One of the most effective ways to use Morpheus to improve your health, fitness, and performance, is to get in your zone and dial in the intensity of each workout.
Training with Morpheus starts using with the M7 chest strap to get accurate heart rates for any and all types of training. Unlike optical sensors that are not suited or accurate to use for high-intensity and/or high-speed exercises, the M7 can be used for virtually any type of workout you may throw at it.
There are currently 3 different options for recording workouts into Morpheus.
With the Morpheus app in real time
- This can be done with the M7 or with any Bluetooth HRM This is the best option when you can look at your phone while you’re training. This will show you your HR, HR Zone, time in each zone and other data. This also allows you to use the ZBIT feature. In this case, the app completely records and saves the workout and you do NOT then also sync and import the same workout from the M7.
With the M7 but without the Morpheus app
- No phone required. The M7 can save your workout and upload to the Morpheus app after you’re done (aka SYNC). With this option you can use the M7 by itself or you can pair it to any ANT+ or BLE watch or device – makes it easy to see your heart rate during your workout without a phone. Just attach the M7 transmitter to the strap (that you are already wearing) when ready to workout and the M7 will automatically start recording your workout. Then when you are done with your workout you can sync and import it to the Morpheus app from the M7 by using the SYNC feature.
Sync and Import Workouts Directly from Garmin Connect
- This means that you can you use your Garmin watch or other Garmin device to record workouts and Morpheus can import that workout data directly from your Garmin Connect account. This will help in situations where using the Morpheus app in real time or using the Morpheus M7 are not practical or not preferred. You can also pair your M7 or other HRM to your Garmin watch or other Garmin device.
This Garmin workout import function is currently being beta tested by a few hundred Morpheus users. It is NOT currently available to anyone other than these beta testers. It will be launch publicly via an app update soon and we will also send an email about it after the app update has launched.
Any workout you want to be in Morpheus needs to be recorded via one of the 3 methods above. We do not currently import workouts from other platforms.
In the section below, you’ll learn how to use each of these 3 scenarios. Make sure to take a minute to read through through the entire section so you will know exactly how to get the most out of each and every workout.
Using the Morpheus app for real time training
Connecting the M7 to the Morpheus app gives you the ability to see exactly which Morpheus heart rate zone you’re in at all times.
This is particularly valuable when you’re doing a workout that incorporates any of the Morpheus zone-based training methods.
To connect the M7 to the Morpheus app, select TRAIN from the navigation bar at the bottom of the home screen and then choose the workout type: cardio, mixed, or strength.
If you only be doing cardiovascular work, select cardio.
If you will only be doing strength training, then select strength. Note that heart rate zones are not displayed during strength-only workouts.
You will only see gray color for strength in the app. For more information on why this is, please review the Morpheus Heart Rate Zones article.
When you do a workout that has cardio and strength work intermixed throughout the full workout, choose mixed.
If you are doing separate cardio and strength training (such as strength training first half of the workout and cardio second half of the workout), it’s best to track these separately)
From here, you will hit CONNECT HRM to pair the M7 (or any compatible Bluetooth HRM) to the Morpheus app.
Important: You will need to turn the M7 on before you can connect it to the Morpheus app. To do this, you must be wearing it appropriately.
For important info and tips regarding wearing and using the M7 heart rate monitor, please visit the link below.
The M7 will show up with its unique 5-digit ID in the available devices list. Press OKAY to connect to it to the M7 and your heart rate will be displayed on the screen.
Hit START to begin your workout.
If you want to use the Zone-Based Interval Training (aka ZBIT) feature, tap on the stopwatch in the upper right hand corner of the train screen. You can do this either before or after you officially start your workout.
When ready to end your workout, press the blue circular pause button and then choose Finish. Then choose Yes to being sure that you want to end the workout.
When you press Finish and then Yes, a post-workout questionnaire will appear. Answer the questions by moving the slider scale anywhere from 0 to 10.
When rating workout difficulty (RPE), 10 is the most difficult and 0 is the least.
When rating your performance, 0 is your worst performance; 10 is your best performance.
Press Submit once you’ve completed the questionnaire.
Then you’ll be redirected to the workout results screen. This workout will be saved in the app and you can view the results again at any point in time by going to workout history.
After each workout, it’s recommended to then unsnap the sensor from the chest strap until the next workout to maximize battery life.
Please note: DO NOT sync your M7 and then import the exact same workout that you just completed live with the app. The sync and import process is for workouts during which you did not use the TRAIN function of the app in real time. See below for details about this full sync and import process.
Using the M7 without the Morpheus app
If the type of training you're doing makes it difficult or impractical to use the Morpheus app, you can use the M7's onboard memory to train and record your workout to sync to Morpheus after it's done.
You can choose to use the M7 by itself, or you can also connect it any heart rate watch or device that is compatible with Bluetooth or ANT+. If you connect it to Garmin device, you'll also have the option to import the workout directly from Garmin Connect. Details on this are covered toward the bottom of this article.
The M7 starts recording the moment that you put it on and it starts detecting your heart rate. It stops recording when you take off the strap and/or remove the transmitter from the strap and it beeps 3 times to power off. All workouts that you do with the M7 are automatically recorded in this manner.
