Exercise Plan; History & Trend - Suunto M4 User Manual

12.1 Exercise plan

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After you have set your fitness level in the initial settings, Suunto M4 offers you
a long term plan with a 7-day overview, in line with the recommendations of
the American College of Sports Medicine.
In you can view the following information:
SUGGESTION
● recommended exercise duration for the next 7 days
● graph of the recommended exercises for the next 7 days
● next recommended training time, duration, and intensity
Perform the fitness test to measure your current fitness level. Based on your
current fitness level and ACSM guidelines, your Suunto M4 creates an exercise
program that gradually guides you to fitness level. For example, if
EXCELLENT
your fitness level is , the exercise program guides you towards
BELOW AVERAGE
the fitness level first, before moving towards . That way you can build
FAIR GOOD
a solid fitness base without the risk of overtraining. As your physical condition
improves, the frequency, duration, and intensity of the exercise sessions
recommended by your Suunto M4 will increase. After you reach the
EXCELLENT
fitness level, your Suunto M4 exercise program helps you in maintaining the
fitness level.
EXCELLENT
12.2 History & trend
shows you the cumulative information of your saved exercise
HISTORY & TREND
sessions.
You can view the following information:
● number and duration of all saved exercises
● percentage completed from the weekly and monthly targets
● exercise duration and calories burned during the last 4 weeks
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