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| Suunto t4c Heart Rate Monitor and Fitness Trainer Watch (Black Volcano) | 
| as of 9/4/2010 15:58 ICT details Brand: Suunto Department: mens
Buy New: $131.40
Seller: Department Of Goods Rating: reviews
Fabric Type: nylon Color: Black Volcano Autographed: No Memorabilia: No Band Material: Rubber Case Diameter: 42 Case Material: Plastic Case Thickness: 14 Clasp: Buckle Dial Color: Black plastic round case Dial Window Material Type: Mineral Watch Movement Type: digital-quartz Water Resistance Depth: 30 Size: One Size Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5 Dimensions (in): 6.4 x 5.3 x 3.4
MPN: SS013577010 Model: SS013577010 UPC: 045235402977 EAN: 7290104031335
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| Features:
| | Versatile heart rate monitor watch in contemporary "black volcano" color | | | Displays current heart rate, average heart rate, and calories burned | | | Training Effect function measures how hard your body is working | | | Suunto Coach mode lets you create personalized 5-day training workout | | | Interference-free digital ANT transmission; water-resistant to 100 feet; 2-year warranty |
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Product Description The advanced Suunto t4 Heart Rate Monitor Watch helps you develop a training program for your next upcoming challenge and keeps you on track as the date approaches. Suunto's built-in Coach software lets you know how long and how intense to train each day. If you opt for a rest day or different workout, it adjusts the rest of your ten-day cycle to ensure you get enough exercise during each phase of training. Plug the t4 Heart Rate Monitor into your PC to track your improving fitness. Of course, the t4 has all the features you'd expect from Suunto: real-time heart rate, calories burned data, heart rate alarms?all the goodies. Suunto even added their Comfort Belt chest strap to make your workout more comfortable.
Product Features- Material: [Housing] aluminum; [Strap] nylon
- Altimeter: No
- Barometer: No
- Heart Rate Monitor: Yes
- Chronograph: Yes
- Thermometer: No
- Digital Compass: No
- Adjustable Declination: No
- Low Battery Indicator: Yes
- PC Compatible: Yes
- Waterproof: Water resistant to 300ft (100m)
- Backlight: Yes
- Alarms: Time and heart-rate
- Battery Type:
- Battery Life:
- Size: Medium
- Weight:
- Recommended Use: Advanced training
- Manufacturer Warranty: 2 Years
- Country of Origin: Finland
Amazon.com Product Description How long should you run? How fast should you pedal? How quick you should move? Answer these questions and more while receiving all the training guidance you need with the Suunto t4c heart rate monitor watch. The t4c employs a Suunto Coach feature to evaluate your athletic performance via a personalized five-day training program. Rather than spending weeks tweaking your workout regimen, the Suunto Coach quickly gets you on the right track by making intelligent training recommendations for the frequency, duration, and intensity of your workouts. And this, in turn, helps you get in great shape without wasting a ton of effort. Plus, if your schedule suddenly changes, the Suunto Coach will adapt by making a new plan that advises you which days to train and how, as well as when to rest. The t4c also tracks your real-time Training Effect, a quick and accurate measurement of how hard your body is working at any given moment. By knowing your Training Effect, you'll enjoy a more intimate understanding of your body's workout "sweet spot," an essential tidbit if you want to achieve your targets without setting yourself back by under- or over-training. The Training Effect works intuitively: The watch first notes the info from your personal fitness profile, and then analyzes your physiological progress and translates the data into a simple one-to-five scale. For example, if you want to improve your aerobic fitness at a moderate tempo, you should exercise until your TE meter reads between 3.0 and 3.9, two to four times per week. To improve your aerobic condition more rapidly--but without the risk of over-training--you should push yourself harder once or twice per week, so your TE meter reads 4.0 to 4.9, with a few recovery sessions in the TE 1.0 to 2.0 range. The Training Effect is relative to each individual. While a novice runner might achieve a TE of 4.0 on a four-mile jog, a professional runner might have to complete an uphill marathon to get the same reading. In other words, both runners will have to exercise hard to achieve a TE of 4.0. The Suunto t4c also offers interference-free digital ANT transmission, making it easy to pair your heart rate monitor with the included Suunto comfort belt. You can