How to change fitness level in Suunto App
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How do I change fitness level in Suunto app? In movescount this could be changed in personal settings and changes could then be uploaded to the watch. In the app I see gender, weight an age only. I can change min and max heart rate on my watch, but I cannot change Fitness level on my watch. This value is needed to make a good calculation of EPOC and from EPOC to Peak Training Levell.
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My S9B calculates the fitness level automatically. It is based on the Firstbeat model of VO2max and synced to Suunto App. The app then shows the trend how my fitness level developed over time.
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@brunoh
@Albert-Willem-Knop speaks about this
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@mff73 OK, I get it. I never used Movescount so that was new to me.
Albert was referring to EPOC calculations. At least S9 and S7 are capable of calculating EPOC without that activity class. BTW, is that activity class a measured value or a “feeling” based slider?
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@brunoh The starting fitness level is put in manually based on the ammount of training per week. Eg. 1-3 hours per week is FL 6, 9-11 hours is FL 8 and more then 15 hours per week is FL10. It is a 0-10 scale with 0.5 increments. When using a training program like Firstbeat Athlete this application also weighs the duration of sessions and the intensity and changes the Fitness Level when needed.The fitness level is used to calculatie Peak Training Effect using EPOC. When you have FL 5 you need a much lower EPOC to get to a PTE of for instance 4.0 compared to the situation you have a FL of 8.5. The fitter you are, harder/longer you have to work in order to get a wanted Training Effect. As I am using my watch to pace my sessions, it needs to be set on the right Fitness level. When I ride 40km on my bike and want to reach a PTE of 3.0 I have to get to an EPOC of 64 in FL 7.5. So I have to “yield” 1.6 units op EPOC per km. During my training I can see what distance I traveled and what the EPOC is and I know whether I am on track or have to change the intensity. When my FL is 9.5, I have to get to an EPOC of 80 and need to “earn” 2 units of EPOC per km.
