SUUNTO COLLECTION 2010

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Training_Technology
Performance measurements of Suunto t-Series
Suunto heart rate monitors feature a range of firstclass
technology to help you efficiently reach your
fitness and training goals.
Heart rate, calories burned
and zone training
For weight loss, health, and
general fitness, knowing this
crucial information helps you accurately
modify your intensity levels to achieve your
desired fitness goals.
EPOC (ml/kg)
210
180
150
120
90
60
30
0
Warm up:
easy jogging
Time (min)
Actual HR and graphical
HR limits
Burned calories
graphical/numerical
Exercise: easy running for 4 km.
Improving Training Effect (3.0)
already reached.
Training Effect (TE)
Training Effect is an accurate
measurement of how hard
you have trained. To calculate
your personal Training Effect, Suunto
heart rate monitors use data from your
personal fitness profile and combine it with
a realtime analysis of your physiological
progress in real time. Your heart rate
monitor then formulates your Training
Effect, presented on a scale from 1-5.
See the table on the right for a detailed
analysis of what each number represents:
Set graphical HR limits
TE listed on a scale from 1-5
Your target TE (3.0) and
time to target (5 mins at
current intensity)
TE graph with scale
“I really value the Training Effect analysis. It gives me
great info about my condition and real-time levels of
exertion. Using the software, I can overlay charts from
the same workout performed at different times to
quickly gauge how my training is progressing – and
make accurate adjustments. This is what technology
should be about.”
Jonathan Wyatt, Mountain Runner Legend,
Five-time Mountain Running World Champion
Water
replenishing
Hard running
for next 5 km
Our timeless dedication to the quality and accuracy of
every Suunto product is what separates us – and you –
from the rest of the competition.
Training Effect (TE) Interpretation
5
Over-reaching
Training Effect
4
Highly
improving
Training Effect
3
Improving
Training Effect
2
Maintaining
Training Effect
1
Minor
Training Effect
End of exercise session.
Reaching peak EPOC of level 4.7,
Highly Improving Training Effect.
This workout helps you
greatly improve your aerobic
performance, but only if
followed by a sufficient
recuperation period. Training at
this level requires an extremely
high level of exertion and
should not be performed often.
This workout highly improves
your aerobic performance, if
repeated 1 to 2 times per week.
In order to achieve optimal
development, it requires 2 to
3 recuperative workouts (with
a Training Effect of 1–2) per
week.
This workout helps improve
your aerobic performance
if repeated 2 to 4 times per
week. Training at this level
does not yet require the
need for specific lengths of
recuperation time.
This workout helps you
maintain a consistent level of
aerobic performance. It also
helps improve your respiratory
and cardiovascular conditions,
and will allow you to train at a
higher intensity in the future.
This workout improves your
recovery time and basic
endurance when performing
consistently for an hour or
more. In general, though, it
does not significantly improve
your aerobic performance.
EPOC starts to decrease after the exercise
has been stopped. The decrease in EPOC
does not influence the TE that has been
reached earlier during the exercise.
15 30 45 60 75 90 105 120
5
4
3
2
1
Training Effect