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Your guide to an
active lifestyle
The Suunto M-Series heart rate monitors guide, help and motivate exercisers.
F Markku Rimpiläinen t Suunto
Many of the details in the new Suunto M-Series heart
rate monitors show new thinking. User needs were
determined in extensive consumer surveys,
conducted before the actual design work started.
According to the surveys, users wanted their
heart rate monitor to guide and motivate them. They
were also looking for devices that could truly inspire
and help them reach their goals. Reliability and ease
of use were other features required of heart rate
monitors.
Instructions during workouts
The first aspect users probably notice in their new
heart rate monitor is the light weight. They then turn
their attention to the big display figures.
The way in which the device displays information
is also very clear. The monitor never shows more
than two sets of data at a time. Figures are not
displayed without explanation.
The M1 and M2 are basic monitors that indicate
the heart rate, caloric consumption and heart rate
zones. The M4 and M5 also provide guidance and
motivation. Users can set their own goals for
improving fitness or losing weight. Based on this,
the heart rate monitor suggests how to train the
following week.
The device provides instructions during workouts
by, for example, advising users to raise or lower
their heart rate. It also tells when the training
session has lasted long enough.
Verbal feedback
After the workout, the monitor indicates how the
user has progressed toward the goal. The feedback
is given in clear language. The M5 even calculates
the length of recovery needed. The devices communicate
in nine languages: English, Finnish, Swedish,
German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch and Portuguese.
PRODUCT
The M4 and M5 also offer a fitness test, which
users can do before they start their training. The
initial threshold is low: the 1.6-kilometer test is done
walking.
A brand new feature is the option to transfer
workout data to the Suunto Movescount.com service,
where users can share their workout experiences.
The M5 also enables users to download a training
program from Movescount.com.
The M series devices have only three buttons. The big
figures are prominently displayed. The display advises
users to raise their heart rate. It also shows the calories
burned and the stage of the training session.
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