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1. Illustration 58 Synchronization tool s main view The column Profile name lists the profiles in SPORTS and the column Link with profile on server lists the profiles in the server Profiles are automatically printed on the same row if their full names and birthdates match If the profile needs to be synchronized with other profile that doesn t have matching name or birthday it can be selected from the drop down list that includes all the profiles in the server excluding the profiles in which privacy settings prevent this Every match that needs to be synchronized has to be checked active from the Sync column If there is no match for the certain SPORTS profile the corresponding profile can be created by clicking Create new button Create new profile to server Se Create user account to Server for profile Trainer Sync Itis recommended to use email address as a account username Credentials for the new user is sent to the email address specified below Account username Email address Create profile Illustration 59 Create new profile to server Give the account username and email address for the new server profile If the customer account requires user months give the number of user months also Clicking Create profile sends the username and password to the given email address Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 64 If there is no match for the certain server profile it c
2. HRmax Average intensity level is calculated from the total measurement time Training sessions Number of measurements which are marked as Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 69 training session pveraoing period Averaging period can be set to Day Week and Month and information in the chart is calculated accordingly You can move in the chart using the slider or by dracking the chart with the mouse 1 4 3 Summary Data summary Training load and recovery ranking Wednesday 7 9 2011 Training details Average Group EPOC sum 246 ml kg TE TRIMF sum 472 3 3 Average heart rate 145 bpm J HRmax 73 E a Amin Energy expenditure 4201 kcal F a em i Training duration rig Time in different training zones i VO2max training Pe 2h 27min m Fast distance taining M 2h amin Recovery details Slow distance training 6 min Scaled recovery index 32 Quick recovery test score Other 0 min Data summary shows the details of the measurement selected in the chart The key information of the training and recovery is presented in boxes Time in different training zones is shown in minutes The names of the zones are taken from the general training zone settings By clicking the button with 3 dots you will get more information on range values and number of measurements Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 70 1 4 4 Training load and recovery ranking Tuesday 25 9 2012 Training load EPOC sum ml kg Recov
3. index TRIMP sum 472 o Average heart rate 145 bpm 3 s 5 3 s 1 w 32 if o i HRmax 73 B 2 9min B oh 32min mrt ar porn Time in different training zones ___ VO2max training GS 2 27min erry Fast distance training QE 2h 2min Recovery details Slow distance training 6 min Scaled recovery index 32 Quick recovery test score Other 0 min Valmiustila Dashboard is designed for following and comparing the training load and recovery between individuals and groups The main chart plots the selected training load bars and recovery parameters line to the same chart Data summary provides more detailed information on training load and recovery variables from the selected time period With Training load and recovery ranking tool you can sort the athletes from highest to lowest value and vice versa for both training load and recovery parameters Please note Dashboard view shows the training and recovery measurements according to follow up selection each measurement has exercise night daily stress quick recovery If you have unrealistic values in dashboard view please check the follow up selections in Measurement view 1 4 1 Select group or profile In Dashboard view you can select persons or groups to be shown in dashboard Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd view Select change the group or profile by clicking the profile icon Aa shown in the profile view 1 4 2 Training load and recove
4. 11 08 11 10 Period of time Z gt Start time 11 05 14 Endtime 11 21 12 gt Duration 0 15 58 Stage count v Illustration 43 Time period selection for Conconi fitness test report In the third step select the start and end times of the testing for each measurement Select the measurements from the table on left one by one select the test period using the two sliders below the HR graph or type in the start and end times in the edit fields below the sliders Each measurement will have certain number of stages depending on the defined protocol and the length of the time period The number of stages may not exceed 50 Measurements with over 50 stages are shown red on the left side table To next step cannot be moved until all measurements have less than 51 stages After all measurements have testing time period selected proceed to the final step Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 47 48 Conconi Fitness Test Report step 4 4 Select measurement Edit values Name Start time t Doe John 08 05 2006 11 05 14 Conconi test Stage Workload Time HR Inuse a DoeJohn 08 05 2006 11 05 14 1 8 g0 134 2 85 84 7 136 3 9 80 148 d 4 95 75 8 153 O 5 10 72 158 8 3 10 11 12 13 14 15 g 105 68 6 168 o Workload kmh i 7 z Linear regression line Stage average HR HR deflection point 8 11 5 62 6 173 L LP 39 12 60 173 Regressio
5. Each measurement has information of the person profile parameters that were valid during the measurement Those parameters can be changed After such modification the measurement becomes outdated and must be reanalyzed Measurement information and profile information can also be set and modified for multiple measurements simultaneously Note Profile information at the time of the measurement represents the profile information during the start time of the measurement while the profile information in profile management dialog stands for the current today s profile information When a new R R file is loaded and new measurement is created the new measurement s profile information is based on the current profile information The bottom part of the measurements view shows different charts HR and EPOC as default physiological state overview and endurance training classification Possible charts are e Heart rate e EPOC TE e VO2Mmax e Distance e Respiration e Altitude e Speed e Energy Expenditure e Cadence Also lap times are shown in the measurements view graphs Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 22 If multiple analyzed measurements are selected on the measurements view follow up charts are shown for these measurements in the bottom part There are three different follow up charts Training durations on different training types EPOC peak values and recovery index 1 3 4 1 Defining measurement ty
6. The exported data can be loaded to the program with the import tool Pressing Import opens a folder selection Simply choose the folder where the wanted data is and press Open Select import file Kohde Data Analysis Reports Viimeisimmat tiedostot i 3 Tyopoyta Omat tiedostot 8 Oma tietokone amp Tiedostonimi e Yerkkoymp risto Tiedostotyyppi Master Export files zip fbe Illustration 23 Choosing the imported file 1 3 5 4 System backup System backup can be created to ensure that no data will be lost in case of a system or a program failure System backup saves all the data from SPORTS including the profiles measurements and settings System backup With this tool you can create backup of the program s Whole database or restore from 4 previous backup Select function Create backup file Restore from backup Illustration 24 System backup dialog By clicking system backup in file menu invokes a selection whether to create or restore a backup file Choosing to create a backup file next step is to define the Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd folder where the program saves the backup After selection press Execute to make the backup If wanted to load a backup choose Restore from backup Next choose the file from where the backup data is wanted to be loaded Next press Execute to restore the data 1 3 5 5 Send by e mail Th
7. to move the selected profiles and measurements from the tree view to the table Measurements can be moved back to the tree view from table by selecting them on the table and pressing button Remove The profiles displayed on the tree view can be filtered by selecting desired group on the drop down list If done so only selected group s profiles and measurements will be displayed on the tree view The profiles and measurements on tree view can also be filtered by the start date of the measurement Enable the filtering by checking the Period of time check box and specifying desired time period Measurements can be also filtered by selecting a measurement type Select the group reports wanted to be created The groups of measurements from which group reports have been created are archived and listed on the Previous group reports tab The tab has a table with row for each created group report Double clicking a row moves the measurements a previous groupreport to the table Selected measurements Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 41 Luo ryhmdraportt W A S Groups Measurement count 4 Athlete Example Jane 02 04 2012 23 15 40 Night Measurement as 04 04 2012 16 00 37 Jogging Athlete E sample 01 04 2012 18 02 10 Hard 06 04 2012 22 58 36 Might Marathoner Example 01 04 2012 09 27 59 4 Marathoner Example John 02 04 2012 14 32 35 Jogging rere H 03 04 2012 14 01 23 Running lt
8. Firstbeat SPORTS Technical Manual version 4 1 FIRSTBEAT Table of contents 1 TECHNICAL MANU Al vceiccccciesientcensecesseccetecivecececdiecientcencevessecsecedsecascecevecsenteeccecarseccutetseen 1 1 SOFTWARE OVER VIEW sdeseescececsascecnvesccscacsescasacvesaccadseccusesveeancecusecusnastsancaguesecsaqsscares esseesces 4 1 2 MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ssnnnnnsnnnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 4 1 3 USING FIRSTIBEAT SPORTS scrisa a a E aE 4 1 3 1 Starting Firstbeat SPORTS for the first time cccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeesaeeaesesaeeaeseeaesaeeaeaess 4 1 3 1 1 OCU T ACH VAG ON A E A EE ea tac tavneasuacuaencaierate tele TA AA A A 4 e a I USEF name GIG DASSWOIG rririreinri ianei in anaia Oii ETETE RENEE T NANE TETEE CAE OTATTE NAAA 7 1 3 1 3 ELER LEE 51112 i OO IO I EEN A N E A E A O E A 8 1 3 1 4 WONCOIMO CIGIOO saacaccosnnddtnedecectsieenndtensansdveieand ten E E EAEE AE TENi EAEE A AEAEE 8 1 3 2 Mandino PONOS ese a E E ceneneeenroteeneeet 9 1 3 2 1 C FON AE A TAANOA EAEE EEE 13 1 3 2 2 Aa ON T A EA AE AE OA E 13 1 3 2 3 PIOIIE THGNAGEIIONE A E 13 1 3 2 4 FOO TINGE T LON aera ENEA EORR AITO ERRET 14 1 3 3 R R data file management s sesesessssssnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnenenenenenenenenenenenenenenne 15 L331 LOT TO TUG a E E N EAEE N E EEE AAAA NEEE nieeaeieacoet eae 15 1 3 3 2 Loading measurements from Garmin COVICO iasatenccnennenecneene nee nee nee ee HEA EO
