Garmin Fenix 5X Sapphire GPS Watch

General

LENS MATERIAL

domed sapphire crystal

BEZEL MATERIAL

stainless steel

CASE MATERIAL

fiber-reinforced polymer with stainless steel rear cover

QUICKFIT™ WATCH BAND COMPATIBLE

included (26 mm)

STRAP MATERIAL

silicone or steel

PHYSICAL SIZE

51 x 51 x 17.5 mm

COLOR DISPLAY

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DISPLAY SIZE

1.2” (30.4 mm) diameter

DISPLAY RESOLUTION

240 x 240 pixels

DISPLAY TYPE

sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)

WEIGHT

98 g

BATTERY LIFE

Smartwatch mode: Up to 12 days

GPS/HR mode: Up to 20 hours

UltraTrac™ mode: Up to 35 hours without wrist heart rate

WATER RATING

10 ATM

MEMORY/HISTORY

16 GB

Clock Features

TIME/DATE

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GPS TIME SYNC

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AUTOMATIC DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME

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ALARM CLOCK

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TIMER

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STOPWATCH

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SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES

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Health Monitoring

WRIST-BASED HEART RATE (CONSTANT, EVERY SECOND)

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DAILY RESTING HEART RATE

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FITNESS AGE

yes (in app)

ALL-DAY STRESS TRACKING

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RELAXATION REMINDERS

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RELAXATION BREATHING TIMER

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SLEEP

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HYDRATION

yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)

MENSTRUAL CYCLE

yes (in Garmin Connect™)

Sensors

GPS

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GLONASS

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GALILEO

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GARMIN ELEVATE™ WRIST HEART RATE MONITOR

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BAROMETRIC ALTIMETER

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COMPASS

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GYROSCOPE

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ACCELEROMETER

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THERMOMETER

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Daily Smart Features

CONNECTIVITY

Bluetooth® Smart, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®

CONNECT IQ™ (DOWNLOADABLE WATCH FACES, DATA FIELDS, WIDGETS AND APPS)

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SMART NOTIFICATIONS

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TEXT RESPONSE/REJECT PHONE CALL WITH TEXT (ANDROID™ ONLY)

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CALENDAR

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WEATHER

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CONTROLS SMARTPHONE MUSIC

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FIND MY PHONE

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FIND MY WATCH

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VIRB® REMOTE

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SMARTPHONE COMPATIBILITY

iPhone®, Android™

PAIRS WITH GARMIN CONNECT™ MOBILE

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Safety and Tracking Features

LIVETRACK

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GROUP LIVETRACK

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Tactical Features

DUAL GRID COORDINATES

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Activity Tracking Features

STEP COUNTER

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MOVE BAR (DISPLAYS ON DEVICE AFTER A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY; WALK FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO RESET IT)

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AUTO GOAL (LEARNS YOUR ACTIVITY LEVEL AND ASSIGNS A DAILY STEP GOAL)

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CALORIES BURNED

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FLOORS CLIMBED

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DISTANCE TRAVELED

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INTENSITY MINUTES

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TRUEUP™

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MOVE IQ™

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Gym & Fitness Equipment

AVAILABLE GYM ACTIVITY PROFILES

Strength, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing and Yoga

CARDIO WORKOUTS

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STRENGTH WORKOUTS

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AUTOMATIC REP COUNTING

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Training, Planning and Analysis Features

HR ZONES

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HR ALERTS

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HR CALORIES

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% HR MAX

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% HRR

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RECOVERY TIME

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AUTO MAX HR

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HRV STRESS TEST (MEASURES YOUR HEART RATE VARIABILITY WHILE STANDING STILL, FOR 3 MINUTES, TO PROVIDE YOU WITH AN ESTIMATED STRESS LEVEL; THE SCALE OF THIS IS 1 TO 100; LOW SCORES INDICATE LOWER STRESS LEVELS)

yes (with compatible accessory)

HR BROADCAST (BROADCASTS HR DATA OVER ANT+™ TO PAIRED DEVICES)

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GPS SPEED AND DISTANCE

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CUSTOMIZABLE DATA PAGES

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CUSTOMIZABLE ACTIVITY PROFILES

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AUTO PAUSE®

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INTERVAL TRAINING

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ADVANCED WORKOUTS

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DOWNLOADABLE TRAINING PLANS

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AUTO LAP®

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MANUAL LAP

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CONFIGURABLE LAP ALERTS

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VO2 MAX

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TRAINING STATUS (LETS YOU SEE IF YOU’RE TRAINING EFFECTIVELY BY TRACKING YOUR TRAINING HISTORY AND FITNESS LEVEL TREND.)

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TRAINING LOAD (YOUR TOTAL TRAINING LOAD FOR THE LAST 7 DAYS CALCULATED FROM ESTIMATED EPOC)

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TRAINING EFFECT

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TRAINING EFFECT (ANAEROBIC)

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CUSTOM ALERTS

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AUDIO PROMPTS

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FINISH TIME

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VIRTUAL PARTNER

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RACE AN ACTIVITY

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AUTO MULTISPORT ACTIVITIES

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MANUAL MULTISPORT ACTIVITIES

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COURSE GUIDANCE

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GARMIN LIVE SEGMENTS

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STRAVA LIVE SEGMENTS

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ROUND-TRIP COURSE CREATOR (RUNNING/CYCLING)

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TOUCH AND/OR BUTTON LOCK

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HOT KEYS

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AUTO SCROLL

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ACTIVITY HISTORY ON WATCH

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PHYSIO TRUEUP

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Running Features

AVAILABLE RUN PROFILES

Running, Treadmill Running, Trail Running

GPS-BASED DISTANCE, TIME AND PACE

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RUNNING DYNAMICS

yes (with compatible accessory)

