Wednesday, August 13, 2008

The Suunto t6 Health Fitness Watch

Health Fitness is all the rage these days, and the Suunto t6 Watch certainly capitalizes on that. Created as part of a partnership between Firstbeat Technologies and the Finnish Research Institute for Olympic sports, it certainly seems to have the expert backing that is necessary when creating such a high class fitness watch.


Unlike other products like mp3 players relating to health care, the Suunto t6 computues a unique value called the Excess Post Exercise Oxygen consumption (EPOC). This highly scientific measure is an indicator of how effective one exercise is compared to another. It's very difficult to measure in real time. You need to know the subjects heart rate, respiratory rate, and the oxygen intake.

The speciality of the Suunto t6 is that it manages to measure all of these parameters and provides you with accurate EPOC measurements. This is certainly one for the fitness addict. In fact, any professional athelete will be proud to own one of these as part of his training repertoire.

The feature that makes the Suunto t6 an "Irresistible Goodie", is it's looks. Sure, it may look too big for some, but in my opinion that's what grabs the attention of someone while you're running. It's certainly not for casual wear, that's for sure. But in the hands of someone who knows how to play up it's characteristics, it can definitely make the onlooker go "Oooh! That's neat!"

The watch has other cool features like an Altimeter and a Barometer. The various functions like storing lap times, and the stopwatch are all accessed by the buttons around the watch's face. It has complete connectivity, as the USB cable that come bundled with it allows you to transfer all your valuable training data onto your computer.

Once that data is on your computer, you pull out the training CD that came with your Suunto t6, and the program will analyse it and tell you the exact state of your fitness. It comes with several tests that help you analyse your strengths, and how you need to improve.

All in all, it's not a watch that is for the faint hearted. And maybe that's exactly what makes it stand out. Find the best prices for it at www.pricealerter.com

No comments: