Real-time feedback of the effect of workout on fitness
Training Effect gradually increases during effective training, starting from 1.0. This information helps to understand, guide, and motivate your training session.
Real-time progress information during the workout:
- Your current Training Effect
- Pace guidance: Should the pace be faster or slower to achieve your target
- Time required to reach the target; time it takes to reach the next level with current pace.
Feedback - the personal trainer with you.
- Feedback tells your Training Effect as you progress in it.
- Pace instructions help you keep the pace to reach your target.
It is easy to start using a device with Training effect. First key in your personal data:
- Gender, age, height, weight and date of birth
- Activity class (0-10)
You'll find more information under this link: "What is activity class?" and "How to select my activity class?".
After setup, you have access to the benefits of Firstbeat real-time Training Effect and other relevant physiological information during your workout.
Graphics in the following examples are created by Firstbeat for illustration purposes only. Graphical user interfaces can be tailored to suit many device platforms and customer requirements. PC, wristwatch and a mobile phone applications are already available.
Free workout example
After the setup is complete, you may start to exercise. See how you progress during the workout and how the workout starts to have an effect on your fitness. Stop whenever you are pleased with the result. You may select the information you want to see.
| 1) Workout at 7 minutes |
2) Workout at 18 minutes |
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Workout progress bar
- Just got started, not having that much effect gained
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Workout progress bar
- If you would stop now, workout would maintain your fitness
- Feedback advices that only 12 more minutesof continued exercise are required to reach improving training effect. Go for it!
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| 3) Workout at 25 minutes: |
4) Workout at 35 minutes: |
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Workout progress bar
- You have now already achieved a workout that improves your fitness!
- Message tells you that highly improving effect (4.0) is only 23 minutes away.
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Workout progress bar
- In this workout, you achieved 4.2, a highly improving effect on your maximal fitness. Congratulations!
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Guided workout example
Guided workout provides you with advice to achieve your preset Training Effect target and the recommended workout duration.
You may set a target for your workout by one of the following ways:
- Using Training Coach (read more on Training Coach), that automatically recommends you a correctly dimensioned workout based on your training history or current Activity Class.
- Selecting one of the preset workouts stored in the program.
- Setting freely your own target as you like.
| 1) Set target |
2) Workout at 10 minutes |
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"Today I want to do an improving workout (e.g. TE 3.2) in 40 minutes."
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- This is the display just after starting, with some Training effect already gained.
- Pace is ok.
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| 3) Workout at 15 minutes |
4) Workout at 18 minutes |
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- You'll be advised how you have progressed so far during the workout.
- Current pace is ok.
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- Guided workout protects you from starting your training too fast and too hard.
- The advice is to "Pace down" to reach the prescribed physiological target in the time set.
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| 5) Workout at 25 minutes |
6) Workout at 39 minutes: |
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- Motivational messages help you keep on pushing for your target.
- According to calculated prediction, you will achieve your preset target (3.2) in 15 minutes.
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- This guided workout was successfully completed.
- You have improved your fitness!
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