9. Press button Close to exit the dialog 1 3 2 Managing profiles One profile refers always to one person and consists of information of that person s personal attributes Basic information is necessary for performing analysis The basic information such as age weight height and activity class affect the estimates and reactions of various physiological variables More accurate profile information means more accurate analysis results Compulsory profile information includes e First name e Last name e Date of birth e Language e Gender e Height e Weight e Activity class Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 10 Profile information Basic Additional Training Monitor Groups First name John Last name Doe Personal ID JD Date of bith 11 3 1982 v Language English Gender Male Female Height cm 190 Weight fkg 80 Activity class 8 5 v Max HRA beats min 199 Min HR beats min 37 Illustration 7 Basic profile information is compulsory Additional profile information increases the accuracy of analysis In case some personal values are unknown leave the fields empty The program has default reference values based on compulsory profile information which are used in absence of additional profile information Additional profile information includes e Personal ID shown in Training Monitor if the alias name is not given e Maximum Heart Rate beats min e Minimum Heart Rate
10. In case the password has not been previously defined 1 Write the new password to the upper New password field 2 Repeat the password to the lower New password field 3 Press OK When the password is wanted to be changed or removed 1 Write the old password to its field 2 When new password is wanted to be created write it to the empty fields 3 If wanted to remove the password leave the new password fields empty Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 1 3 1 3 Product registration Sf Registration Jo You can register your Firstbeat product for newsletters and product Update information To do so please fill the following fields and press Register product IF you don t wish to register right now just press Lance Hame Organization Email address Don t send me Firstbeat newsletters Phone number Country Select country Ww Do not show this again Illustration 5 Registering Firstbeat SPORTS The product registration is optional but it is strongly recommended Sign up for useful Firstbeat newsletters to receive information on future product updates and to use the Firstbeat product more efficiently The newsletters will also contain training related information Fill in the fields with relevant information and press Register product to register and press Cancel to continue without registering 1 3 1 4 Welcome dialog Welcome dialog appears on the first run of
11. Remove Report settings Select report language Englanti k Filter measurements by sina aa Benen Measurement type Select distribution TE al Group All Only between 8 00 00 20 00 00 Period of time C 19 3 2012 18 4 2012 O Quick Recovery Test Group Report Open created reports automatically Create reports 6 Close Illustration 36 Group report can be created from the analyzed measurements Training Effect Group Report The Training Effect Group Report shows selected exercise related variable of each selected measurement In case there was set target for variable report shows that target to ease the recognition the diverging measurements more easily Set the variable limits in the dialog shown below 1 Select Training Effect Group Report from report settings select language for reports and select exercise related variable for distribution 2 Press Create reports 3 Select if you want to set target values for variable Set target values and notes and press OK 4 A file saving dialog opens choose file name prefix and destination folder Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 42 Training Group Report Define target training effect limits Lower limit Upper lirit Motes Ora Illustration 37 Defining training effect limits for Training Effect Group Report Quick Recovery Test Group Report Quick Recovery Test Group Report shows recovery related variable of each s
12. recording in the Garmin device must be turned on for full compatibility with Firstbeat SPORTS Garmin ANT Agent version 2 3 or newer is required for turning on the R R recording See http ffaw garmin com support for the latest version Set the RR recording on off using the dropdown list in the table above Check the device ID from the device settings Menu gt Setup gt System gt About gt Unit ID Search new Garmin measurements at program startup Search new Garmin devices when the program starts Illustration 28 Garmin device config tool k Now after making new settings connect the device to Garmin ANT Agent The settings are installed to the device Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 32 1 3 6 4 Multianalysis analyzing multiple measurements If necessary all measurements can be reanalyzed by multianalysis tool It allows analysis of measurements of several persons Re analysis is required for example after updating the software to a new version in that case all measurements will have state outdated In multianalysis tool it is possible to filter measurements out or in according to the state of the measurements The possible states are analyzed not analyzed and outdated The number in braces after a profile s name indicates the amount of the profile s measurements to be re analyzed 1 Select Tools gt Multianalysis 2 Select profiles whose measurements wanted to be reanalyzed
13. view The measurements view of the program is used to manage measurements of the selected profile The two panels below the toolbar buttons display the details of the currently selected profile f jm es l Bj Firstbeat SPORTS Lo e _ File View Tools Reports Fitness Tests Help A art e A Weitere i Name JOHN MARATHONER EXAMPLE imi Age 49 Max HR 190 Min HR 50 METmax Activity class 7 Measurements Start time End time Duration Measurement type State Error percentage Notes Energy Expenditure Highest heart rate EPOC peak Recovery index 6 2006 14 01 23 17 49 44 03 47 21 Running Analyzed 6 Marathe 3078 kcal 178 432 ml kg 2 6 2006 14 32 35 15 04 41 00 32 06 Jogging Analyzed 2 Jogging 251 kcal 143 25 ml kg 1 6 2006 9 27 59 18 00 42 08 32 43 Running Analyzed 3 Evening naps after one hour training 1551 kcal 171 66 ml kg 2 5 2006 10 25 00 10 41 04 00 16 04 Fitness test Analyzed 1 Submaximal fitness test on cycle ergometer Stages 4 initial 196 kcal 170 51 ml kg I 4 WW p J I View settings Synchronize A Measurement info EEJ Journal RY Analyze Delete HR and EPOC Physiological state overview Endurance training classification 175 170 S 165 E pA A A 2 155 J i w 1507 5 145 140 135 14 00 14 20 14 40 15 00 15 20 15 40 16 00 16 20 16 40 17 00 17 20 17 40 Heart rate beats mi
14. 3 Press Analyzed 1 3 6 5 Edit Measurements Measurements can be edited either by merging or splitting them adding lap journal markers to them or specifying sleep periods in them It can be made from the tools menu but the tool can also be invoked by pressing the right mouse button on the top of the wanted measurement and selecting Edit measurement from the pop up menu Start time End time Duration Measurement tupe State Error percentage File name Notes 14 01 Reape analyzed bre Marathon Tse bMialzed 2 Jogging Create report l 927 5 inalzed 3 Evening naps after one hol Measurement Export 10 251 i i snalzed 1 11 47 Edit measurement info inalyeed 3 Delete Send by e mail Edit measurements Merge GPS Export Split Add lap journal markers Specify sleep periods for measurements Illustration 29 Edit measurements is also located at pop up menu Any measurement shown at the measurements list can be split Splitting is done by first activating the wanted measurement by clicking it on the measurement list at the measurement view Next start the splitting tool from the pop up menu or from the tools menu Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd Measurement splitting Original measurement 200 180 5 460 440 420 60 qg ppp ee a aam a 2330 00 20 O1 10 02 00 02 50 O3 40 4 30 05 20 06 10 07 00 Time Heart rate Period of time Start time 1 11 01 End
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16. Ltd 46 Fitness Test Report step 1 4 Other measurements Selected measurements Capel Eric A Measurement count 6 20 04 2005 12 07 13 5 Capell Andrew Profile Measurement 3 Connor Gerald Capell Andrew 12 05 2005 17 08 10 20 04 2006 12 24 30 Doe John 02 10 2005 10 46 42 Doe John Doe John 15 10 2005 22 58 36 21 07 2005 18 02 10 Gartner Mike 08 05 2006 11 07 10 34 i 01 10 2005 233422 ep ETAETA B Gaustad Andre 08 05 2006 11 03 50 Rami H rk nen Gellar David 24 04 2005 13 25 33 Gerald Dirk we Oe Filter measurements by Group Group 1 x Period of time lt a Illustration 41 Measurement selection for fitness test reports In the first step select measurements of which wished to generate fitness test reports from All analyzed measurements are listed on tree view on the left They can be filtered by selecting specific group and by specifying period of time to show only measurements from desired period Select measurements from the tree view and click button Add or double click the measurements The table on right displays the selected measurements Measurements can be removed from the table by selecting them and clicking button Remove or double clicking them Journal markers are shown in all fitness test reports time period selection step The steps to follow after first are explained in the following chapters for each fitness test report Conconi f
17. entering it to the below Key held and pressing Next Key 11111 22222 3333535 44444 35555 66666 Illustration 3 Manual activation step 2 At this point an functional e mail service has to be in use Compose a new e mail message Copy amp paste the key to the Subject field Send the e mail to fas firstbeattechnologies com E mail program might prompt for empty body part of the e mail message ignore it and continue to send the e mail message Within few minutes a reply message should be received The message contains the user key Copy amp paste it to the edit field labelled Key Having entered the user key press button Next Now the product is activated and ready to be started Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 1 3 1 2 User name and password You can specify a username and an optional password for Firstbeat SPORTS software Those are used for user authentication every time the application is started Yersion 1 2 0 5 Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Uy Welcome This ts the first time you are using this program ou may choose to enter User name andor password that will be needed to use this program in future Leer name optional Password po Password Again OOO O er e 1 Illustration 4 Dialog for entering user name and optional password The password can be added changed or removed in Tools gt Options gt Other settings
18. management groups can be added deleted and modified Forming groups makes measurement selection faster in group reporting 1 3 7 1 New group 1 Press button New group 2 Enter name for the group 3 Add profiles to the group by selecting them on the Other profiles list and pressing Add button another way is to double click the person name The reverse can be done with button Remove 4 Press Save 1 3 7 2 Delete group 1 Select the group wanted to be delete on list labelled Group management 2 Press button Delete group Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 1 3 7 3 Edit group 1 2 J 4 Select the group wanted to be edited on list labelled Group management Press button Edit Add and remove profiles on the group Press button Save 1 3 8 Creating reports 1 3 8 1 Create report Personal reports can be created directly during R R file load or afterwards as follows OO a SS Select appropriate person profile Press Create report Select measurements from which wanted to be created reports Select the reports wanted to be created Select curves to be shown only Training Report Press Create reports A file saving dialog opens choose file name prefix and destination folder The reports open into the default PDF viewer If PDF viewer is not in use download and install one Adobe Acrobat Reader is recommended Copyrigh
