Rest Hr And Fitness Test; Testing Your Fitness Level - Suunto M4 User Manual

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11 REST HR AND FITNESS TEST

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11.1 Testing your fitness level

Proceed with the fitness test (Rockport test) to evaluate your fitness level. The
test helps you to follow your progress and give up-to-date information for
various calculations in the device. The fitness test usually takes 10-30 minutes,
depending on your walking speed.
Find a level and even place where the distance of 1.6 km/1 mile is known (for
example, 4 times around a 400 m track).
TIP: Use a treadmill or internet map services to determine a known distance.
To take the test:
1. In the time view, press
to select the test type.
2. Select
with
and
.
FITNESS TEST
3. Confirm with
and wait until the device finds HR belt signal.
4. Press
to start the test.
5. Walk 1.6 km (1 mile) as fast as possible at an even pace.
6. At 1.6 km (1 mile), stop the test with
.
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