Fitness is a big talking point right now, whether its for the new year new you, working on that summer body or just wanting to lose a few pounds for your own personal accomplishment. Its not only big news in the social scene though, fitness in retail is getting rather big too especially in the watch world. Fitness watches have never been so popular or so advanced, the problem lies with which one is best for you? I mean we stock Polar, Suunto, Garmin, Superdry Fitness and Fitbit to just name a few so is one better than the other? Or should I be using certain ones for certain types of training depending on what I want to accomplish? Lets break it down and help you girls out on your journey to summer bodies to die for as well as mentioning a bit about the technology in these amazing timepieces.
Suunto
Suunto is a brand that is highly trusted by professionals and the hardcore trainers out there. With 17 collections in total this is a brand for the intensive fitness enthusiasts and very serious goal seekers. This brand specifically design each and every model they create with a set list of specifications that it must meet in order to be relevant and useful for the type of training its is for. Take for example the Suunto Elementum collection with its superbly crafted timepieces, these are ideal for urban jungles and epic expeditions however they would be a little out of place at the local gym only because they are designed for the outdoors.
Its all about choosing the right watch to suite you with this brand and don’t worry there’s a watch for everyone, Personally for the average girl out there I would recommend The Suunto Spartan range and I’ll explain why below:
SUUNTO SPARTAN SPORT WRIST HR
Where should I start this collection is simply amazing, the Suunto Spartan Sport Wrist HR is so robustly built and is a perfect multisport GPS watch for fitness enthusiasts who prefer the outdoors and who value convenience of wrist heart rate measurement which is very important is a lot of training exercises.
COLOUR TOUCH SCREEN OPTIMISED FOR OUTDOOR USE
These watches use a state-of-the-art touch screen which is full colour and has a wide viewing angle so that when you use it you get great visibility outdoors no matter how bright the sunlight. Its got a very impressive touch screen which has been optimised so that it will withstand disturbances from the environment, and it can be adjusted into a fully locked state if needs be which is perfect as when you are exercising any of the watches in this collection can be operated using the three buttons.
FLEXIBLE BATTERY LIFE
Suunto have designed their Spartan watches in such a way that they allow the battery life to flex according to your needs. how incredible is that?! We even put it to the test and even with all settings at max, a Spartan Ultra will work with no issues at all for approximately 18 hours allowing you to increase the time of your adventures so that they never end or you can track your hike, walk, kayak or climb for way longer that you will probably ever need.
But that’s not all, if you find yourself on an exciting weekend fitness excursion and are nowhere near a charger you can even extend the battery life of your Suunto Spartan by lowering back light brightness or even turning off vibration alerts, for example. You thought I was done there right? Nope you can further modify or customise your watch with Suuntos ‘sport mode’ power saving options for example the display colour which when turned off can help you to regain up to 140 hours of battery life with GPS!
ADVENTURE FEATURES
Suunto Spartan watches provide you with an entire host of advanced features to help you track your route, not only this but the provide you with live accurate data to use and analyse so that you can improve your training and reach that goal. Not only this but you can also use it to plan your route and it will give you an ETA with help from an electronic compass. When navigating a route you can see the remaining distance to destination, how amazing. You can also set ‘points of interest’ such as a lake, natural wonder or landmark you would love to check out. I used this function so much recently when I climbed Snowdon and it was honestly so useful to me.
UNRIVALLED DURABILITY
This specific collection features Sapphire glass for optimum scratch resistance and either a titanium or stainless steel bezel depending on the specific model in the collection to ensure that your Suunto Spartan Ultra watch can take whatever you throw at it on your epic adventures. Suunto Spartan Sport watches have been very well thought out and designed, their racing-inspired sleek design has also been improved with mineral crystal glass and stainless steel bezel. Both the Spartan Ultra and Spartan Sport watches have a water resistance rating of 100 m (300 ft) and are all hand-built in Finland.