19. pressing the Add profile button e New user can also be created to Training Monitor in the middle of a monitoring session see below 2 Select Remember check box in order to link belt and profile next time the Training Monitor is used 3 Select variables which Training Monitor should display during exercise Up to four measures can be chosen for multiple persons The order of the measures can be changed at the right by dragging them with mouse 4 Press Start monitoring when you are ready Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 5 Training Monitor Link profile and belt Group BetID Profile HR Reme Doe John Finnan Mike Lewis Mark Add profile Select display information HR EPOC xi VO2max VO2max v TE You can change display information order by dragging and dropping cells 2 Start monitoring Illustration 54 Training monitor dialog Training Monitor main view The training monitor displays the selected measures for the profiles Different displays can be browsed by using interleafs below the screen If VO2 max measure is selected it shows color indicating type of endurance training There can be up to five limits which can be determined in Profile Information The colors of different endurance training areas are explained at the bottom of the screen Timer is shown all the time and can be used to observe duration of the exercise Timer includes lap ti
20. recovery testis a 5 minutes test to be used in assessing athlete s readiness prior to training The test procedures are recommended to be standardized to ensure reliable test results The suggested protocol is the following Repeat the test always in the same time slot e g prior to training in the locker room Perform the test in a silent environment where the athletes are able to relax properly Avoid physical activity energetic drinks and meals before the test Repeat the test on regular intervals using the same standardized preparation protocol Recovery score is based on heart rate and heart rate variability analysis and advanced filtering of the data The recovery score is presented in percentages compared to the highest record in history Therefore the first two tests will provide you the score of 100 or 0 The results of the test will become more meaningful as the number of tests in the measurement history increase Firstbeat quick recovery test is designed to provide a quick and easy screening tool for groups Athletes with the lowest recovery score are suggested to be monitored overnight Overnight recovery test to confirm the results Create test from existing data Continue to real time test gt gt Illustration 57 Quick Recovery Test s info Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd Press Continue to real time test button when you are ready to start preparations for the test Preparations befo
21. start up Check the Show summary check box to get summary of each synchronization event Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 63 1 3 11 2 Synchronization tool Select Tools gt Synchronization tool SPORTS connects to the server and opens the dialog below Bj Synchronization tool Lo r List shows person profiles in SPORTS Each person profile can be connected to person profile on server by selecting the profile from dropdown in profile on server column By checking the synchronize check box person profile can be marked for synchronization If suitable profile can t be found from server profile dropdown new profile can be created to the server by clicking create new button on create new column If there is a person profile on server that doesn t exist in SPORTS it can be imported by clicking import profiles from server button Sync Profile name Link with profile on server Create new Last sync a 1 Player No match Not synchronized 10 Player No match m Not synchronized 11 Player No match m Not synchronized 12 Player No match m Not synchronized 13 Player No match m Not synchronized 14 Player No match al Not synchronized 15 Player No match ls Not synchronized 16 Player No match ial Not synchronized 17 Player No match Create new Not synchronized v Import profiles from server Export profiles to server cancel
22. tab Creating a report in the data analysis window 1 Select language reports and curves shown in the training chart 2 Press Create reports 3 Select destination and press OK Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd Chart Data analysis report Reports Choose reports Select report language English ha E Training Report Daily Stress Report Select information shown in the training chart E Recovery Test Report Curve 1 Curve 2 C Fitness Report Heart rate EPOC TE g 4 Open created reports automatically Create reports Illustration 40 Also basic reports can be created using data analysis tool 1 3 8 4 Fitness Tests The fitness test reports can be accessed from the Fitness Tests menu from the main toolbar First select the type of the fitness test report wanted to be created There are seven different types of fitness test reports available e Conconi e WHO e Yo Yo e Maximal test e Submaximal test e UKK walk test e Cooper test The fitness test reports each have varying wizards with which they are specified But they all share two steps selecting measurements and time period The first step in all fitness test reports is to select the measurements of which fitness test reports are to be created It is visible after selecting the appropriate type of fitness test report It can be seen in the illustration below Copyright Firstbeat Technologies
23. table contains own variable s value for each stage The table on the right displays all stages along with their data and has similar behavior as in Conconi The angle column is shown if angles were specified as the part of the protocol Reports can be finally created with button Create reports Submaximal fitness test report Submaximal fitness test report is identical to maximal fitness test report with the exception that it is submaximal The measurement selection step is followed by protocol specification step which can be seen below Submaximal Fitness Test Report step 2 4 Define protocol Workloads Angles Workload Stage duration bean Illustration 50 Protocol step of submaximal fitness test wizard Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 53 The protocol step of submaximal fitness test report is identical to maximal fitness test s with the exception that is has option to specify the stage count Stage count signifies the amount of completed stages in the submaximal fitness test As the user moves to the third step the point of maximum HR of the measurement is automatically selected as the end point of the test time period The final step can be seen in illustration below Submaximal Fitness Test Report step 4 4 Select measurement Edit values Name Start time j Doe John 08 05 2006 11 05 14 Stage Workload Angle Time HR In use amp DoeJohn 08 05 2
24. version 2 3 or newer is required for turning on the R R recording See http www garmin com support for the latest version The setting tool also enables user to pair the device with a certain profile so that all the new unloaded measurements can be loaded on every startup Check the Device ID from the device settings Menu gt Setup gt System gt About gt Unit ID Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 31 1 Select Tools gt Device settings gt Garmin device config tool Pair the device with a profile from drop down menu 3 Turn R R recording on from dropdown menu if you want to get full compatibility with Firstbeat SPORTS 4 Click Search new Garmin measurements at startup checkbox below if you want set automatic Garmin measurement download on 5 User can also click the checkbox below the device listing to prevent searching for new devices if they are installed later to Garmin ANT Agent 6 Click OK F Garmin Device Config Tool as Select the settings for your Garmin device Pair the device with the appropriate user profile Pairing the device causes all the unloaded measurements from that device to be loaded to the selected user profile automatically each time the Firstbeat SPORTS is started up if the automatic measurement download is turned on Device ID Protile RA recording 3827318064 Athlete Example Jane Disabled 3827817218 Marathoner Example John Enabled R
25. 006 11 05 14 219 1 g 1 90 166 200 2 85 15 847 170 o 190 lt 3 9 2 6e 173 i 4 95 25 758 175 5 10 3 72 173 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 6 10 5 35 686 183 Workload O2 mi Ag min o l 7 11 4 655 188 Linear regression line Stage average HR Maximal workload 8 11 5 45 626 191 Enter own variable values for stages e g lactate or blood pressure Own variable name Stage Value A Own variable unit 1 2 3 4 5 v me CS rn Illustration 51 Final step of submaximal fitness test wizard The final step is the same as in maximal fitness test but it also contains an estimate for the maximum workload The estimated is based on the linear regression line and person s maximum HR The estimated maximum workload is shown as red dot on the chart and red line is the linear regression line Rest of the step has same behavior as in maximal fitness test wizard UKK walk test The UKK two kilometer Walk Test is familiar to many thousands of Finns and is known beyond the borders of Europe too The Walk Test is in use in 22 countries It is a simple and safe physical fitness test designed to measure the respiratory and cardiovascular performance of normally active men and women The UKK walk test wizard has two steps the first one is the measurement selection the second and last one can be seen below Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 54 UKK Walk Test Report step 2 2 Select measurement Select fitness tes
26. 6 10 03 20 03 30 08 40 03 50 09 00 M Use artifact conection ri Draw average HA chart Artefact corrected HR series 07 10 0r 20 07 30 07 40 07 50 08 00 08 10 08 20 08 30 08 40 08 50 09 00 M LI ze artifact correctior C Draw average HA chart Raw HR series 07 10 OF 20 07 30 07 40 07 50 08 00 08 10 08 20 08 30 08 40 08 50 09 00 E Uze artifact comectior P Craw average HA chart Illustration 19 The HR chart can be viewed with artifact correction and averaged HR series enabled or disabled Note The HR chart can be zoomed by holding down left mouse button and moving mouse to right and down the zoom is reset by holding down left mouse button and moving mouse to up and left The chart can be scrolled by holding down right mouse button and moving mouse over the chart 1 3 4 3 Popup menu on the main view The measurements table features a pop up menu that can be invoked by clicking the table with right mouse button The pop up contains actions for selected measurements on the table e Analyze e Report creation e Measurement export e Editing measurement info for all selected measurements e Deleting measurements e Sending measurements e Edit measurements e GPS Export More information in section 1 3 5 2 Multiple measurements can be selected by holding down Control and clicking on the measurements table Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 24 Measurements Start time End time Duration Measur
27. ORTS from the server The new profile profiles are created to SPORTS 1 3 11 3 Synchronizing profiles During synchronization SPORTS compares the local profile to the one in server If there are differences between the profiles SPORTS asks for which profile is correct Then all the measurements are synchronized into both directions To manually synchronize single profiles click the Synchronize button below the measurements table The button is enabled only if the profile is selected for synchronization To manually synchronize all profiles select Synchronize all in the Tools menu This synchronizes all the profiles selected to be synchronized in the Synchronization tool Synchronize 2 Measurement info Illustration 61 Synchronize button under the Measurements table During the synchronization process the progress bar tells to user the status of the synchronization how many profiles are synchronized etc and if differences are found the program asks which one s values to use Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 65 66 Select correct data Local profile Name Athlete Example Jane Date of birth 9 10 1979 Gender Female Height cm 168 cm Weight kg 55 kg Activity dass 3 Max HR 196 METmax Vital capacity Belt ID Use local profile Illustration 62 Profile comparison When the synchronization is ready the summary of the synchronization appears Uncheck the Show summar
