Contents Welcome What's new What's new in this release ........................6 Your watch About your watch ..........................7 Wearing your watch ..........................7 Cleaning your watch ..........................8 The heart rate sensor .......................... 8 Removing your watch from the strap....................9 Charging your watch using the desk dock ..................
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Zones ............................38 Race .............................42 Activity history............................43 Exporting your activities to other websites and file types ..............43 Fitness Age All about TomTom Fitness Age ......................45 Viewing Fitness Points on your watch ....................45 Workouts About workouts ..........................47 Quick start for workouts ........................47 Tracking your fitness About activity tracking ........................49...
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Welcome This User Manual explains everything you need to know about your new TomTom Runner 3, TomTom Spark 3 or TomTom Adventurer watch. If you want a quick read of the essentials, we recommend that you read the Getting started page.
TomTom Runner 2, TomTom Runner 3, TomTom Spark, TomTom Spark 3, TomTom Adventurer Fitness Age TomTom Fitness Age is an indication of how well your body functions physically, relative to how well it should work, based on things like your heart rate during activities, maximum and resting heart rates, activity, gender, age, height and weight.
Your watch About your watch When you use your watch, you start from the clock screen. This screen shows the time and date. The hour number is shown slightly dimmed and the minutes are shown brighter so you can see the precise time more clearly.
Note: If your watch doesn’t have an integrated heart rate monitor, you can also buy a separate chest strap to record the same information at tomtom.com/sportsaccessories. How the sensor works Your heartbeat is measured by using light to measure changes in your blood flow.
To remove your watch from the wrist strap, do the following: 1. Press inwards on the TomTom logo whilst holding the watch strap. 2. Remove the watch from the strap. Charging your watch using the desk dock Important: You can also use any USB wall charger to charge your watch.
Important: When you place your watch in the dock, you may get one of two types of connection: Charging using a wall socket or USB socket with no data capabili- ties. Full connection including access to Sports. 3. To remove your watch from the desk dock, pull the watch away from the dock, following the curve of the back of the watch.
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1. Slide the handlebar strap into the hook at the back of the watch holder. Choose the right length for the size of your handlebars. Tip: The strap has two holes so that it fits a range of different sizes of handlebars from 22 mm to 32 mm.
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2. Place the watch holder on your handlebar and wrap the strap around the bar. 3. Use the clip on the bottom of the holder to attach the handlebar strap. The strap should now be attached securely around the handlebar.
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4. Remove your watch from the wrist strap. Open the holder by pressing as shown below. Lift the cover. 5. Slide your watch into the holder as shown. 6. Make sure your watch clicks securely into place.
7. Close the holder over the top of the watch, ensuring that it clicks as you close it. You are now ready to go cycling! Removing your watch from the holder You may want to remove your watch from the holder in order to charge it or while attaching the bike mount to your handlebars.
3. Slide the watch out towards you into the palm of your hand. Using an O-ring If you lose your bike mount strap, you can use a standard O-ring to mount your watch on your handlebars. To use an O-ring, do the following: 1.
STORAGE - the amount of space used up on your watch. If you are running out of space, connect your watch to your computer. TomTom Sports Connect transfers the workouts or activities to your computer. You can choose to have activities uploaded automatically to your account on the TomTom Sports website, or another website you have chosen.
2. On your watch, press down and keep the button pressed.* 3. Connect the dock to the computer, keep pressing the button until your watch shows tomtom.com/reset. 4. Release the button and wait for Sports Connect to show Update. 5. Click Update in Sports Connect.
TomTom Sports app You can download the TomTom Sports app for free from your usual app store or by going to tomtom.com/app. To learn more, go to TomTom Sports mobile app in this guide.
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Pairing your watch with your mobile device To learn more, go to Pairing with your mobile device in this guide.
To pair your Android™ device with your watch follow these steps: 1. Make sure that your watch and Android device are close to each other. 2. Start the TomTom Sports mobile app on your Android™ device and make sure you're logged in to your TomTom account.
TomTom watch before following the steps above again. Pairing with an iOS device The TomTom Sports mobile app allows you to automatically upload your sports activity data from your TomTom GPS Sports Watch to the TomTom Sports Cloud using your smartphone. It also allows automatic uploads to a number of other websites.
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6. On your iOS device, tap Pair, then enter the pin code shown on your watch. The devices should now be paired. Click here for troubleshooting instructions if you experience issues with pairing your watch. As long as you have the mobile app active or running in the background on your phone or mobile device, the watch automatically tries to connect when it has a new activity to upload or when the QuickGPSfix data is out-of-date.