This makes it quick and easy to SYNC your workouts into the app so Morpheus can track them.
IMPORTANT: To sync a saved workout from the M7 to the Morpheus app, you must first be wearing your M7 so that it is powered on.
Once you are wearing the M7 and it has powered on, open the Morpheus app and press SYNC from the main navigation menu and then connect the app to the M7. This will trigger the syncing process during which the M7 is sending workout data to your phone. Do not close your app or navigate away from this screen during this syncing process.
This will bring up a list of saved workouts that are stored on the M7.
**Please note: The M7 records ALL workouts that are at least 10 minutes in length, regardless of whether you are using the Morpheus app in real time or not. If it's been a while since you have done this sync process and/or you have long workouts or several workouts on your M7, this sync process could take some time to complete.
Choose all of the saved workouts that you'd like to import by clicking on the box to the left of the workout(s).
Any workout that you do not select will automatically be deleted from the list. So be sure that you choose every workout that you need.
Since the M7 records all workouts, there may be workouts in the list that you completed while connected to the Morpheus app in real time. No need to select and import those because they have already been fully recorded and saved.
But if you do select and import one that has already been recorded live in the app, the synced one will override it and there will not be a duplicate workout. So there's no harm in doing so, just no reason to do so if you can avoid it.
Press NEXT after you have selected the workouts you want to import.
Once you've done this, you will see the workout details appear on the screen.
First, select a workout category (cardio, mixed, or strength). This will automatically default to "mixed" but you can change it to whatever makes the most sense for your session. There's no difference in terms of what Morpheus interprets or calculates when you choose Mixed or Cardio. But remember when choosing Strength, there are no heart rate zones.
Then, if needed you can trim any time from the beginning of the workout or the end of the workout using the blue slider bar. This is not required but is useful in situations where you may have "garbage time" between putting on your M7 and actually starting workout. Or maybe you completed your workout but you don't take off the M7 right away. This slider can help you keep only the data that was a part of your actual workout.
Then use the sliders to rate how hard the workout was (RPE) along with your performance. And enter any workout notes if you want to. You can also choose to enter notes later from the workout results screen.
If you have selected more than 1 workout to import you will to the steps listed above for each workout. There will be a NEXT button at the bottom until you get to the final one.
When you are finished, tap SUBMIT to complete the process.
DO NOT close the app or navigate away from the screen during the import.
Once the process is completed, you will see a notification that the import process has been completed. You can choose to view the workout results by tapping YES. Or you can choose SKIP IT and you'll be redirected to the home screen of the app.
Sync and Import Workouts Directly from Garmin Connect
This Garmin workout import function is currently being beta tested by a few hundred Morpheus users. It is NOT currently available to anyone other than these beta testers. It will be launch publicly via an app update soon and we will also send an email about it after the app update has launched.
This feature allows you to use your Garmin watch or other Garmin device to record workouts and Morpheus can import that workout data directly from your Garmin Connect account. This will help in situations where using the Morpheus app in real time or using the Morpheus M7 are not practical or not preferred.
The M7 is compatible with any watch (or other HRM device) that uses ANT+ or Bluetooth to receive heart rate signals, including the popular Garmin watches.
If you have a Garmin watch, this offers a great way to see your heart rate live during workouts when you aren't able to use the Morpheus app on your phone.
To pair the M7 to other devices using ANT+ or Bluetooth, please see the instructions provided by the manufacturer of the compatible device you are trying to connect to.
Here is a visual of how this pairing process works on most Garmin watches. After you have paired the M7 one time to your Garmin watch, the next time you wear it and start a workout on your Garmin watch, the M7 should automatically be connected.
For detailed info about how this Garmin workout sync process works, please visit the link below.
Syncing Workouts from Garmin Connect to Morpheus
Viewing Workout History and Workout Results
Any workout that you complete with any of the 3 processes explained above can be viewed in your app at any time afterward.
To access your workout history, tap on the down arrow just below the weekly training zone targets section of the home screen.
Tap on the HISTORY tab.
Then tap on any workout you want to view in more detail. You can swipe the list upward or downward to see more workouts in your history.
Once you are on any workout results screen, you can tap the date/calendar icon in the upper right corner to open a larger workout history list.
Lastly, when you look at your workout history in the app either on the home screen or by tapping the calendar icon at the top right of any workout results screen, you will notice a few things:
- All workouts SYNCED and IMPORTED from the M7 have an asterisk * next to the date.
- All workouts that you completed LIVE with the app do not have an asterisk.
- All workouts SYNCED and IMPORTED from Garmin Connect have a Garmin symbol next to the date.
FAQ & Troubleshooting
For more information regarding how to get the most out of your M7, please see our FAQ & Troubleshooting lesson a bit later in this 101 course.
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If you need additional help with your M7, please don't hesitate to contact us by sending us a support ticket from the Morpheus app, or by clicking here to submit a support ticket.
We answer all support tickets and email within 24 hours Monday - Friday and are happy to help make sure you're getting the most out of your M7.