28. a new license can be obtained View e Columns shown in the measurements table e Grouping and filtering the measurements Training monitor e Selection of default printer e Background image selection e Automatic Training Effect Group Report creation on off e Automatically find and monitor new belts during monitoring on off Other settings e Change password e Show welcome dialog e Change Firstbeat files folder location Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 36 Options HS eure Reports Team feature Journal License View Training Monitor Other settings rose Load F F file HR chart Measurement types Physiological state overview states Load F F file Analyze new measurements automatically Remove artifact tails from measurements V Check for Max Min HR before analysis When loading from devices open Measurement Merging Tool if measurements are closer to each other than 1 00 00 hh mm ss When loading from device select automatically Firstbeat Bodyguard v Syne Smart Memory Belt Bodyquard clock with computer s clock when connected What should be done when duplicate measurements are loaded Analyze new measurements automatically Replace existing measurements with new ones Do not load duplicate measurements Load all measurements Illustration 32 In options dialog various preferences and settings can be defined 1 3 7 Group management In the group
29. an be imported straight from the server by clicking Import profiles from server button Export profiles to server Select the profiles you want to export to server Login credentials for the created profiles will be sent to the email given below For customers using the User month mode at Firstbeat net please define the number of user months given for the created profiles Export Profile 5 Athlete Example Jane 9 10 1979 Marathoner E sample John 2 3 1963 13 Player 1 1 1992 16 Player 1 1 1993 E Player 5 5 1993 12 Player 1 1 1994 g Player 1 1 1993 Illustration 60 Export profiles to server With this export feature you can export the selected profiles to the server easily Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd Import profiles from server 2s Import Profile Athlete E sample Jane 9 10 1979 Marathoner E sample John 2 9 1963 Testeri Sync 1 1 1970 Tester Sync 1 1 1380 Testers Syne 30 12 1899 Trainer Sync 2 2 1972 Trainerd Sync 1 2 1973 Trainerd Sync 30 12 1899 Trainerd Sync 30 12 1899 Trainerd Syne 30 12 1899 Trainerd Sync 30 12 1899 Trainerd Sync 1 6 1976 Trainerd Sync 30 12 1899 d LI aon d d LI d d LI d LI d ah Import profiles Illustration 62 Import profiles from server The dialog lists all the profiles in the server Check the check boxes beside the profiles you want to import to the SP
30. angles are used The angles are expressed in degrees Also when angles are used the workload unit in chart appears as VO2 The third step of maximal fitness test is identical to Conconi s Forth and final step can be seen in below Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 52 Select measurement Name Start time Select protocol DoeJohn 08 05 2006 11 0514 Maximal Fitness Test Report step 4 4 Edit values Doe John 08 05 2006 11 05 14 Stage Workload Angle Time HR In use f i 8 1 60 129 S f2 85 15 60 134 T Fi J 3 3 2 60 137 ef 95 25 60 146 ta 7 45 10 3 60 152 pE T 6 10 5 35 60 155 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 7 11 4 60 160 Workload YO2 mikgimin 8 11 5 45 60 168 Enter own variable values for stages e g lactate or blood pressure 4 12 5 60 170 Own variable name Variable Stage Value a l l 10 125 55 60 172 Own variable unit Unit Y 1 0 5 i 11 13 6 44 173 3 15 4 1 5 1 9 gt Cad a1 _ gt E Illustration 49 Last step of maximal fitness test wizard In the last step the chart displays HR and workload of each stage as well as optional own variable Own variable does not affect the report s results in any way it s provided for the user to be able to enter a custom series to the chart The own variable s name unit and values are specified in the group box below the chart The
31. beats min e METmax METs Oxygen intake measure e Vital capacity l e Training endurance classes up to five limits e Training classification unit VO2max or HRmax Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 11 Profile information Basic Additional Training Monitor Groups MET max MET E Vital capacity I Training classification Name Lower limit Upper limit VO2max training 75 100 Fast distance training 50 74 Slow distance training 30 49 Unit W0 2max O HRmax Illustration 8 Additional profile information can be used to increase accuracy of analysis and to specify information that is used by other features Note More information on determining MET oxygen intake and activity class can be found at Help menu Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 12 Also personal training monitor information and groups to which person belongs can be managed in profile management window Training monitor profile information includes e Alias name shown as default in Training Monitor e Belt ID can be used for Firstbeat and Suunto belts to pair the profile with belts e Automatic reporting after Training Monitor session is completed e Automatic report e mailing after Training Monitor session is completed Profile information Basie Adlon Training Montor Groups Alias Masimun 12 characters Belt ID A Automatically print Fitn
32. begins a dialog appears displaying the measurements to be analysed The dialog also shows the progress of current measurement and overall progress of measurements to be analysed After installation of the software the first analysis calibrates the progress information to match the computer s performance Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd Measurements to be analyzed Analisis progress Analysis running 4572 Profile Duration Motes Doe John 02 22 33 Sports measurements Overall progress Measurements remaining 1 Estimated time remaining 00 00 06 Estimated completion time 12 46 Illustration 17 The analysis progress is displayed in separate dialog 1 3 3 4 R R file reanalysis The measurement can be reanalysed if it is outdated or it has not been previously analysed There are two ways to do the reanalysis Analysing single measurement k Select the measurement from the list and press button Analyze Analysing multiple measurements profile level selection 1 2 J Sh Open Tools menu Select item Multianalysis Checking or unchecking analyzed outdated or not analyzed measurements check boxes update the list of available measurements Select profiles whose measurements wanted to be analyzed Press Analyze Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 19 20 1 3 4 Measurements There are two views in the program Measurements view and Training History
33. dited The correlation coefficient for the linear regression line is shown below the VO2max formula Intensity limits are shown below the correlation coefficient They can also be edited The table on the right lists all stages The columns have following meanings e Number of stage e Workload at the start of the stage e Time spent to complete the stage e Average HR over the specified time e g 30s at the end of a stage e Check box determining whether the stage is used in deflection point calculation or not The deflection point stage is shown red on the table It can be moved up or down with the red arrows at the below Initiate report creation by pressing Create reports Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd WHO fitness test report WHO fitness nest report is a sub maximal cycle ergo meter fitness test Having selected desired measurements in the first step WHO fitness test wizard has protocol definition step as second It can be seen below WHO Fitness Test Report step 2 4 Select protocol Define protocol a WHO protocol information Dr ET Aon aie aa rnin Discipline Cycling Load unit Power WW Stage duration 4 minutes Protocol O dren o di 5 2 Illustration 45 protocol definiton step of WHO fitness test wizard Choose the default protocol or create a new one If wanted to create a new protocol press Add new Group box Workload specifies the starting workload at th
34. e first stage of the test and increment after each workload Other details of WHO protocol are fixed Press Save and move to the next step Averages calculation duration has same function as in Conconi fitness test report The third step of WHO wizard is the same as in Conconi wizard Forth and last stage of WHO wizard can be seen in illustration below WHO Fitness Test Report step 4 4 Select measurement Edit values _ Doe John 08 05 2006 11 05 14 Conconi test Stage Workload Time HR In use E 1 75 240 146 F 2 110 240 168 3 145 240 178 z 4 180 240 191 ki 40 60 50 100 120 140 160 180 200 22C Workload VV Linear regression line Stage average HR Maximal workload Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd gt meree meree Illustration 46 Last stage of WHO fitness test wizard 49 50 The last stage works in Same manner as in Conconi The right part of shows information of the measurement selected on the left The chart displays workload and HR of each stage as white dots linear regression line formed from those dots and the estimated maximal workload as red dot The values of the chart can be seen on the rightmost table where they can be edited It is also possible to select which stages are used when calculation the linear regression line and maximal workload by selecting or deselecting the checkboxes on the last column When all settings have been done of
35. e selected measurements can be sent using e mail E mail settings can be determined by clicking Tools gt Other settings gt E mail settings 1 Select one or more measurements from the Measurements list 2 Choose File gt Send by e mail If e mail settings have not been determined e mail settings tab of the settings dialog opens 3 Write e mail address to which measurements are sent and click OK 1 3 5 6 Check e mail You can check if any measurements have arrived to your e mail by choosing Check e mail from the file menu Arrived measurements can be read to the system E mail settings can be determined in Tools gt Other settings gt E mail settings E mail feature is especially useful when several Firstbeat softwares are used to collect and analyze HR data but all measurements is wanted to be kept centralized in one application In this kind of situation it is recommended to create a new e mail account for the main application and determine that e mail account into the program s settings When this is done selected measurements can be sent by e mail from other Firstbeat applications to the main application Personal parameters and identification information used in measurements are sent in addition to the measurement information When measurements are received SPORTS checks if personal information of received profile has already been created If personal profile has b
