8 starting exercise – SUUNTO M5 User Manual

Page 16

Advertising
background image

8 STARTING EXERCISE

After the initial settings, you can start exercising. The guided exercise program
is automatically used to guide you to the next fitness level, or to maintain an
excellent fitness level. The guided exercise program is based on your current
fitness level specified in the initial settings. If you want to exercise without
guidance, select the free exercise program in the settings, see Chapter 14
Adjusting settings on page 32
.
To start exercising:
1. Moisten the contact areas and put on the HR belt.
2. In the time view, press

to select exercise.

3. Confirm exercise with

.

Before the exercise begins, the device shows how long your HR should stay
within specific HR limits.

4. Press

to start recording your exercise.

TIP: You can use Suunto M5 as a stopwatch without the HR belt. Without the

HR belt only the duration of the exercise is shown. After the exercise, you can
estimate the intensity level of your exercise. Based on your estimation and the

16

Advertising