The new Suunto t6 / t6c - a personal training tool to optimize training results

Both progressive overload and successful recovery are needed when training to improve one's condition. Suunto t6 / t6c makes the latest scientific research in exercise physiology available for every athlete and fitness enthusiast to use. For the first time training load and personal training effect of a session can be measured, making it possible to optimise aerobic training.

Suunto t6 / t6c provides the fitness enthusiast with innovative heart rate functions such as real time average heart rate and other relevant information allowing the user to control the exercise intensity for optimal training effect. During the workout, the device records every single heart beat of the athlete, enabling further analysis of the body functions including EPOC*. After the workout, this data can easily be transferred to a PC that immediately gives a personal analysis on the progress.

NOTE : on the newer T6C the user has access to EPOC and TRAINING EFFECT REAL TIME... while training.. this is a BIG DIFFERENCE between the T6 and T6C

Compare Intensities across sports and training disciplines with the Suunto T6 / T6C:

Suunto t6 / t6c introduces a numeric value for training load, EPOC. Measuring EPOC makes different sports and training sessions comparable, which helps in making an optimal training plan. With Suunto t6 / t6c, athletes in teams, clubs or individually, can assess their fitness level, define the correct training load and measure the gain of each session. Suunto t6 utilizes the results of physiological research conducted by Finnish KIHU - Research Institute for Olympic Sports, in cooperation with Firstbeat Technologies. This scientific knowledge enables Suunto t6 to offer users parameters from every training session that were previously measurable only in laboratory tests.

Suunto T6 - Suunto T6C gives easy self-analysis for real-time follow-up

The easy-to-use PC analysis combines the training data with background information on the athlete. The analysis calculates seven different physiological parameters to make sure that the athlete trains neither too hard nor too easy. These parameters include EPOC, oxygen consumption and energy consumption which can be accurately measured from rest to maximum heart rate for the first time on the field. The measurements are based on the heart rate variation of the recorded beat-to-beat data. The possibility to exchange training information over e-mail or a web service opens up new doors for remote coaching and sharing experiences between friends.

Suunto t6 combines a wristop unit and heart rate transmitter belt with PC software. Its main functions are heart rate monitor with 128 kB training memory, watch, stopwatch, timer, altimeter and barometer.

*) EPOC: Excess Post-exercise Oxygen Consumption, is a numeric value of oxygen deficit describing fatigue accumulation, used for accurate evaluation of the training load of each training session

Some general information to help explain how the T6 works:

What is EPOC? this section details what the EPOC value is and how it relates to effort and intensity across differing levels of fitness

How does the Suunto T6 utilise EPOC in your training programme? This section details how the Suunto T6 can be used with the Suunto training software to assess your fitness - setting the right training load / intensity - measuring the gain

Some more general information:

Suunto T6 / T6C wristop computer allows the user to display relative information on one screen. Below are a few illustrations to show the level of information that is available on the Suunto T6 / Suunto T6C at any one time. These are just a few samples.

Watch functions, personal settings: showing Date, Time of Day and Day of week

Altimeter - weather functions showing; rate of ascent, current altitude and ascended metres today

Heart Rate - timing functions showing current heart rate, trainign time and average HR