How to sync data You can upload or "sync" your activity data from your watch to the Sports mobile app using your smartphone. Alternatively you can sync by connecting your watch to your computer. Important: When you disconnect your watch from a power source after charging a flat battery, you see a blinking 0:00 time on the screen.
Use the latest version of the watch software: Connect your watch to the computer. Sports Connect then checks if newer software is available for your watch, Use the latest version of the TomTom Sports mobile app. If a newer version is available it is listed in the Google Play Store. ...
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9. When the name of your watch appears in the list on the Searching screen, tap on it and accept the request to pair. 10. In the Sports mobile app, enter the PIN code shown on your watch. If you are still not able to connect your watch to your Android device, try the following: ...
Activities About activities Note: Not all activities are available on all watch models. In the activities menu, you can start one of the activities available on your watch: Swim Treadmill Trail run Snowboard Hike Cycle Freestyle Indoor Stopwatch When you select RUN, CYCLE, FREESTYLE, TRAIL RUN, HIKE, SKI or SNOWBOARD your watch uses its internal GPS receiver to measure your speed, and to record the route you have taken.
About 24/7 heart rate monitoring Your TomTom GPS Watch allows you to monitor your heart rate during the day. It takes a reading every 10 minutes for 24/7 tracking versus every second for sports tracking.
Viewing your heart rate on the Sports website or in the Sports app See the TomTom Sports App User Manual on the TomTom website. Starting an activity Note: Not all activities are available on all watch models. To start an activity on your watch, do the following.
To ensure good GPS reception, make sure you are outdoors with a clear view of the sky. Large objects such as tall buildings can sometimes interfere with reception. If your watch has a heart rate sensor, you may see a message saying "Warm up" at the start of an activity while your watch gets a GPS position.
3. When you see "Please wait" or "Get going", press down. 4. Select PAUSE. 5. Select ON or OFF. There are some important things you need to know about auto pause: This setting is set PER ACTIVITY and can be set on your watch or using the Sports website. ...
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3. Select DISPLAY, then press right. 4. Select left or right to set the metric shown on the left or the right. 5. Select the metric to be displayed from the list. The metrics that are available depend on your current activity. Some examples of metrics available: ...
Settings for Swimming Note: TomTom GPS watches are water-resistant. You can swim with these watches. However, the built-in Heart Rate Monitor does not work under water. Before you start a swimming activity, you should check the POOL SIZE setting for the pool where you...
You can do this in your TomTom Sports account or on your watch. As you run on a treadmill, your watch registers the number of times you swing your arm back and forward and how quickly.
To pause your watch, press left during the activity. 2. On your watch, press down to open the SETTINGS menu. 3. Select CALIBRATE then press right. 4. Change the distance to match the distance shown on the treadmill. 5. Press right to go immediately back to the activity screen. Choosing other metrics to display Note: To get help on choosing which metrics you want to see during an activity, see Choosing...
To find the circumference of your rear wheel, you can either measure the wheel yourself using a tape measure, or look up the value in an online calculator. For example, on this site you can find the circumference using the diameter of the wheel and the thickness of the tyre: www.bikecalc.com/wheel_size_math For example, if your wheel size is 700c and the tyres are 25 mm thick, the circumference is 2111 mm.
Training programs About training programs For each type of activity, the following training programs are available: NONE GOALS INTERVALS LAPS ZONES RACE From the clock screen, do the following to see the list of training programs: 1.
This screen shows the percentage of your target you have reached and the remaining distance, time or number of calories. Tip: When running, you can head away from home until your progress reads 50% and then turn and come back again. Progress alerts When training to a goal, your watch alerts you at these stages: ...
During interval training, you see an alert for the next stage of interval training: You see the name of what you are doing, and how long this part of the set is in either time or distance. You are also warned with beeps and buzzes when you need to switch to the next stage in your interval training.
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You can select from the following training zones, depending on the activity: PACE - select this option to set your target time per mile or kilometre. You can set your target time and a minimum and maximum above and below the target that you allow yourself. ...
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Heart Rate Sensor. Your watch uses heart rate zone boundaries based on your age. Using TomTom Sports, you can adapt these heart rate zone boundaries and they are then synchronised with your watch. To train using a heart rate zone, do the following : 1.
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From the activity progress screen, press right to scroll through graphs showing how close your training is to the zone you set. The graph shows if you are above or below your target zone and by how much, throughout your activity. The zone you are using is highlighted in white.