VERTICAL OSCILLATION AND RATIO (THE DEGREE OF 'BOUNCE' IN YOUR RUNNING MOTION AND THE COST-BENEFIT RATIO WITH STRIDE LENGTH)

yes (with compatible accessory)

GROUND CONTACT TIME AND BALANCE (SHOWS HOW MUCH TIME, IN THE RUNNING MOTION, YOUR FOOT IS ON THE GROUND RATHER THAN IN FLIGHT AND LETS YOU CHECK YOUR RUNNING SYMMETRY)

yes (with compatible accessory)

STRIDE LENGTH (REAL TIME)

yes (with compatible accessory)

CADENCE (PROVIDES REAL-TIME NUMBER OF STEPS PER MINUTE)

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PERFORMANCE CONDITION (AFTER RUNNING 6–20 MINUTES, COMPARES YOUR REAL-TIME CONDITION TO YOUR AVERAGE FITNESS LEVEL)

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LACTATE THRESHOLD (THROUGH ANALYSIS OF YOUR PACE AND HEART RATE, ESTIMATES THE POINT WHERE YOUR MUSCLES START TO RAPIDLY FATIGUE)

yes (with compatible accessory)

RUN WORKOUTS

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RACE PREDICTOR

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FOOT POD CAPABLE

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Golfing Features

PRELOADED WITH 41,000 COURSES WORLDWIDE

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YARDAGE TO F/M/B (DISTANCE TO FRONT, MIDDLE AND BACK OF GREEN)

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YARDAGE TO LAYUPS/DOGLEGS

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MEASURES SHOT DISTANCE (CALCULATES EXACT YARDAGE FOR SHOTS FROM ANYWHERE ON COURSE)

Automatic

DIGITAL SCORECARD

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STAT TRACKING (STROKES, PUTTS PER ROUND, GREENS AND FAIRWAYS HIT)

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GARMIN AUTOSHOT™

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AUTO COURSEVIEW UPDATES

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GREEN VIEW WITH MANUAL PIN POSITION

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HAZARDS AND COURSE TARGETS

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TRUSWING™ COMPATIBLE

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ROUND TIMER/ODOMETER

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AUTOMATIC CLUB TRACKING COMPATIBLE (REQUIRES ACCESSORY)

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Outdoor Recreation

AVAILABLE OUTDOOR RECREATION PROFILES

Hiking, Climbing, Mountain Biking, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Jumpmaster, Tactical

POINT-TO-POINT NAVIGATION

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BREAD CRUMB TRAIL IN REAL TIME

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BACK TO START

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TRACBACK®

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ULTRATRAC MODE

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AROUND ME MODE

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ELEVATION PROFILE

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DISTANCE TO DESTINATION

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BAROMETRIC TREND INDICATOR WITH STORM ALERT

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TRAIL RUN AUTO CLIMB

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VERTICAL SPEED

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TOTAL ASCENT/DESCENT

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FUTURE ELEVATION PLOT

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PRELOADED TOPOGRAPHICAL MAPS

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DOWNLOADABLE CARTOGRAPHY SUPPORT

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COMPATIBLE WITH BASECAMP™

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GPS COORDINATES

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SIGHT 'N GO

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AREA CALCULATION

yes (via Connect IQ™)

HUNT/FISH CALENDAR

yes (via Connect IQ™)

PROJECTED WAYPOINT

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SUN AND MOON INFORMATION

yes (via Connect IQ™)

TIDES

yes (via Connect IQ™)

Cycling Features

ALERTS (TRIGGERS ALARM WHEN YOU REACH GOALS INCLUDING TIME, DISTANCE, HEART RATE OR CALORIES)

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COURSES

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CYCLE MAP (ROUTABLE CYCLING-SPECIFIC STREET MAP)

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AVAILABLE CYCLING PROFILES

Biking, Indoor Biking, Mountain Biking, Triathlon

BIKE LAP AND LAP MAXIMUM POWER (WITH POWER SENSOR)

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RACE AN ACTIVITY

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FTP (FUNCTIONAL THRESHOLD POWER)

yes (with compatible accessory)

COMPATIBLE WITH VECTOR™ (POWER METER)

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POWER METER COMPATIBLE

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COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA VISION™ (HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY)

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COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA™ RADAR (REAR-FACING RADAR)

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COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA™ LIGHTS

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SPEED AND CADENCE SENSOR SUPPORT

yes (ANT+® and Bluetooth® Smart sensors)

Swimming Features

AVAILABLE SWIM PROFILES

Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Swimming/Running

OPEN-WATER SWIM METRICS (DISTANCE, PACE, STROKE COUNT/RATE, STROKE DISTANCE, SWIM EFFICIENCY (SWOLF), CALORIES)

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POOL SWIM METRICS (LENGTHS, DISTANCE, PACE, STROKE COUNT, SWIM EFFICIENCY (SWOLF), CALORIES)

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STROKE TYPE DETECTION (FREESTYLE, BACKSTROKE, BREASTSTROKE, BUTTERFLY) (POOL SWIM ONLY)

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DRILL LOGGING (POOL SWIM ONLY)

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BASIC REST TIMER (UP FROM 0) (POOL SWIM ONLY)

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"REPEAT ON" REST TIMER (POOL SWIM ONLY)

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POOL SWIM WORKOUTS

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HEART RATE FROM EXTERNAL HRM (REAL-TIME DURING RESTS, INTERVAL AND SESSION STATS DURING RESTS, AND AUTOMATIC HEART RATE DOWNLOAD POST-SWIM)

yes (with HRM-Tri™ and HRM-Swim™)