36. each measurement press Create reports to have the reports created and opened Yo Yo Fitness test report The Yo Yo fitness tests involves running continuously between two points that are 20 m apart These runs are synchronized with a pre recorded audio tape or CD which plays beeps at set intervals The recording is typically structured into 20 levels each of which lasts 60 seconds In beep test the interval of beeps is calculated require a speed at the start of 8 5 km h which increases by 0 5 km h with each level The Yo Yo test differs from beep test by 10 seconds breaks between the 2x20m shuttles The Yo Yo fitness test wizard has three steps the first one for selecting measurements second one for selecting test protocol and third one as seen in below Yo Yo Fitness Test Report step 3 4 So Name Start time Tuppurainen Ville 30 09 2010 18 2 Select fitness test time window from measurement HR chart 18 24 18 276 18 28 18 30 18 32 18 34 16 35 18 38 18 40 18 42 184 Time Feriod of time Stark time 1830 33 End time 18 43 38 Duration 0 1305 Stage count 13 gt Averages calculation duration minsec 00 30 Shuttles 0 pees i koe Illustration 47 Third and last stage of Yo Yo fitness test wizard The last step includes fitness test period selection as in Conconi wizard but it also includes following details for each measurement e Stage count amount of whole stages completed e Shuttles amo
37. easurements for each athlete Select the measurements by clicking check boxes that will be saved Each chosen measurement is saved to selected athlete s profile Notes can be given for measurements after a Training Monitor session has been completed These notes will be shown in each saved measurement When ready press OK and analysis is done Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd Training Monitor Select measurements to be saved Belt ID 24076 Wilson John 63611 Smith John 64849 Smith John 64454 Lewis Mark 240 George Doan 64599 Finnan Mike 63665 Doe John 64413 Doe John Description of the training Playing soccer for 60 min Illustration 56 Saving dialog Note If Suunto Smart Memory Belt is used it is not worth saving measurements with extremely high artefact percentages more than 60 Instead it is recommended to load those measurements from the belts There are automatic functions after a Training Monitor session has been completed e Fitness report is created and printed using the default printer e Fitness report and measurement export file are sent by e mail e Training Effect Group report is created from all measurements Fitness report settings can be turned on off for every profile from profile management see 1 3 2 and Training Effect Group report from the Options dialog see 1 3 6 6 1 3 10 Quick Recovery Test Quick Recovery Test is a 5 minutes test to be used in assessing at
38. een determined SPORTS suggests the measurement to be added to the user profile Otherwise it is suggested to add a new profile If same measurements are brought to existing profile system asks if duplicates are formed Measurements are interpreted to be duplicates if start time and duration of the measurement are same Person is recognized based on name and date of birth 1 3 6 Tools menu Tools menu contains tools for advanced features Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 27 28 E Firstbeat SPORTS a g Multianalysis i ti Edit measurements a Na Synchronization tool PLE nell Ag METn Synchronize all Measureme aa Device settings Date 5 g I ent tur 36 200 Options 26 2006 Tess TS Oes TUN 06 Jaang 1 6 2006 9 27 59 18 00 42 08 3243 Running 25 2006 10 25 00 10 41 04 00 16 04 Fitness test Illustration 25 Tools menu contains tools for advanced features 1 3 6 1 Device settings Suunto Smart Memory Belt Config Tool The Suunto Smart Memory Belt Config Tool offers means to configure the Suunto Smart Memory Belt Following options can be configured e Synchronizing belt internal clock to PC s clock manually or automatically when belt is connected e Turning belt tones on off e Turning radio transmission on off turning the radio transmission off saves the battery e Turning R R recording on off e Memory full warning limit percentage warning is given when free memo
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40. elected measurement 1 Select Quick Recovery Test Group Report from report settings and select language for report 2 Press Create reports 3 Input notes for report and press OK 4 A file saving dialog opens choose file name prefix and destination folder Quick Recovery Test Illustration 38 Setting notes for Quick Recovery Test Report 1 3 8 3 Data analysis report General chart of the chosen measurement and variables produced by analysis in graphical mode can be examined using data analysis report The measurement can be treated as a whole or split into shorter periods PDF report can be made from selected variables during the wanted period Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 43 Charts that can be selected to the data analysis report include Physiological state overview Artifact corrected heart rate Artifact corrected R R interval Respiration rate Ventilation EPOC VO VO 2max HF Heart rate variability LF Heart rate variability VLF Heart rate variability RMSSD Energy expenditure Fat expenditure Cumulative exercise induced net energy expenditure Creating data analysis report 1 2 Start data analysis report by choosing Reports gt Data Analysis Report You can examine different charts by choosing the wanted variable from the Chart menu If you want to select certain period instead of the whole measurement set cursors to the right places The new temp
41. ement type State Error percentage Motes 36 2006 14 01 23 17 48 44 03 47 21 Ru EEE 26 2006 14 32 35 150441 00 3206 Jod Saye 1 6 2006 92759 1800 42 08 3243 Ru 2 5 2006 10 2500 10 41 04 00 16 04 Fitr Create report Edit measurement info Delete Send by e mail Edit measurements Export Illustration 20 Popup menu of measurements table 1 3 5 File menu From file menu new R R file can be loaded and measurements can be sent and received using e mail File menu also contains the tools to create backup files of the SPORTS Firstbeat SPORTS view Tools Help Load R R file A Send by e mail Check e mail N Export a J Import System backup Exit ato paa Illustration 21 File menu 1 3 5 1 Export There are five ways of export the data export the measurement export the multidata export the master export and the person profile export With the data export you can save measurements in csv file The measurement export saves the chosen measurement In the multimeasurement export several measurements can be selected to be exported The master export saves all the measurements and the profile information The person profile export saves only the profile info not any measurements See more information in export dialog illustration 22 In the measurement and master export the only step is to define the folder were the program saves the data In additio
42. epeneaninestaasonecanen 65 14 DASHBOARD cisciscecadusiascnsssasesacaniannisssecnsncesasevs sumandaduenenniecanrnsnsnutnnWisiinidiinNaEereietaKees 67 1 4 1 Select group or DUONG scsncancacoevaneisweraansdareereienssescisana axes wrieaesojacat is oiaadseensatioeunsatecuets 67 1 4 2 Training load and recovery follow up ccceceeeeseceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeaeseteesetsesesersesetensetaneenass 68 1 4 3 SUNNA y oezetereenc atte tiene EA acune state soles ucosete A earieidsiense 69 1 4 4 Training load ANd recovery ranking ccececceceeeeceeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeseeseeeeseteesetersetereesesenseteneetass 70 1 4 5 Compare profiles and ONO S ses sprsteetetateceraaetaiestetaaaieecctcieted eee neanveteneintedeiusatansiiatatereiare 70 Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 1 TECHNICAL MANUAL 1 1 Software overview e Firstbeat SPORTS is heart beat analysis based software which produces individual and group reports for training load stress and recovery and fitness level e The collection of IBI data is accomplished by Firstbeat SPORTS compatible measurement device and automatic error correction removes artefacts and corrects R R data 1 2 Minimum system requirements e Compatible with Windows XP service pack 2 Vista and Windows 7 e 512MB of RAM e 1GHz CPU e Screen resolution at 1024x768 and 16 bit colours e Hard disk drive free space 50MB e Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 0 or later e Compatible measurement devices Firstbeat Bodyguard Team receiv
43. er Dongle Garmin Forerunner 610 910 and 310XT Suunto t6d memory belt team POD PC POD Polar S810 RS800 CX CS600 team2 data exports Note Analysis results require large amounts of hard disk drive depending on the amount of analyses conducted 1000 hours of analyzed R R data takes about 250MB of hard disk drive space 1 3 Using Firstbeat SPORTS 1 3 1 Starting Firstbeat SPORTS for the first time 1 3 1 1 Product activation Firstbeat SPORTS features a product activation to protect users rights and prohibit non licensed use of the software Firstbeat SPORTS must be activated before it s ready for use Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd An activation key should have been received with this software The activation key is used for activating the Firstbeat SPORTS product There are two ways to do the activation through Internet or manually Internet activation requires an active and fully functional internet connection Manual activation does not require an internet connection but it requires use of e mail Program will automatically choose the activation method If the computer has access to Firstbeat activation server the automatic activation is selected Otherwise the manual activation is selected Note If a firewall software is on use on the computer it might prompt of new program trying access Internet Allow the program to access Internet Firstbeat SPORTS Please enter the Firstbeat Activa
44. ery Scaled recovery index 5 EPOC sum ml kg Scaled recovery index 161 ml kg 150 ml kg 138 ml kg 137 ml kg 124 ml kg OTT RE In training load and recovery ranking the athletes who have data from the selected time period are listed Variables can be changed from the drop down menu and the players can ranked from highest to lowest or lowest to highest by clicking the variable in the list 1 4 5 Compare profiles and groups You can also select another group to be shown in the chart from the right upper corner of the dashboard view The values of this comparison group are shown in red whereas values of the right hand group are shown in blue Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd
45. es and measurement data in the server and have them available in several SPORTS licenses Also it enables athletes to upload measurements for trainer analyze whenever the internet access is available regardless of the location For more information please contact your Firstbeat sales person 1 3 11 1 Setting the options When starting synchronization for the first time select Tools gt Options Select Other settings gt Synchronizing a SS Ss Options 7 E HA data Reports Team feature Joumal i Other settings Other settings E mail settings Synchronizing Synchronizing Server settings Server address https trainer firstbeat Web raner E sternal S ports Username Password Synchronize automatically on SPORTS startup if internet connection is available J Show summary of executed operations after synchronization Illustration 57 Synchronization options The Server address default is Firstbeat server URL In case of having server of your own use this format https lt your server domain gt WebTrainer External Sports30 where the lt your server domain gt is replaced with your server domain name Give your server username and password requires trainer priviledges in the server Check the Synchronize automatically check box to have the SPORTS synchronize each time during