After the first minute, during the resting plateau, the heart rate gradually decreases. Your TomTom GPS watch shows you the difference between the heart rate at the start and the end of the minute as well as a 'score' for your recovery.
The information available depends on the activity. Transferring your activities to TomTom Sports Connect your watch to your computer to transfer details of your activities to TomTom Sports or another sports website that you choose, using TomTom Sports Connect.
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Sports website. To do this, you need to go to one of the following 3rd party applications and connect it to Sports. After this has been done, all your TomTom Sports device activities will be automatically exported to these 3rd party applications every time you connect your device to Sports Connect on your computer or to your Sports mobile app.
Becoming fitter means your body can use more oxygen, so your VO max increases as your fitness level increases. TomTom Fitness Age will help you get going to improve your Fitness Age, and help you learn more about your fitness activities: ...
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Tip: After seeing an overdrive alert, it will become increasingly hard to earn more Fitness Points that day. This is because your body needs time to recover before you do more exercise. To learn more about Fitness Age and Fitness Points, see the TomTom Fitness Age User Manual.
About workouts To workout more effectively select one of 50 personalised workouts that are downloaded automatically to the watch after connecting it to TomTom Sports website or App. Note: Workouts can be used with any running, cycling or freestyle activity.
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4. Press right to choose from the following types of workouts: None Fitness Fat burn Endurance Speed Power 5. Press right to choose a workout from a category. For example, choose 25 mins easy from Fitness. 6.
Tracking your fitness About activity tracking You can use your TomTom GPS watch to track how active you are. Here are some of things you can Track steps, time spent being physically active, calories burned and distance moved. ...
Monitoring your activity To see how active you have been, do the following: 1. From the Clock screen, press left to see how you are progressing towards your goal. 2. Press up or down to see distance, time, or calories, depending on the goals you have set. 3.
About viewing trails Note: Available for all GPS-based activities: Run/Cycle/Freestyle (Runner3 and Spark3) and Trail running/Hiking/Skiing/Snowboarding (TomTom Adventurer) To view a trail while doing an activity, do the following : 1. Start an activity that uses a trail, for example, trail running.
Note: Available for all GPS-based activities: Run/Cycle/Freestyle (Runner3 and Spark3) and Trail running/Hiking/Skiing/Snowboarding (TomTom Adventurer) You use the Sports app or website to preload a trail onto your TomTom GPS Watch for use during an activity and to manage trails.
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Upload trails from Sports to your watch 15 trails can be stored on your watch. Any changes are automatically synced using the Sports Mobile app or the Sports website. Uploading a trail from a GPX file To upload a trail to your watch from a .GPX file do the following: 1.
Note: Available for all GPS-based activities: Run/Cycle/Freestyle (Runner3 and Spark3) and Trail running/Hiking/Skiing/Snowboarding (TomTom Adventurer) Your TomTom GPS Watch can draw a breadcrumb trail for all activities that use GPS. Breadcrumb trails allow you to see an overview of your route and understand the steps necessary to get back to your starting point.
Note: Available for all GPS-based activities: Run/Cycle/Freestyle (Runner3 and Spark3) and Trail running/Hiking/Skiing/Snowboarding (TomTom Adventurer) Your TomTom GPS Watch has a compass so that you can instantly see which direction you are going. This is particularly useful when you are not moving as the rotation of the watch indicates your direction.
The compass works best when the watch is kept level. If the compass doesn't show the correct direction, you need to calibrate the compass. Note: The compass may not work correctly when the watch is close to a magnetic object such as when it is mounted on the steel handlebars of a bicycle.
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b. One full rotation forwards. c. One full rotation with the screen facing you. Repeat steps a-c until the compass is calibrated. When calibrated the watch gives an alert and shows a tick. To see a video of how to calibrate your watch, go to https://youtu.be/6pnQResxJRU...
This section of the manual covers features that are specific to the TomTom Adventurer watch. Trail running You can use your TomTom Adventurer Watch for trail running. During your run, you see the same metrics as for a run but with the addition of elevation information as follows: ...
Note: Available on TomTom Adventurer watches only. You can use your TomTom Adventurer Watch for skiing and snowboarding. You can get an overview of your whole day on the mountain when using these activities. You see the same information when choosing skiing or snowboarding but if you do both sports in one day, you can keep your stats separate by choosing separate activities.
Sleep tracking About sleep tracking You can track how much you sleep using your TomTom GPS Watch. Here are some of things you can Track your how long you are sleeping for each day, week, month or year. ...
