1 estimating your fitness level – SUUNTO M1 User Manual

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units: metric / imperial

time: 12 / 24 h, hours and minutes

date

personal settings: year of birth, sex, weight

NOTE: Maximum HR is the absolute maximum number of times a person’s

heart can beat in one minute at the highest intensity. Once you have entered your
year of birth, your device automatically sets the maximum heart rate (max. HR)
using the formula 207 – (0.7 x AGE) published by the American College of Sports
Medicine. If you know your real max. HR, you should adjust the automatically given
value to the known value.

For information about adjusting the settings at a later time, see Chapter 13
Adjusting settings on page 24
.

TIP: See the date and seconds with the time by pressing

in the time view.

The display returns to show only the time to save battery life, if you do not press

again after 2 minutes.

5.1 Estimating your fitness level

To get guidance during exercise, you need to estimate your current fitness
level in the initial settings.
Select one of the following options:

very poor: you prefer using the elevator or driving to walking, or sometimes
walk for pleasure, and occasionally exercise sufficiently to cause heavy
breathing or perspiration.

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