46. ess Report after Training monitoring Automatically send Fitness report to emall after Training P aia Monitoring a Cancel F Save Illustration 9 Profile information for the Training Monitor sessions Activity class description user guide and documents welcome dialog MET oxygen consumption and information about TRIMP can be found from Help menu Activity class help can also be printed Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 13 Welcome dialog Activity classes User guide F1 User documents MET oxygen consumption TRIMP in Firstbeat SPORTS t About Illustration 10 Help menu contains entries for welcome dialog activity classes MET oxygen intake TRIMP user guide and documents 1 3 2 1 Change Profile Pressing Change Profile button opens list of available profiles 1 Open the list by pressing button Change Profile 2 Click on the name of preferred profile or filter profiles by name or group and then click on the name of preferred profile 3 The measurement view updates the display with the selected profile s information measurements and the information of active measurement 1 3 2 2 Add profile Pressing Edit profile button opens profile management dialog Press Edit profile Profile management dialog opens Press Add profile Enter compulsory information to basic information fields Input known additional informatio
47. fe m o oS O oa So PAH 21 00 22 00 23 00 00 00 01 00 02 00 03 00 04 00 05 00 06 00 07 00 08 00 09 00 10 00 11 00 Time Period of time gt Start time 0 28 00 gt End time 4 29 08 Duration kd v Illustration 35 b Sleep time selection for Recovery Test Report If sleeping time is not specified the system default is used By default system supposes sleeping starting 30 minutes after the measurement start and lasting for 4 hours Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 40 1 3 8 2 Create group report Group reports compare various exercise or recovery related properties between selected measurements such as EPOC training effect and quick recovery index Ds 2 9 The Select measurements tree view shows all person profiles that have analyzed measurements Expand a node by clicking the sign on left of a profile s name The node expands to display the profile s measurements under the profile s name The table on the right displays the selected measurements The selected reports are created based on these measurements Move measurements from the tree view to the table by double clicking a profile s name to have all of its measurements moved to the table or expand profile s measurements on the tree view and double click single measurements Also multiple profiles can be selected and measurements on the tree viewed by holding Control and pressing left mouse button Press button Add
48. hen loading from devices SPORTS can be set to automatically load from selected device Change this from Options gt HR data gt Load R R file Suunto devices might sometimes have had interruptions in R R recording which appears as multiple short measurements when loading measurements from the device If such measurements are loaded from Suunto device the measurement merging tool opens it can be seen in below Measurement merging Some of the loaded measurements have possibly been split into shorter ones during recording Select measurements to be merged Select measurements to be merged Shark time Duration End time Menge H Start time Duration End time 1 6 9 2006 1533 36 04 37 42 6 9 2006 20 17 18 COI 2 69 2006 20 52 02 141307 7 9 2006 11 05 09 3 7 9 2006 1406 54 14 11 23 8 9 2006 4 18 17 CI 4 88200644342 022218 8 9 2006 7 06 00 4 8 9 2006 4 4342 02 24 18 8 9 2006 7 06 00 CI 5 89 2006 7 06 11 08 06 55 5 9 2006 15 13 06 Illustration 14 The measurement merging tool The tool opens if it s enabled in Options dialog and at least two measurement s start and end times are closer than the time period defined in Options dialog Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd Select the measurements wanted to be merged by checking them on the Merge column Click OK to close the dialog and have the selected mergings done or close the dialog with Cancel with no modifications If there are dup
49. hlete s readiness prior to training The test procedures are recommended to be standardized to ensure reliable test results The suggested protocol is the following Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 59 60 Repeat the test always in the same time slot e g prior to training in the locker room e Perform the test in a silent environment where the athletes are able to relax properly e Avoid physical activity energetic drinks and meals before the test e Repeat the test on regular intervals using the same standardized preparation protocol Recovery score is based on heart rate and heart rate variability analysis and advanced filtering of the data The recovery score is presented in percentages compared to the highest record in history Therefore the first two tests will provide you the score of 100 or 0 The results of the test will become more meaningful as the number of tests in the measurement history increase Quick Recovery Test is designed to provide a quick and easy screening tool for groups Athletes with the lowest recovery score are suggested to be monitored overnight Overnight recovery test to confirm the results Suunto team pod Suunto PC pod or Acentas BM USBRX3 is required to make the Quick Recovery Test How to start Quick Recovery Test Press Quick Recovery Test icon in button bar and Quick Recovery Test wizard opens Illustration 57 fs Quick Recovery Test Info 1 3 Firstbeat quick
50. itness test report Conconi Fitness Test Report step 2 4 Select protocol Define protocol Default Conconi protocol Workload Stage duration G O z iz sb E Illustration 42 Protocol definition for Conconi fitness test report Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd After selecting the measurements Conconi fitness test report wizard has protocol specification step There are default protocols for running and bicycling Or a new one can be made If a new protocol is chosen to be created press Add new Type the name to the Protocol name box Drop down list Discipline displays some pre defined disciplines that affect the formula of VO2max calculation Group box Workload specifies the starting workload at the first stage of the test increment after each workload and the unit used to define the workloads Duration group box defines how long each stage lasts The duration can be given in time or in distance Distance can be selected only when workload unit is km h Averages calculation duration specifies time at the end of the each stage from which the stage heart rate average is calculated When the protocol values are valid press Save and proceed to the next step Conconi Fitness Test Report step 3 4 Select measurement Select fitness test time window from measurement Name Start time j amp DoeJohn 08 05 2006 11 05 14 Heart rate beats min
51. licate R R files they are identified and user is asked what to do The following information can be entered for new measurements when loading R R files e Measurement type new measurements automatically receive status of night measurement if they match the night measurement criteria given in Options dialog e Time zone Chances the start time of the measurement f Load R R file oF New measurements FE Loadfile R Load from device Time zone UTC 02 00 Helsinki Kyiv Riga Sofia Date Start time Duration File name Measurement type Exercise Night Daily stress Notes R RY Analyze Close 5 4 Illustration 15 In the load R R file dialog information regarding measurements can be specified If the lowest heart rate in analysed measurement goes under the value in profile information the analysis uses the new found lower value Otherwise the value specified in profile information is used The same applies to the maximum heart rate After the analysis the application suggests the new values for max and or min HR in profile information Measurement s information can be modified after analysis Editing of some of the information will cause the measurement to become outdated and require reanalysis Such information is e Personal parameters during the measurement When saving modifications to the personal parameters during the measurement the application start
52. me option Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 58 If Add new devices automatically is selected Training Monitor adds those belts which are already attached to specific profile automatically in Training Monitor Pressing Manage profiles displays all belts in the receivers range during the measurement Monitored users can be added to and removed from Training Monitor in the middle of the monitoring session Training monitor automatically interpolates R R data when there is a connection problem with the belt Press Stop button to stop monitoring and collecting data from belts 24076 64849 HR VO2max BHR VO2max VO2max 7827 e 9 EPOC TE l E EPoc te TE E o 10 10 f TOE 64454 240 MF HR L VO2max HR VO2max HR VO2max 73 20 101 28 76 11 EPOC ETE E EPOC ETE A WW EPOC ETE E O Ff 10 amp O 1 10 amp O 10 H JD JD HR 1 VO2max HR VO2max 18 9 66 8 EPOC FTE O EPOC FTE i O 1 0 il O i 10 6 man view HR EPOC diac AD 2mas ZHR max TE kcal sum B ms z at C Add new devices au tomatically Illustration 55 Training monitor main view Exercise termination When monitoring is stopped program shows the collected m
53. n EPOC ml kg Peakvalue Curve 1 Heart rate y V Use artifact correction J Draw average heart rate J Draw curve 2 Curve 2 EPOC TE v Valmiustila Illustration 18 The Measurements view of Firstbeat SPORTS The measurements table on the Measurements view of Firstbeat SPORTS displays the loaded R R files Columns shown can be selected from the Tools gt Options gt View Measurements list can also be filtered and grouped The measurements table can have following columns e Date start date of the measurement e Start time start time of the measurement e Duration the duration of the measurement e Measurement type see section 1 3 4 1 e Analysis state Analyzed Not analyzed Outdated e Error percentage e File name e Notes e Height e Weight e Activity class Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd e Energy expenditure e Highest heart rate e EPOC peak e Training Effect e TRIMP e Recovery index e Scaled recovery index The measurement information button displays three different tabs The measurement information tab displays general information on the currently selected active measurement the measurement selected on the measurements table The profile information tab displays the personal parameters that applied during the measurement Profile information can be modified if some of the earlier values have changed such as min HR decreased or weight increased
54. n line HR 12 69 Workload 30 65 10 125 57 6 178 Correlation coefficient 0 99 11 13 55 4 180 Intensity 4VO2max Heart rate beats min Speed km h i P 12 135 53 3 183 Slow distance training 30 asf 45 13 14 514 186 Fast distance training 63 150 g4 14 145 497 189 z gt VO2max training 73 CO WY 170 l 1 15 15 31 5 191 v gt Illustration 44 Details of Conconi fitness test report The final step lists all measurements on the table on left If deflection point for a measurement can t be calculated automatically it is shown red on the table All measurements must have valid deflection point before reports can be created If deflection point can t be calculated for one or more measurements move back to the step 1 with Previous button and discard those measurements Group box Edit values shows details of the report to be generated The graph displays HR on the vertical axis and stage number of the horizontal axis The white dots indicate HR average of the last user defined time period of each stage Red dot indicates heart rate deflection point The red line is the linear regression line used on deflection point calculation The formula of the linear regression line is shown below the graph Below that there is formula for VO2max calculation VO2max is not calculated if a predefined formula does not exist for the given discipline and protocol The constant in the formula can be e
