Training focus and training load - how does the graphics work?

The watch is telling you to increase the anaerobic activities only as you are already within the ideal range(dotted area) for the low aerobic activities.

It's similar to the training load.


The dotted area is the green area but you can be on the lower side(before dotted area) or higher side(after dotted area) based on your activities.
Once you go too much over the dotted area everything will be scaled down or up to try to match your current activities.

I would suggest reading this link re Load focus: https://discover.garmin.com/en-GB/performance-data/running/#making-the-most-training-load-focus

(its worth reading the whole support article as it gives a great understanding of how you watch works; you can also get further information on each of these subjects from your connect app, and or via searching the garmin site i.e. Google: Garmin Load Focus: https://support.garmin.com/en-GB/?faq=SEkNpdGyhR917js0qQL3Q6)

So what do I use this for - I use this to try and balance my overall training - so in your case a lot of your work is done in high tempo, so would look to do a little bit more anaerobic and a little bit more low aerobic. However as you are within optimal range for all of them - you are spot on anyway.

Note that Garmin training is designed for general overall health and fitness, so if training for a specific event/sport then it may not be a good idea to use these indicators. Quite a few people I know that are atheletes ignore this when in training and when out of training then use this to keep their general fitness levels up until they start training for their next event. However with the new training calendar etc will be interesting to see how load focus adjusts for it (I don't do events, but when we get it may be very tempted to at least see how it all hangs/works together).

Thank you

Great - Thank you very much 

Great - thanks so much for the information