Suunto X6HR is a combined altimeter and a heart rate monitor, which comes with the new Suunto transmitter belt. Suunto X6HR is a perfect tool for any endurance athlete who wants to improve his/her training. It offers a unique combination of three functional dimensions: it gives the user essential information instantly during the performance. A level of deeper understanding comes with the PC interface. It also opens a door to an Internet community where endurance sports enthusiasts worldwide can share and acquire information with and from other users of Suuntošs latest wristop computer generation.

Information in Action

For example mountain bikers, runners, adventure racers and cross-country skiers will be able to get more out of their training by using Suunto X6HR. Knowing the impact of the altitude to onešs heart rate will help keeping the performance on a right exertion level in all conditions. Suunto X6HR is controlled with an easy-to-use menu-based user interface familiar from mobile phones. In addition to heart rate and altitude, Suunto X6HR gives information on e.g. vertical speed, compass bearing and barometric pressure. They all are topics of interest for everyone who wants to enjoy the outdoor experience to the maximum. For example the chronometer records altitude and heart rate profile and the logbook keeps track of how many hills user has ascended during the day and tells the vertical sum of them. This information can be checked instantly and the profile can be seen on the wrist display or later on a PC.

Deeper Understanding

Suunto Activity Manager -software links Suunto X6HR to a PC and makes it easy to visualise for example mountain biking routes and heart rate profiles and finally, to analyse the training data. It offers an exciting view on the recorded data for all endurance sports enthusiasts. It is a great tool for keeping a training diary and creating own activity reports by adding photos and text to the visualised profiles.

Cross sports Community at SuuntoSports.com

SuuntoSports.com is a new Internet site where all endurance sport enthusiasts can meet each other and find information and tips for their activities. Suunto X6HR users can upload data from their own Activity Manager in order to compare their performance with other users - or just to share the experiences of a great performance with friends or even with the whole world.

Get more out of your performance - and do it right with Suunto X6HR!

Suunto X6HR is available in May 2002.

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— Posted by Ari Cheren, MountainZone.com Staff