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When you record an exercise (see Recording an exercise), and have selected pace as an
intensity target (see 3.30.1. Using targets when exercising) a pace zone gauge, divided into
five sections, is viewed. These five sections are shown around the outer edge of the sport
mode display. The gauge indicates the pace zone you have chosen as an intensity target by
lighting up the corresponding section. The small arrow in the gauge indicates where you are
within the zone range.
Your watch alerts you when you hit your selected target zone. During your exercise the watch
will prompt you to speed up or slow down, if your pace is outside the selected target zone.
In addition, there is a dedicated display for pace zones in the sport mode default display. The
zone display shows your current pace zone in the middle
field, how long you have been in
that zone, and how far away you are in pace to the next zones up or down. The middle bar
also lights up, indicating that you are training in the correct pace zone.
In the exercise summary, you get a breakdown of how much time you have spent in each
zone.
3.20. Interval training
Interval workouts are a common form of training consisting of repetitive sets of high and low
intensity
eorts. With Suunto 9, you can define in the watch your own interval training for each
sport mode.
When defining your intervals, you have four items to set:
•
Intervals:
on/o toggle that enables interval training. When you toggle this on, an interval
training display is added to your sport mode.
•
Repetitions: the number of interval + recovery sets you want to do.
•
Interval: the length of your high intensity interval, based on distance or duration.
•
Recovery: the length of your rest period between intervals, based on distance or duration.
Keep in mind that if you use distance to
define your intervals, you need to be in a sport mode
that measures distance. The measurement can be based on GPS, or from a foot or bike POD,
for example.
NOTE: If you are using intervals, you cannot activate navigation.
To train with intervals:
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