SUUNTO T4C User Guide - Manual (Page 13)

3 USING SUUNTO COACH
Suunto Coach is your personal training advisor. It generates an ideal training program
of target Training Effect levels and training session durations for the next five days. The
recommendations are based on your current fitness level and your recorded training
history.
Suunto Coach follows the guidelines of the American College of Sport Medicine for
exercise prescriptions, ensuring that your training is safe and effective in helping you
achieve your fitness goals.
3.1 Using Training Effect
Training Effect (TE) is a unique feature of your Suunto heart rate monitor that measures
the real effect of a workout on your physical fitness. With Training Effect, you can be
sure that your workouts have the intended result.
There is a significant difference between heart rate zone (temporary training intensity)
and Training Effect (total load of a workout). In zone training, you try to keep your heart
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