Garmin 520 recovery advisor ?
04-11-16, 11:53 AM
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Garmin 520 recovery advisor ?
Do any of you use it? Is it accurate? I used my 520 for the first time yesterday on a 40 mile ride not to hard of an effort but enough not full throttle for aure and the recovery advisor said 30hours till recovery ??
04-11-16, 12:00 PM
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It will take several rides (probably about a week) for it to learn your fitness level. Until they it won't be very accurate. After that point, it'll be in the right ballpark. It's the amount of time you should rest before a hard workout, not before you exercise again. Also, it isn't necessarily all from the ride you just did, it's a measure of your current state; if you do a hard run without your 520, then do a recovery ride with it, it will "understand" that your body is stressed from the run and suggest an appropriate time.
But, again, your 30 hours until full recovery is because this is the first time you've used it. Ignore it for a week.
(I don't have a 520, but this feature has been around forever. I've had it in my Fenix 3 for a year.)
But, again, your 30 hours until full recovery is because this is the first time you've used it. Ignore it for a week.
(I don't have a 520, but this feature has been around forever. I've had it in my Fenix 3 for a year.)
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It will take several rides (probably about a week) for it to learn your fitness level. Until they it won't be very accurate. After that point, it'll be in the right ballpark. It's the amount of time you should rest before a hard workout, not before you exercise again. Also, it isn't necessarily all from the ride you just did, it's a measure of your current state; if you do a hard run without your 520, then do a recovery ride with it, it will "understand" that your body is stressed from the run and suggest an appropriate time.
But, again, your 30 hours until full recovery is because this is the first time you've used it. Ignore it for a week.
(I don't have a 520, but this feature has been around forever. I've had it in my Fenix 3 for a year.)
But, again, your 30 hours until full recovery is because this is the first time you've used it. Ignore it for a week.
(I don't have a 520, but this feature has been around forever. I've had it in my Fenix 3 for a year.)