55. n to additional information fields Save the information by pressing save et a 1 3 2 3 Profile management Profiles can be added modified and deleted in profile management When the profile management dialog is entered the currently selected profile is highlighted on list box that displays all the profiles The selected profile s information is listed on the edit fields on the right 1 Press Edit profile 2 Select profile from the list whose information you want to modify 3 Press Edit to enable the profile information fields for editing 4 Press Save to save the changes Pressing Cancel discards the changes When deleting profile make sure that the correct profile is selected The application asks for confirmation when deleting profiles Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 14 Note Deleting a profile also deletes all of the profile s measurements in the database The created PDF reports and heart rate data files will not be removed Profile management S amp Add profile Delete profile Select profile Athlete Example Jane Profile information Basic Additional Training Monitor Groups Marathoner Example John Marathoner Mary Language Gender Illustration 11 In the profile management dialog profiles can be added deleted and modified 1 3 2 4 Profile change history The changes and updates to profile information are listed on the Profile cha
56. n to that also measurements to be exported have to be chosen in the measurement export In the person profile Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 25 export the program asks which profiles are wanted to be saved After selection press Save to complete the export Export c Data Export Export all analysis results of selected measurements into csv file Multidata Export Export most important analysis results of several measurents fram diffrent profiles in to one csv for comparison Measurement Export Export selected measurements and profile information for them into fbe file Master Export Export all profiles and measurements into fbe file Profile Export Export background information of selected profiles into fbe file GPS Export Export HR and GPS data from selected measurements into gpx file ail Illustration 22 There are five ways to export in Firstbeat SPORTS 1 3 5 2 GPS Export With GPS export you can export measurements GPS data from the program The GPS export tool create GPX gpx file to Firstbeat folder Default C firstbeat Exports Exported GPS data can be used with GPS data viewing software example Google Earth As follows you can view route heart rate speed distance and altitude information in same time e Create GPS export by clicking measurement via right mouse button and then select GPS Export Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 26 1 3 5 3 Jmport
57. nge history The Profile change history is placed under the heading View in the main menu Information in the profile change history e Time date and time when the change took place e Attribute what variable was changed e Old value the variable value before the change e New value the variable value after the change e Event the source of the change a manual profile modification or an update based on an analysis e Measurement start time of the measurement if an analysis was the source of change Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd Profile change history x Name John Doe Time Attribute Old value New value Evert Measurement 25 8 2006 12 40 00 weight or 05 Profile information 25 8 2006 12 39 55 Activity class B E Profile information 25 8 2006 12 24 53 Max HA 187 Measurement analysis 7 9 2005 9 13 38 25 8 2006 12 24 53 Min HA B af Measurement analysis 21 4 2005 9 58 26 hl Illustration 12 Profile change history lists changes and updates to the profile information 1 3 3 R R data file management R R data file means a file containing an inter beat interval IBI data series recorded with R R recording device such as Suunto t6d R R data recording devices measure time in milliseconds between consecutive R peaks in one s heart beats Note Firstbeat SPORTS supports following R R data file formats ste hrm sdf fit csv dat bms and txt file created from FRWD The file exten
58. orary measurement period is analyzed from the selected time period and reports are created from that period The temporary measurement period is not saved If you want to create a report choose charts presented in data analysis report from the data analysis report tab one by one or select all Press Create report Select destination and name the report Press Save Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 44 Data Analysis Report Select period of time from the measurement HR chart i l it l Heart rate heats min bog SEDES 20 00 20 05 20 10 20 15 20 20 20 25 20 30 20 35 20 40 20 45 20 50 20 55 Time Pernod of time Start time 1956 13 Endtime 20 57 22 Duration 1 01 10 Select charts included in the report Physiological state overview Wf Artifact cormected Heart Aate W Artifact comected A A Interval Respiration rate Ventilation T EPOC iw YO YO mas 2 High Frequency Power 0 15 0 4 Hz Low Frequency Power 0 04 0 15 Hz Ver Low Frequency Power 0 003 0 04 Hz AMSSD Energy expenditure Fat expenditure Cumulative exercise induced net energy expenditure RASAR a Deselect all Create report k al Illustration 39 You can select several charts from the chosen time period to the Data Analysis Report In addition to data analysis report you can also create basic reports in the reports
59. p up to 40 people at the same time Team coaches can use the monitor to follow the performance of their athletes during the training Also gyms can use Training Monitor in group exercises Suunto team pod Suunto PC pod or Acentas BM USBRX3 is required to operate the training monitor The following measures can be monitored with Training Monitor e HR e EPOC e EPOCpeak e VO2max Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd e HRmax e TE e kcal sum e TRIMP Up to four of the measures can be monitored at the same time How to start Training Monitor e Press green Training Monitor icon in the upper part of the measurement view Or e Goto Tools gt Training Monitor When starting the Training Monitor the Training Monitor dialog lists all the belts that are in the receivers range The list shows the belts ID numbers and the heart rate the belt is measuring at that moment 1 signifies either connection problems or belt has moved out of the range of receiver SPORTS can also be started to directly to Training monitor Preparations before exercise 1 Link profile and belt according to the belt ID found at the backside of the belt At least one person has to be selected from the drop down list Profiles can also be filtered by group to ease the profile selection If belt does not have Profile selected it cannot be displayed e If an athlete does not have profile in the Firstbeat SPORTS it is possible to add one by
60. pe Defining measurement type helps to remember the kind of measurement and makes finding certain types of measurements faster It is possible to create own measurement types in the options dialog 1 Select Tools Options HR data Measurement types Press Add new on measurement types Type the name of the measurement type on the empty field Press Save Press Apply lil ae 1 3 4 2 Reviewing measurements The measurement view of Firstbeat SPORTS enables viewing of measurement s belonging to the selected profile The measurement view displays information on measurements such as some HR related figures different charts physiological state overview and endurance training classification 1 Click on the measurement on the measurements table 2 Information of the selected measurement is displayed and measurement chart is shown in the bottom of the screen Different charts physiological state overview or endurance training classification can be selected to be shown by changing the tab selection 3 With the HR chart the style how the chart is drawn can be chosen Use the check boxes to change the view Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd Heart rate beats min Be mod D D mm eo Lom Heart rate beats min acd ooo cd Heart rate beats min a ee I Fe op oo E Cee SSeS SSS eS 23 Artefact corrected and averaged HR series 07 10 0r 20 07 30 0r 40 0r 50 03 00 0
61. re the test Quick Recovery Test now lists all the belts that are in the receivers range The list shows the belts ID numbers and the heart rate the belt is measuring at that moment 1 signifies either connection problems or belt has moved out of the range of receiver 1 Link profile and belt according to the belt ID found at the backside of the belt At least one person has to be selected from the drop down list Profiles can also be filtered by group to ease the profile selection If belt does not have Profile selected it cannot be displayed 2 Select Remember check box in order to link belt and profile next time the Quick Recovery Test is used 3 Press Start test when you are ready lt BR Quick Recovery Test Test 2 3 Link profile and belt Group Profile Remember Quick Recovery test progress 05 00 0 Start test E cancel Illustration 58 Quick Recovery Test The test Test starts and no further changes can be made Test progress bar indicates the progress of the test and remaining time After 5 minutes are up software prompts for notes that are included in report and in measurements made during test Select report language and press Create report to create Quick Recovery Test Group Report from collected data Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 62 1 3 11 Synchronization Synchronization tool requires Firstbeat server access It enables storing the user profil
62. ry is below this limit e Number of free logs low warning limit warning is given when number of free logs is below this limit e Identifier string for the belt Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd Suunto Smart Memory Belt Config Tool Belt information Belt type MemBelt Memory status 17 in use Belt time 17 12 2008 8 50 00 Automatically syne time when belt is connected Belt configuration Tones Oo Off Radio transmissions gt O Off R R recording Off Full memory warning limit percentage warning is given S when free memory is below this limit 1 0 Free logs warning limit warning is given when number of free logs is below this limit User name 31 1 2008 Illustration 26 Suunto Smart Belt Config Tool enables configuration of Smart Belt Synchronize the belt s internal clock to PC s date and time by pressing button Sync belt time now Save the new configuration by pressing button Save or close the tool with button Cancel 1 3 6 2 Device settings Firstbeat Bodyguard Contig Tool The Firstbeat Bodyguard Config Tool offers means to configure the Firstbeat Bodyguard Following options can be configured e Synchronizing Bodyguard internal clock to PC s clock manually or automatically when Bodyguard is connected e Turning Bodyguard voltage alarm on off e Turning Bodyguard memory level alarm on off e Battery voltage warning limit percentage warning is given when batte
63. ry voltage is below this limit e Memory full warning limit percentage warning is given when free memory is below this limit e Time when Bodyguard is shut down when it is not measuring e Identifier string for the Bodyguard e Time zone for the Bodyguard Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 29 30 Firstbeat Bodyguard settings Bodyguard info Serial number FBO80303 Memory state in use 30 Battery voltage of maximum 100 Bodyguard time 16 12 2008 14 48 54 Automatically sync time when Bodygurad is connected Bodyguard settings Battery voltage alarm On Memory level alarm On Battery voltage alarm limit 1 99 Free memory alarm limit 1 99 Shut down time 1min 4h User name fb080303 Time zone GMT 02 00 Minsk Illustration 27 Firstbeat Bodyguard Config Tool enables configuration of Bodyguard Synchronize the Bodyguard s internal clock to PC s date and time by pressing button Sync time now Save the new configuration by pressing button Save or close the tool with button Cancel 1 3 6 3 Device settings Garmin Device Config Tool To use the Garmin device with Firstbeat SPORTS the user must set the device s R R recording on by using the program s setting tool Firstbeat SPORTS creates a setting file that is sent to the device the next time it is connected to the Garmin ANT Agent gt The setting is changed only through this process Garmin ANT Agent
