Suunto

Spartan Ultra Heart Rate Monitor

Taking advanced GPS navigation and sport-savvy metrics to an entirely new level of sophistication, the Suunto Spartan Ultra Heart Rate Monitor features 80 sport modes alongside Heatmap navigation of common activity routes. The included Smart Sensor feeds accurate heart rate metrics to the watch in real-time with its Bluetooth Smart capabilities. For keeping tabs on your personal performance and viewing areas for improvement, the Spartan Ultra syncs with Suunto's Movescount app. This computer and smartphone-based app (check specs for compatibility) compares your personal metrics against the best athletes in your age category, also working as a training program for your favorite sports and athletic disciplines.

One of the watch's biggest selling points is the vast amount of supported sport profiles, ranging from common sports like running, swimming, and cycling to adventure activities, such as ski touring and hiking. Real-time metrics like pace, speed, distance, altitude, heart rate, and calories are delivered on an easy-to-read color display. Recovery time and feeling trends keep tabs on your body's limits, letting you know when you're ready for that next set of intervals or high-cadence training ride. As a convenient bonus for daily use, there's a 24/7 activity tracker with steps taken and calories burned.

The integrated GPS receiver features GLONASS tracking for faster acquisition of satellites, meaning you won't have to wait for extended periods when you're locking onto a signal. Route planning is set-up with the Movescount app, which allows you to download routes for a variety of outdoor activities ahead of your intended trail run, bike ride, or open water swim. As you're navigating through your environment, the watch gives an accurate readout of current altitude, vertical speed on ascents, total ascent/descent stats, and temperature. These stats come in handy when you're moving across varying environments on ski tours, trail runs, and backcountry hikes.