- Heart Rate Monitor
- Real-Time Training Effect
- Speed/Distance Compatible
- Three-Tier Zone Training system
- Error-free ANT HR Chest Belt
- Compatible with PC POD
More than a heart rate monitor, the Suunto T3c helps you train with confidence by providing real-time information on the aerobic benefit of each workout. Are you over or under-training? Sweating hard enough to reach your goals? The Suunto t3 knows and tells with real-time Training Effect.
In addition to Training Effect, the Suunto T3c displays heart rate, calories burned and zone training. It also shows speed and distance with optional Suunto PODs.
The Suunto Comfort Belt sets a new standard in comfort for heart rate chest straps. Made from comfortable textiles, it is pleasant to the touch. Unique traction strips give a snug to the body fit, without having to overly tighten the strap. Extremely light weight at 39 grams, the Comfort Belt is barely noticeable during exercise. Replacing batteries is quick and easy, the buckle functions as a key for the battery cover. Extremely thin buckle minimizes the risk of friction and abrasions.
What if you could glance at your wrist and see the total aerobic benefit of your workout in real-time? And what if at the end of your workout you knew exactly how much the session improved your aerobic condition? By all measures, you'd be wearing the Suunto T3c with Training Effect.
Training Effect takes the guesswork out of working out. More powerful than traditional zone training systems, Training Effect keeps you on-target for achieving your goal, whether it's weight loss, cardiovascular health or shaving minutes off a marathon. Here's how:
Working from your personal fitness profile, the Suunto T3c analyzes your heartbeats and translates the data into a simple, one-to-five Training Effect scale. Think of it as a personal training guide. If, for example, you want to improve your aerobic fitness at a moderate tempo, you should work out until your TE meter reads 3.0 to 3.9 (2 to 4 times weekly).
Alternatively, if you want to improve your aerobic condition rapidly without the risk of overtraining, you should push yourself until your TE meter reads 4.0 to 4.9 (1 to 2 times weekly with a few recovery sessions in the TE 1.0 to 2.0 range).
It's important to note that Training Effect is relative to each user. 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. Both runners will have to exercise "hard" to achieve a TE of 4.0.
The onboard logbook has a 15 workout memory, and archiving and further analysis are available with the optional Suunto PC POD and Training Manager Lite PC software.
Additional functions include dual time, date, alarm and stopwatch with split/lap.
Real-time Training Effect
• Current heart rate, average heart rate and maximum heart rate
• Real-time calories burned
• Three-tier zone training system with alarms
• 2 adjustable HR limits with alarms
• Speed and distance with optional Foot POD, Bike POD or GPS POD
• Compatible with PC POD
• Dual time, date and alarm
• Log memory for 15 workouts
• Stopwatch with 50 split laps
• Interval timer
• User-replaceable battery
• HR Belt with error-free ANT transmission technology
• Water resistant to 30m (100 ft)
• Interchangeable straps
Training Functions
ANT - digital coded heart rate signal
Average heart rate in real time
Heart rate limit alarm
3 adjustable heart rate zones
Stopwatch
Accurate calories
Timers (Interval, warmup, countdown)
Training Effect
Speed & distance functions (with optional PODs)
ANT - digitally coded speed and distance signal
Compatible with Optional PC software
Memory
15 log capacity
Start time & duration of workout
Average & peak heart rate
50 laps capacity
Average heart rate of each lap
Time spent below/above/in each zone
Training Effect
Speed & distance (with optional PODs)
6 month workout summary
Time & Calendar
Time, date, weekly
Dualtime
1 daily alarm
User replaceable battery (watch)
User replaceable battery (heart rate belt)
Backlight
Additional Features
Replaceable wrist strap
Compatible with Suunto team systems