Working with today's top athletes, sports physiologists and folks much like yourself, Suunto engineers and designers have created a new line of heart rate monitors that break from tradition in terms of style and functionality.

Much more than conventional heart rate monitors, these intelligent sports watches offer clear advice on achieving your fitness and athletic goals. If you're in the market for a new heart rate monitor, or if you're interested in learning how a Suunto heart rate monitor can make your workouts more effective, the new Suunto t3 with Training Effect is a good place to start.

If you're an athlete who needs speed and distance data, or if you're a coach or exercise instructor, be sure to check out our new Suunto Performance Packs-complete training systems in ready-to-go boxes.

More than a heart rate monitor, the Suunto t3 helps you train with confidence by providing real-time information on the aerobic benefit of each workout. Are you over or under-training? Sweating hard enough to reach your goals? The Suunto t3 knows and tells with real-time Training Effect.

Training Effect takes the guesswork out of working out. More powerful than traditional zone training systems, Training Effect keeps you on-target for achieving your goal, whether it's weight loss, cardiovascular health or shaving minutes off a marathon. Here's how:

Working from your personal fitness profile, the Suunto t3 analyzes your heartbeats and translates the data into a simple, one-to-five Training Effect scale. Think of it as a personal training guide. If, for example, you want to improve your aerobic fitness at a moderate tempo, you should work out until your TE meter reads 3.0 to 3.9 (2 to 4 times weekly).

Alternatively, if you want to improve your aerobic condition rapidly without the risk of overtraining, you should push yourself until your TE meter reads 4.0 to 4.9 (1 to 2 times weekly with a few recovery sessions in the TE 1.0 to 2.0 range).

It's important to note that Training Effect is relative to each user. While a novice runner might achieve a TE of 4.0 on a four-mile jog, a professional runner might have to complete an uphill marathon to get the same reading. Both runners will have to exercise "hard" to achieve a TE of 4.0.

In addition to Training Effect, the Suunto t3 displays heart rate, calories burned and zone training. It also shows speed and distance with optional Suunto PODs.

The onboard logbook has a 15 workout memory, and archiving and further analysis are available with a Suunto PC POD and Training Manager Lite PC software.

Additional functions include dual time, date, alarm and stopwatch with split/lap.

Download the Suunto T3 watch user manual by clicking the link Suunto T3 watch - user manual.

SUUNTO RUNNING PACK. The Suunto running pack provides avid runners with HR and physiological data, training effect, accurate speed and distance. The running pack includes:
1 x Suunto T3 watch with Black Elastomer Strap
1 x Suunto Foot POD