also use this secure connection to monitor your speed, distance, or cadence by pairing your Suunto t4c with an optional Suunto training pod. Training pods are small units that attach to such items as a running shoe or a bike to calculate your speed, distance, and even pedal revolutions per minute while you exercise. Pods are ideal for athletes who aren't satisfied with half-hearted training efforts, but really want to monitor their training routines down to the last detail. Finally, the t4c is equipped with an integrated training logbook that compiles your progress and personal stats. You can even conduct a more thorough analysis of your workouts by using the Suunto Training Manager Lite software. Specifications: - Color: Black volcano
- Stopwatch: Yes
- Max number of split times in memory: 50
- Timers (interval and warm-up): Yes
- Average heart rate: Real time
- Training effect: Real time
- Calories: Real time
- ANT digital coded signal: Yes
- Memory capacity: 15 logs
- HR limits and HR zones: Yes
- Suunto heart rate belt: Compatible, sold separately
- Suunto comfort belt: Included
- Suunto memory belt: Compatible, sold separately
- Water resistance: 100 feet
- Selectable metric/imperial units: Yes
- Menu-based user interface: Yes
- Dot-matrix display: Yes
- Backlight type: Electro-luminescent display
- User-replaceable strap: Yes
- Software: Suunto Training Manager Lite
- Low battery warning: Yes
- User-replaceable battery: Yes
- Suunto Coach personal training program: Yes
- Button lock: Yes
- Compatible with pods: Yes
- Watch: 12/24 hour
- Calendar clock: Yes
- Dual time: Yes
- Daily alarms: 1
Manufacturer's Warranty Two-year warranty About Suunto Suunto was founded in 1936 by outdoors man and a keen orienteering enthusiast, Tuomas Vohlonen, who had long been bothered by a problem: the inaccuracy of traditional dry compasses and their lack of steady needle operation. Being an engineer with an inventive turn of mind, he discovered and patented the production method for a much steadier needle, better readings, and a new level of accuracy. By 1950 the company was exporting compasses to over 50 countries around the world, including Canada and the United States. In 1952, Helsinki was hosting the Olympic Games, and the torches carried to light the Olympic flame were Suunto products. The next step was improving the stability and accuracy of marine compasses. The first marine compass, the Suunto K-12, was launched onto the market in 1953. In 1957, Suunto started manufacturing hypsometers, which measure the height of trees. In the 1960s, the compass range grew further and Suunto introduced its first diving compass--initiated by the divers themselves. A British sports diver attached a Suunto compass to his wrist and found that the device also worked underwater. Thanks to his feedback and initiatives, the new business category was found. Suunto's exports and business grew steadily and Suunto then focused on combining its strength in precision mechanics with new skills in electronics. Accuracy, reliability, and ruggedness have been Suunto's key values from the very beginning of the company history. Today, Suunto is a leading designer and manufacturer of sports instruments for training, diving, mountaineering, hiking, skiing, sailing, and golf. True to its roots, Suunto is today the world's biggest compass manufacturer. Prized for their design, accuracy and dependability, Suunto sports instruments combine the aesthetics and functionality of watches with sport-specific computers that help athletes at all levels analyze and improve performance. Headquartered in Vantaa, Finland, Suunto employs more than 500 people worldwide and distributes its products to nearly 60 countries. The company is a subsidiary of Helsinki-based Amer Sports Corporation with the sister brands Wilson, Salomon, Atomic, Precor, and Mavic.
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| Customer Reviews: So much potential not delivered April 23, 2010 Kate H (Stanford, CA, US) We purchased two Suunto t4c in around April 2009 having read generally good reviews. I have previously owned top line Oregon and Timex HRM, and Polar (lower level model) devices. While I like the Suunto HRM, and find it overall easy to use, unfortunately we have had a series of problems with the devices. Both have had to be returned and replaced (the first immediately after purchase because it wasn't picking up HR consistently - the replacement has worked fine), and the other because one of the sensor pads on the comfort belt detached and the belt no longer worked. Suunto's customer service and efficiency of replacement have been fantastic and cannot be faulted, being almost hassle free. It's just a shame we have had to return both.
