Edge 500 Owner’s Manual 17
Training with Your Edge
Creating Workouts
Garmin recommends that you use
Garmin Connect or Garmin Training
Center (page 7) to create workouts.
You can then transfer the workouts to
your Edge (page 35). However, you
can also create and save a workout
directly on your Edge.
1. Press and hold MENU.
2. Select Training > Workouts >
New.
3. Enter a descriptive workout name
in the top eld (for example,
QUICK 10).
4. Select Add New Step.
5. Select Duration to specify how the
step will be measured.
For example, select Distance to end
the step after a specic distance.
If you select Open, you can press
LAP to end the step during your
workout.
6. If necessary, enter a value in the
eld below Duration.
7. Select Target to choose your goal
during the step.
For example, select Heart Rate
to maintain a consistent heart rate
during the step.
8. If necessary, select a target zone or
enter a custom range.
For example, you can select a heart
rate zone. Each time you exceed
or drop below the specied heart
rate, the Edge beeps and displays a
message.
9. If necessary, select Yes in the Rest
Lap eld.
During a rest lap, the timer
continues to run and data is
recorded.
10. Press BACK to continue.
11. Repeat steps 4–9 to add another
new step.