO2Max - PAM / VAM (Glucose) 90-100%

    Thanks

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to Former Member

    What you might try, is to synchronize your data from Garmin to another training platform that have the possibility to define user-specific heartrate zones.

    I have no idea whether there exists such a platform, but it could be a workaround.

    https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=8L3Z4gEmTk6sXV7ido1Uz6 (list of 3rd party integrations)

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to Former Member
    Hi thux, thanks,.. but for me it has sense.

    Possible, but it does not fit the 5 level system Garmin uses. You simply cannot add more zones than there are. It is as if you had a car with 5-speed transmission and wanted to add a 6th speed to it, just because you prefere 6 speed transmissions. As writes - use a 3rd party solution. Perhaps Strava or another similar 3rd party offers such functionality.