Unable to pause training status

I've tried following the directions to pause my training status:

https://www.garmin.com/en-US/blog/fitness/pause-your-training-status/

But when I go to the training status widget and then press and hold the menu button, there's no 'training status options'... I only see 'reorder widget', 'remove widget', 'add widget', 'history', and 'settings'. There's no option to select 'pause training status' under any of these.

On the Garmin Connect app, I go to More > Performance Stats > Training Status, and in the upper right hand corner there's no three dot button... just a 'help' button.

I checked, and I have all the latest options and versions installed. What am I doing wrong? Why don't I have the ability to pause my training status?

  • As the page you link says: "on compatible Garmin devices", which the page lists as "Pause training status compatible devices: Forerunner® 245, Forerunner® 245 Music, Forerunner® 945, Edge® 530, Edge® 830, Edge® 1030, Edge® 1030 Plus, fenix® 6 series, MARQ® Collection". So Fenix 5 Plus is not on the list.