Music About music You can store and play music on your TomTom GPS Watch and listen to it during your activities. After you have paired your headset and started an activity, you see a music screen. Pairing headphones to watch ...
Note: When the USB socket cover is open, be careful not to get dirt, sand or water etc. in the socket. Pairing headphones to watch Some TomTom GPS watches are supplied with their own headphones for listening to music. Alternatively you can use most Bluetooth headsets or speakers to listen to music played on your watch.
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You could also put one earbud in one ear so you can hear the audio feedback during pairing. 3. Press up from the Clock screen. Your watch searches for headphones. 4. If only one set of headphones is found, pairing starts. Note: If more than one set of headphones are found, move at least 10m away from the other sets of headphones.
Important: If pairing is not successful, switch OFF your headphones and try again. Changing earbuds Some TomTom GPS watches are supplied with their own headphones for listening to music. The supplied headphones come with either the medium or large earbuds fitted, and with other sizes in the box.
Putting music on your watch You can store and play music on your TomTom GPS Watch and listen to it during your activities. Your watch supports the following music file types: Sample rate: 16KHz to 48KHz Bit rate: 8 kbps to 320 kbps ...
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2. Press the middle button for 3 seconds to switch off the headphones - the red light flashes twice. Using the headset controls To play music using the controls on the supplied headset, do the following: PLAY Press the middle button to play music. PAUSE Press the middle button to pause the music.
3. Press the Windows logo key. 4. Copy your backed up Music folder back into the Sports Connect folder on your watch. 5. Restart Sports Connect from All Programs > TomTom. 1. Connect your watch to your computer. 2. Open Finder.
PROFILE. Headphones troubleshooting Some TomTom GPS watches are supplied with their own headphones for listening to music. If you experience gaps or clicks in the music, this may be due to your body blocking the Bluetooth signal between your watch and the headset controls.
2. Attach the strap around your chest, so the monitor sits just above the base of your chest bone. Make sure the monitor is the right way up so that the word TomTom is the right way up for some- one standing in front of you.
3. Chainstay sensor 4. Cable ties To use the TomTom Cadence & Speed Sensor with your watch, do the following: 1. Attach the chainstay sensor to the chainstay on your bike, using three of the cable ties provided. Use two ties for the main body of the sensor and one tie for the smaller part of the sensor. You...
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Important: The smaller part of the sensor needs to face the crankarms and should not be attached to the top of the chainstay. You may have to tilt the main body of the sensor towards the wheel depending on your bike. You should make this adjustment after you have attached the spoke magnet.
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4. Attach the crankarm magnet to one of the crankarms on your bike. The magnet should face the chainstay where you attached the chainstay sensor. Tip: Make sure the different parts of the Cadence & Speed Sensor are lined up correctly on your bike.
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When you have connected to your sensor once, your watch always reconnects to your sensor. When the chainring icon has stopped flashing, your watch is ready to measure your speed and cadence. You can start cycling with no GPS fix but for proper GPS tracking, wait until the GPS icon has also stopped flashing before you start your cycling activity.
Settings About settings From the clock screen, press down to open the SETTINGS menu. These settings determine the overall behaviour of your watch. For each activity, there are also settings related to that activity. The following settings are available for your watch: ...
Tracker Switching off activity tracking From the Clock screen on your watch, press down to open the SETTINGS menu, then select TRACKER. Activity tracking is ON by default so select OFF to switch off activity tracking. GOALS From the Clock screen on your watch, press down to open the SETTINGS menu, then select TRACKER.
"Do not disturb" icon (phone with ZZZ) on the Clock screen when alerts are off. Controlling the synchronisation of your activities You can change when and how your activities are uploaded to your TomTom Sports account by using this setting.
From the Clock screen on your watch, press down to open the SETTINGS screen, select AIRPLANE mode and then press right. Press up or down to switch on airplane or flight mode. When airplane mode or flight mode is switched on, an airplane icon is shown on the clock screen and all Bluetooth connectivity is disabled.
To work out the number of calories you burn during an activity. To set the target heart rates for you in the heart rate training zones. The zones are worked out by your TomTom Sports account. To work out your stride length if you are training on a treadmill.
TomTom Sports account Your TomTom Sports account is a central storage location for all your training and fitness information. To create an account, click the button in TomTom Sports Connect, or go directly to the website: mysports.tomtom.com As you can see from the diagram below, you can transfer your activities to your Sports account using either TomTom Sports Connect or the TomTom Sports app.
