User profile message

The user profile message holds the personal data of the user (gender, age, height, weight, resting and max heart rates, step lengths) and their display preferences (language, units, coordinate format).

FIT name: user_profile
Global message number: 3
JavaScript SDK key: userProfileMesgs
Fields: 28

Fields

messageIndexString
Index of the message among the messages of the same kind in the file, starting at 0. Other messages use it to reference this one.
friendlyNameString
Name of the user, used for greetings.
genderEnum
Gender of the user.
2 possible values
- female
- male
ageUint8years
Age of the user.
heightFloat64m
Height of the user.
weightFloat64kg
Weight of the user.
languageEnum
Language of the device.
39 possible values
- custom
- english
- french
- italian
- german
- spanish
- croatian
- czech
- danish
- dutch
- finnish
- greek
- hungarian
- norwegian
- polish
- portuguese
- slovakian
- slovenian
- swedish
- russian
- turkish
- latvian
- ukrainian
- arabic
- farsi
- bulgarian
- romanian
- chinese
- japanese
- korean
- taiwanese
- thai
- hebrew
- brazilianPortuguese
- indonesian
- malaysian
- vietnamese
- burmese
- mongolian
elevSettingEnum
Unit system used to display elevations: metric, statute (imperial) or nautical.
3 possible values
- metric
- statute
- nautical
weightSettingEnum
Unit system used to display weights: metric, statute (imperial) or nautical.
3 possible values
- metric
- statute
- nautical
restingHeartRateUint8bpm
Resting heart rate of the user.
defaultMaxRunningHeartRateUint8bpm
Maximum heart rate used for running.
defaultMaxBikingHeartRateUint8bpm
Maximum heart rate used for cycling.
defaultMaxHeartRateUint8bpm
Maximum heart rate used for the other sports.
hrSettingEnum
How heart rate is displayed: beats per minute, percentage of max or percentage of reserve.
3 possible values
- max
- bpm
- reserve
speedSettingEnum
Unit system used to display speeds: metric, statute (imperial) or nautical.
3 possible values
- metric
- statute
- nautical
distSettingEnum
Unit system used to display distances: metric, statute (imperial) or nautical.
3 possible values
- metric
- statute
- nautical
powerSettingEnum
How power is displayed: watts or percentage of FTP.
2 possible values
- watts
- percentFtp
activityClassEnum
Fitness level of the user, from 0 to 100, with a flag for athletes. Used for calorie computations.
3 possible values
- level
- levelMax
- athlete
positionSettingEnum
Coordinate format: degrees, degrees and minutes, UTM, MGRS, national grids…
42 possible values
- degree
- degreeMinute
- degreeMinuteSecond
- austrianGrid
- britishGrid
- dutchGrid
- hungarianGrid
- finnishGrid
- germanGrid
- icelandicGrid
- indonesianEquatorial
- indonesianIrian
- indonesianSouthern
- indiaZone0
- indiaZoneIA
- indiaZoneIB
- indiaZoneIIA
- indiaZoneIIB
- indiaZoneIIIA
- indiaZoneIIIB
- indiaZoneIVA
- indiaZoneIVB
- irishTransverse
- irishGrid
- loran
- maidenheadGrid
- mgrsGrid
- newZealandGrid
- newZealandTransverse
- qatarGrid
- modifiedSwedishGrid
- swedishGrid
- southAfricanGrid
- swissGrid
- taiwanGrid
- unitedStatesGrid
- utmUpsGrid
- westMalayan
- borneoRso
- estonianGrid
- latvianGrid
- swedishRef99Grid
temperatureSettingEnum
Unit used to display temperatures: Celsius (metric) or Fahrenheit (statute).
3 possible values
- metric
- statute
- nautical
localIdEnum
Local identifier of the user profile.
6 possible values
- localMin
- localMax
- stationaryMin
- stationaryMax
- portableMin
- portableMax
globalIdByte[]
Global identifier of the user profile.
heightSettingEnum
Unit system used to display heights: metric, statute (imperial) or nautical.
3 possible values
- metric
- statute
- nautical
userRunningStepLengthFloat64m
Running step length set by the user. 0 means automatic.
userWalkingStepLengthFloat64m
Walking step length set by the user. 0 means automatic.
depthSettingEnum
Unit system used to display depths: metric, statute (imperial) or nautical.
3 possible values
- metric
- statute
- nautical
diveCountUint32
Number of dives logged by the user.
mesgNumString
Global message number identifying the kind of message. Decoders use it to know which profile to apply to the data.

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