The Suunto T1 heart rate monitor and fitness trainer watch combines precision technology with contemporary style for an easy-to-use yet sophisticated device. Perfect for walking, cardio training at a gym, cycling, running, or any number of fitness activities, the T1 is a great training tool to making your exercise regimen beneficial and fun. Excelling in zone training, the T1 resembles a speedometer as its zone training dial helps you match your workout intensity with your fitness goals and warns you if you are over-exerting. Zone 1 is ideal for burning fat and improving cardiovascular health; Zone 2 ups the ante with increased calorie-burning and cardiovascular benefits; while Zone 3 is ideal when you want to push your limits and improve your peak performance.
An advanced sports instrument, the T1 is also a stylish timepiece that can be used with minimal instruction. By working with your personalized fitness profile, this watch provides essential feedback from your aerobic activities, including heart rate, calories burned, and zone training information.
Key Features: - Displays current heart rate, average heart rate, and maximum heart rate
- Real-time calories burned
- Three-tier zone training system with alarms
- Heart rate limit with alarm
- Dual time, date, and alarm
- Log memory for one workout
- Workout totals for current week, previous week, current month, and previous month (heart rates, calories burned, training time, and time in and outside of each zone)
- Stopwatch with first 30 laps stored
- User-replaceable battery (both chest belt and wrist unit)
- Heart rate transmitter belt
- Water resistant to 30 meters (100 feet)
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.
Owner Reviews, Ratings, Comments and Criticism
I got my HRM last week sometime and fiddled with it. I don't know why everyone thinks it's so hard to get to know, but it really took me maybe 1/2 hr to 45 min (which seemed like nothing compared to the reviews )to figure out how to use everything, I actually found it pretty easy compared to all of the reviews on the watch. Right when you turn it on, it prompts you to add all of your personal information, so it's kinda hard to screw that up. I went for a 2 mile walk after I was done setting it up and it worked perfectly. I couldn't be happier. Also, don't let the picture fool you, it doesn't look as expensive as the picture, but it gets the job done.
