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SUUNTO T3 - IT ALL STARTS HERE

Suunto understands that not every athlete wants to decipher reams of physiological data just to know if they achieved their workout goals. The T3 was designed to monitor an athletes real-time heart rate, calories burned and training effect in a simple and understandable format.

What and How?

The T3, like all Suunto Training watches, is customized to your body type and fitness level. The setup process is a simple menu driven affair which takes roughly 10 minutes. Once it is completed you are ready to have the T3 monitor your heart rate (via the included interference free heart rate monitor), calculate calories burned and provide you with real-time Training Effect data.

Training Effect is calculated by the T3 during your workout and relays the range of workout you are experiencing. A Training Effect reading in the 1-2 range indicates a recovery session training level. In the 3-3.9 range you are achieving increased aerobic efficiencies. A Training Effect of 4-5 indicates an intense workout which is pushing the athletes capabilities. Utilizing the TE zones allows you to better understand the efficacy of a workout and prevent over/under training on successive days.

For further analysis, pair the T3 with one of Suunto's Pods. The foot pod allows you to track speed and distance run. The Bike pod provides speed and distance traveled information for a cycling workout. For the utmost versatility, pair the T3 with a GPS pod to track your speed and distance over any terrain or circumstance. Ultimately, you may incorporate the Suunto PC pod and wirelessly download performance data to a home computer for analysis in the Suunto Training Lite software.