said in Suunto Routeplanner: Hey everyone! After a lot of trial and error, I finally cracked a super simple way to turn any city walk into a personal audio-guided tour using just my Suunto watch + phone. No need for expensive apps or guided tours – works offline once set up, and it’s perfect for historic/architectural walks like in Oviedo, Spain. [image: 1773675041245-1dde23d4-977e-487e-8657-97753d21a80a-image.png] The key combo: Suunto Route Planner (web version: https://routeplanner.suunto.com/) for creating/planning the route and waypoints on a big screen. list itemGPSmyCity tours (free self-guided walks with detailed descriptions): https://www.gpsmycity.com/tours/oviedo-historic-architecture-6280.html list item@Voice Aloud Reader (Android TTS app) to read the tour descriptions aloud as you walk. Step-by-step how I do it: Pick a tour on GPSmyCity (e.g., “Oviedo Historic Architecture” – 2.7 km, ~2 hours, covers gems like Oviedo Town Hall, San Isidoro Church, Palace of the Counts of Toreno, Balesquida Chapel, Valdecarzana-Heredia Palace, and more – full list with descriptions on the page). Open the page on your computer/phone → copy the full text (introduction + all stop descriptions). Paste into a note or Google Doc. @Voice Aloud Reader: Import/share the text → it will read everything aloud (choose a nice voice, adjust speed). You can split into chapters by stop number for easy pause/resume, or just play sequentially. Bonus: offline TTS – download voice packs if needed. Create the route in Suunto Route Planner (browser): Go to https://routeplanner.suunto.com/ Search for Oviedo → zoom in. Manually add points/waypoints by clicking on the map at each stop’s approximate location (use the tour descriptions for exact spots). Name each waypoint clearly (e.g., “1. Casa Consistorial de Oviedo (Town Hall)”, “2. Iglesia de San Isidoro”, etc.). The tool auto-connects with paths/roads – tweak as needed. Save the route → sync to your Suunto app → sync to watch (turn-by-turn navigation works great). Important tip about waypoints/GPX (learned the hard way!): Waypoints added/edited in the Suunto app often don’t sync back to the web Route Planner properly (or get lost). Always export the route as GPX from the web planner BEFORE syncing to watch (or right after creating). Keep a copy on your phone/computer. If you need to edit later – import the GPX back into the planner (waypoints usually load if they were created there originally). Waypoints from watch → app → web don’t transfer reliably. Result: On the walk, your watch guides you point-to-point (arrow + distance to next waypoint). At each stop – pause navigation if needed, tell @Voice to continue reading the description/history of that exact building/sculpture/site. Feels like a real audio guide! This works for ANY city/place – just find a similar tour on GPSmyCity (tons of free ones), or even Wikipedia/Wikiloc/AllTrails descriptions. Super flexible for travel! Has anyone else tried something similar? What TTS app do you use? Any tricks for better waypoint handling in Suunto? Happy trails! ️ For testing, I attached my route.gpx file. route.gpx

@herlas No, there is no public discussion about this. It was just the e-mails with their support I shared above

Resizing the photo didn’t work. It must be specific to certain photos and certain training sessions. The photo was 7.5 MB. I took the same photo again the next day and was then able to upload it. I’m a bit baffled. It doesn’t happen all the time, but it does occur occasionally.

Update: Nearing the End of My 10 Week Training Plan After almost ten weeks of focused training, I’m closing in on the end of my current program. The goal was to improve my VO₂max and build better endurance fitness — but so far, the results haven’t matched expectations. To be fair, I didn’t fully stick to the schedule. In most weeks, I trained more than scheduled. Now in week 9, my VO₂max has actually dropped compared to eight weeks ago. Here’s what I’ve learned along the way: I couldn’t stay fully aligned with the “My Plan” schedule due to my daily routine and lifestyle. The planned training load often felt lower than what I’m used to, so I naturally added extra workouts. Social activities also affected compliance — when friends invited me for an outdoor session, I couldn’t say no. For the coming weeks, I’ll shift my focus more toward fitness-level metrics like TSB and staying in the productive training form of TSS. This will keep me fit. Two ideas for improvement on the Suunto App would be: AI-based plan adjustments It would be great if AI could evaluate training metrics weekly and automatically adjust the plan. Right now, the 10 week program feels static — once it starts, it runs its course without adapting to changes in load or recovery, which leads to inconsistent compliance. Better visibility of TSS It would help to see TSS directly in the activity overview, next to Distance, Duration, and Avg. Pace. It’s a small change, but it would save an extra click and make tracking much easier. Just wanted to share these reflections as I wrap up the program. Curious to hear how others deal with similar challenges — have you made adaptive training plans work better in practice? Happy training, Yuri [image: 1772977970739-img_6507.jpg]

@isazi there is a bit more information/manual online by now. But still no public access. Suunto does not have to deal with every developer - the public api is the public api, ony companies supported is a clear policy. I was checking for the spotify JS api for prototyping a future suunto-app. But offline replay is simply not available through public spotify-api (obviously in the end). Spotify will ony provide such feature/permission to Suunto itself. note: the provider of the garmin spotify app is spotify itself.

Anyone? Was this a ridiculous enquiry? I mean the Suunto app recognises a Pulse heart beat sensor, why not a Wahoo bicycle cadence sensor? Wahoo says any app which recognises smart sensors should recognise their sensor. ‍️

@Bradleyd Yes, I have the start of the week set to Monday. I don’t see any reason why it should treat Sunday as a rest day.

@pilleus Looks like the problem is officially known and will be addressed. https://forum.suunto.com/post/185631

I was showing this before, but the problem still exists: [image: 1770752589150-1000069798.jpg]

Commentary zone has been improved : we now see all text when we want to modify it ; great !

@isaac.net You’re welcome.

@geolerigolo said in Categorization of strength impact: @sartoric Ok thanks! What about speed and agility? I had the same question today, searched, and found this unanswered question. What is “speed and agility”?

Hi everyone, I have a question regarding the Suunto Coach and the beta version of the app. I configure a training plan and set my rest days as Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, which are the days I go to the gym. That means the days I want the app to distribute my training sessions are Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. I also select running as the only sport. The issue is that Sunday is always set as a rest day, and the other three training days are filled with a mix of running and other sports (for example cycling or swimming), even though I only selected running. I’ve tried setting it up several times and in different ways, but I never manage to get the plan I want. Is there something I’m doing wrong, or is this a limitation/behavior of the Coach? Thanks in advance for your help.

@raisedbywolves sorry this is not true as I have carried this as per @spree today 18 Jan 2026. Regards John