The major problem since the belt has been replaced is that my heart rate is measuring consistently 20-25 bpm below my actual heart rate during exercise. I don't have a good explanation for this, as it picks up accurately at low heart rates (can't be explained by outlying heart rates either, as my max and exercise range HR are well within normal limits). Sadly it does make the HRM of limited value, particularly as I am currently pregnant and would like to keep a closer watch on the values during exercise (also makes the TE hopelessly inaccurate, as it thinks I am working in a range well below max). The previous belt was better, but still always tended to read on the low side during exercise.
SO...the overall pros and cons:
Pros:
1. Very comfortable to wear, and the sensor sits in a really sensible position for men and women.
2. Lots of features on the watch and pretty easy to use once you get used to it (although not particularly intuitive at first). Good graph of exercise levels over time.
3. HR display and timer display that is easy to read in low light and large enough to see at a quick glance
4. Suunto customer service and replacements
Cons
1. Variably inaccurate HR pickup
2. Face scratches very easily (we knew this from other reviews and put screen guards on at purchase which have been great)
3. The comfort low profile sensor pads are probably more vulnerable to deteriorate and detach
4. Battery runs flat much faster than other HRM
5. Start/stop very easy to knock on and off, which starts the stopwatch and runs the battery down, and you have to remember to put the lock function on when putting it into a gym bag.
Love this Watch! March 16, 2010 Ant-Toe-Knee (Las Vegas, NV) Does what I want and sooo much more. I can't wait to add the foot pod and pc connect. GPS pod is pretty cool, wasn't sure at first but it tracked my distance perfectly on three long runs that I've done now (verifed with [...])
Very solid March 6, 2010 A. Reale (NYC) I agree with most of the comments. This is a solid product and I have only good things to say except.... how on earth do you adjust the chest strap?
I Lovit I Lovit I Lovit I Lovit June 1, 2009 pomuA. (Wisconsin) 8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is a sweet piece of gear. I've been using it for about a month now. It works great and gathers a lot of data.
The watch itself is comfortable the band works especially well, (mine is the black volcano). A friend has a Suunto T4C as well, (his is the black frost), but his band is a little different. I will agree with other reviews that the face is prone to scratching. With this in mind I use mine only for workouts. The interface isn't too difficult to figure out. Had it totally figured out after about 4 workouts. I saw a lot of reviews complaining about the complexity however with all the things this thing does the 5 buttons are easy enough to work with. My Timex was about as difficult to figure out.
The chest strap is OK. About as comfortable as a chest strap is going to be. It took a week or so to figure out exactly where to place the strap on my chest and how tight was tight enough. Once the chest strap placement is determined this thing rarely loses heartrate once it has captured it.
I could take or leave the coach function. It usually tells me to do long low intensity workouts or to rest. I haven't really done much with the coach function as a result.
The data that the T4C can store is pretty extensive. There is detailed workout data available for the 14 most recent workouts. This data includes duration, training effect, average heart rate, peak heart rate, calories burned, and lap times (if using the lap timer). I don't have the PC interface but transfer the infomation manually to a spreadsheet every few days. Long term data is available (totals) for the current week, the previous week, current month, and the previous 11 months. This data includes the number of workouts, total workout time, total running distance (Foot Pod), total bike distance (Bike Pod), total GPS distance (GPS Pod), and total calories burned.
I don't have the Foot, Bike, or GPS POD paired devices.
I've found it most helpful when lifting. I've set heartrate targets for starting my next set so my weight workouts remain in a cardio zone. Prior to having the watch I'd just wait until if felt like my heartrate had dropped enough. Now I have hard data to start the next set.
Spent a lot of time researching before buying. I recommend buying something really cheap that you won't mind throwing away when it fails/battery dies or buy something decent. This is something decent. Things that drew me to the Suunto T4C is a coded system. You won't get crosstalk in a spin class with others using a monitor. With the Suunto you can change your own batteries. Most of the Polar monitors have to be sent back to the manufacturer for battery replacement, (read the reviews). The only other monitor that I considered was the Garmin Forerunner 305. Picked the Suunto T4C based on word of mouth of a friend, and I have no regrets.
That's about all I have to say about that.
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