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Transfers your activity information to your TomTom Sports account or another sports website that you choose. We can currently transfer activity information to Endomondo, Strava, MapMyFitness, RunKeeper, Jawbone and Nike+. TomTom Sports Connect can also transfer activity information to your computer in a number of file formats. See: Exporting your activities to other websites and file types ...
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Provides an alternative to TomTom Sports Connect for transferring activity information to your Sports account and updating QuickGPSfix. Supported phones and mobile devices The TomTom Sports app is supported on all Apple iPhones, iPod Touch and iPad running iOS 8 or later. Android The TomTom Sports app requires Bluetooth Smart (or Bluetooth LE) and Android 4.4 or higher to...
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Failure to properly set up, use, and care for this device can increase the risk of serious injury or death, or damage to the device. These warnings and instructions apply to all TomTom Sports product unless explicitly stated otherwise.
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Avoid dropping the device. If the device is dropped and you suspect damage, please contact Customer Support. Use the device only with the cable provided. For TomTom approved replacements, go to tomtom.com. Device battery (non-replaceable) This product contains a non-replaceable lithium polymer battery.
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2402 Mhz - 2480 Mhz and the maximum radio frequency emission power is 5.5 dBm. Hereby, TomTom declares that the radio equipment type TomTom Sports device is in compliance with Directive 2014/53/EU. The full text of the EU declaration of conformity is available at the following internet address: http://www.tomtom.com/en_gb/legal/declaration-of-conformity/...
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Responsible party in North America TomTom, Inc., 2400 District Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803, Tel: 866 486-6866 option 1 (1-866-4-TomTom) Emissions information for Canada Operation is subject to the following two conditions: ...
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TomTom Bluetooth Sports Headset: 4R01 TomTom Sports App Access to the TomTom Sports app is required in order to use some features of this product. Accessories supplied with these devices USB charging cable, Headphones supplied with some models, User Guide...
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BF Type Equipment Contact details for manufacturer TomTom International B.V., De Ruyterkade 154, 1011 AC Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Tel: +31 (0)20 757 5000 Certification for China CMIIT ID TomTom Fitness Trackers (1AT00) : 2016DJ4417 CMIIT ID TomTom GPS Watch (4REM): 2015DJ4909...
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TomTom GPS Watch: 4REM / TomTom GPS Watch: 4RFM Importer for Taiwan 建達國際股份有限公司 新北市新店區中正路 531 號 5 樓 Tel: (02) 2219-1600 Certification for Taiwan NCC ID TomTom Fitness Trackers: CCAI17LP0430T1 NCC ID TomTom GPS Watches: CCAI15LP1840T6 NCC ID TomTom Bluetooth Sports Headset: CCAJ16LP6280T1 本產品符合低功率電波輻射性電機管理辦法第十二條、第十四條等條文規定:...
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Certification for India Certificate ID (1AT00): NR-ETA/4696 Fitness Tracker Certificate ID (4REM): NR-ETA/3393 TomTom GPS watch Certificate ID (4RFM): NR-ETA/3405 TomTom GPS Cardio watch Certificate ID (4R01): ETA-3123/16-RL0 TomTom Bluetooth Sports Headset Certification for South Africa These products display the ICASA logo to show they comply with all relevant South African radio equipment certifications.
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TomTom Fitness Trackers: TomTom GPS watches: TomTom Bluetooth Sports Headset: Certification for United Arab Emirates Certification for Japan TomTom Fitness Trackers: R-201-160580 TomTom GPS Sports Watches: R-201-152769 TomTom Bluetooth Sports Headset: R-204-620243...
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Certification for South Korea TomTom Fitness Trackers: MSIP-CRM-NSW-1AT00 TomTom GPS Sports Watches: MSIP-CMM-NSW-4RFM 해당 무선설비는 운용 중 전파혼신 가능성이 있음 해당 무선설비는 전파혼신 가능성이 있으므로 인명안전과 관련된 서비스는 할 수 없음 B 급 기기 (가정용 방송통신기자재) 이 기기는 가정용(B 급) 전자파적합기기로서 주로 가정에서 사용하는 것을 목적으로 하며, 모든...
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The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by TomTom is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners. Le nom et les logos Bluetooth® sont des marques déposées de Bluetooth SIG, Inc.
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The name of the copyright holder is not used to endorse products built using this software without specific written permission. Calorie calculations Calorie calculations in this products are based on MET values from: Ainsworth BE, Haskell WL, Herrmann SD, Meckes N, Bassett Jr DR, Tudor-Locke C, Greer JL, Vezina J, Whitt-Glover MC, Leon AS.
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