64. ry follow up Training load and recovery follow up chart 100 550 E oe hc 31 8 2011 1 9 2011 2 9 2011 3 9 2011 4 9 2011 5 9 2011 6 9 2011 7 9 2011 8 9 2011 9 9 2011 10 9 2011 11 9 2011 12 9 2011 13 9 2011 14 9 2011 4 Oo Recovery follow up Scaled recovery index M E Training follow up Averaging period Training load and recovery are shown in the same chart allowing the user to see the effects of training on recovery os Recovery follow up Scaled recovery index z In recovery follow up selection you can select the parameter describing recovery status Recovery is shown with the line in chart illustrating the average of all the athletes within the selected group Scaled recovery index Overnight recovery index 0 100 Quick recovery test score E Training follow up i In Training follow up selection you can select the variable describing training load Training load parameter is described with bars illustrating the average of all the athletes within the selected group EPOC sum Sum of EPOC peaks ml kg of all the training sessions during the averaging period TRIMP sum Sum of TRIMP values of all the training sessions during the averaging period Training duration Duration of all the measurements which are marked as training mesurements during the follow up period Average heart rate Heart rate average is calculated from the total measurement time of all the training measurements
65. s the re analysis automatically If this reanalysis is aborted the state of the measurement becomes outdated The measurement has to be reanalysed before new reports can be created out of it Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 17 18 1 3 3 2 Loading measurements from Garmin device After pairing the Garmin device with the profile and setting R R recording on See chapter 1 3 6 3 all the new measurements are loaded to SPORTS on startup from the Garmin device folder This operation is done only if new measurements are first loaded from the device to the Garmin Ant Agent Garmin devices found Load Stark time 10 1 2012 23 31 19 11 1 2012 20 00 31 12 1 2012 15 00 53 13 1 2012 18 44 50 13 1 2012 23 17 02 14 1 2012 12 05 15 14 1 2012 12 51 25 14 1 2012 13 46 31 Firstbeat SPORTS found new measurements End time 11 1 2012 6 45 40 11 1 2012 20 57 20 12 1 2012 15 43 35 13 1 2012 19 48 37 14 1 2012 8 33 15 14 1 2012 12 48 47 14 1 2012 13 41 01 14 1 2012 14 13 10 E J ane Athlete E sample 13 unloaded measurements John Marathoner E sample 26 unloaded measurements 07 14 20 00 56 46 00 42 42 01 03 46 09 16 16 00 43 26 00 45 35 00 26 36 Illustration 16 Firstbeat SPORTS found new Garmin measurements The Garmin measurements FIT files can be also downloaded manually to Firstbeat SPORTS by selecting Load R R File gt Load file 1 3 3 3 R R file analysis When analysis
66. sion does not guarantee that the file itself is in the right format 1 3 3 1 Load R R file R R data can be loaded from a file or directly from the compatible RR I storing device The information defined during R R data file loading can also be modified later 1 Select Load R R file 2 In opening dialog select whether to load a file or load the data directly from Firstbeat Bodyguard Suunto t6 t6c Suunto Smart Memory Belt or Polar s810 RS800 RS800CX or CS600 3 Optionally measurement type can be specified is the measurement exercise night or daily stress measurement They can also be specified later 4 Press Close to exit the R R file loading tool If you want to analyse loaded R R files press Analyse 5 When closing the dialog the software may ask if artefact tails from the end of R R files are to be removed Artefact tails are time periods at the end of the R R files that contain 100 of measurement errors Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 16 Load R R file Select logs to be loaded from Suunto Smart Memory Belt Load from device Start time Delete from device iv 10 12 2008 15 54 31 04 32 18 10 12 2008 20 26 49 11 12 2008 11 24 18 01 10 51 11 12 2008 12 35 09 12 12 2008 16 03 27 00 51 28 12 12 2008 16 54 55 Illustration 13 When loading R R files from Suunto t6 t6c or Smart Memory Belt the measurements wanted to be loaded and or removed from the device can be chosen Note W
67. t Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 38 Note The default folder for saving reports is C Firstbeat Files Profile name Individual reports The report saving folder can be changed in Options dialog s Other settings tab Create report Select measurements Choose reports eter Select report language nglish 15 2 2008 4 2 2008 Training Report M 11 22008 C Daily Stress Report 0 2 2005 Recovery Test Report Fitness Report Select all Open created reports automatically i i 9 0 6 4 3 2 Select all Select information shown in the training chart Curve 1 Curve 2 Heart rate EPOC TE Create reports Illustration 33 Create reports dialog is used for personal reporting Four different reports can be created Training Report Daily Stress Report Recovery Test Report and Fitness Report Lap times from Suunto t6 t6c and Polar devices are shown also in Training report in addition to measurement s view graphs and are loaded into journal Recovery Test Report focuses on the first four hours of sleep and can be only made from measurements with status of night measurement Recovery test results are scaled individually based on measurement history When creating the report at first time program opens questionnaire dialog where subjective feeling and training load is asked Query dialog is performed to calibrate recovery scale individually After having adequate measurement histor
68. t time window from measurement Name Start time t amp DoeJohn 31 10 2006 10 05 33 ann 160 5 140 120 100 80 Heart 10 08 10 12 10 14 10 16 10 18 10 20 Time Period of time Start time 10 05 33 Endtime 10 22 36 Duration 0 17 03 gt lt gt Heart rate calculation duration 02 00 s Illustration 52 The second step of UKK walk test wizard The second step features test period time selection as seen in other fitness test reports The only difference is edit field Heart rate calculation duration which specifies the time at the end of the test period of which average HR is calculated Reports can be created with button Create reports 1 3 8 5 Fitness test browser Fitness test browser is a tool to monitor already created fitness test In the browser dialog all the implemented tests are listed Tests can be filtered by the type or by the time they were created Tests can be also selected from a group The info about the tests can be viewed by clicking the test at the Created fitness test table The details of the test are shown in the text box at right Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd Fitness test browser Created fitness tests Fitness test details Athlete Example Jane 55 12 09 2006 20 M5T Fitness Test Report 19 09 2006 20 MST Fitness Test Report Wariable Ne Value Fitness test type 20 MST Fitness Test Report 09 02 2007 20 MST Fi
69. the program It contains information on the very basics of the program and how to use its main features It can be seen below Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd Welcome to Firstbeat SPORTS xi Click on the links below for information About profiles One profile refers to one person and consists of information of that Howto loadtie person s personal attributes such as name and age Creating editing and deleting profiles can be done in the Profile How to manage measurements management How to create individual reports Profile management dialog can be accessed from the main screen by How to create group reports pressing button Profile management Add profile button is a short cut for creating new profiles How to access the user guide Navigate between profiles with Change profile button How to exports and imports For more information please refer to the user guide press F1 on main How to use Training Monitor screen How to create fitness test reports How to use Training Coach Do not show this when application starts nest time Illustration 6 Welcome dialog Clicking the blue links on the left shows information on that topic in the right If option Do not show is checked the dialog will not be shown next time the program is run The dialog can also be found under the Help menu and it can be remade to appear on program startup in the Options dialog
70. time 3 39 41 Duration 2 28 40 5 Split ta 12h parts New measurements Duration End time 6 9 2006 22 59 14 0211 45 7 9 2006 1 11 00 7 9 2006 1 11 01 02 28 56 7 9 2006 3 40 00 160 79 2006 335 41 03 46 37 7 9 2006 7 26 19 190 00 20 00 40 01 00 01 20 01 40 02 00 02 20 02 40 03 00 03 20 03 40 R Remove selected O Remove all Illustration 30 Splitting tool dialog At the top of the splitting tool the original measurement is shown There are two ways to define the wanted split either with sliders or by defining the time Sliders are simply moved to the start and to the end point of the wanted area Another way is to directly type the wanted time period to the time boxes After selecting is made press Create new to split the measurement At the lower New measurements box the information of the split sections is shown At the lower left side can be seen the start time end time and the duration of the new created measurement and at the lower right side the draft of the new measurement The number of new measurements created from the original is not limited but every new measurement has to be longer than two minutes If the measurement is longer than 12 hours it can be split into twelve hour section by pressing Split to 12 hours parts Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 33 34 Merge Merged measurement 200 150 T160 E 140 E120 02 08 02 10 Start date Start time End time Dura
71. tion Hew measurement information Measurement type Fitness test ts Hotes Fitness test 23 5 2007 Use in Training Coach Qx Illustration 31 Merging dialog Merging happens by choosing two measurements to be merged from the measurement list at measurement view After selection press Merge from the Edit measurement options At the merging dialog the program shows the draft of the new measurement Measurement type and the notes can be defined at the merging tool If the merging is successfully done from the original two measurements the merged measurements will be deleted from the measurement list Measurements cannot be merged if they are over 24h apart 1 3 6 6 Options dialog In options dialog various preferences and settings can be defined and make Firstbeat SPORTS easier to use such as HR data e HR chart drawing preferences e Managing measurement types e Load R R file dialog preferences e Choosing physiological state overview states Reports e Prompting for report specific options e Opening reports after creation on off e Entering user defined text and logo for report footer Team Feature e Specifying how linking profiles with Suunto devices is handled Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 35 Journal e Marker types e Sleep period determination License e Entering new license e Viewing user statistics e When license is about to expire information is provided from where
72. tion Rey to text feld below and press Activate After that software ties to access the Internet to activate your software IF your firewall asks permission to allow Internet connection please answer Yes Activation key Cancel Illustration 1 Internet activation Type in the activation key to the field labeled Activation key be sure to type it correctly it s recommended to use the clipboard to copy the key to its field When activation key has been entered press button labeled Activate If a firewall software is on use on the computer it might prompt of new program trying access Internet Allow the program to access Internet If the internet activation fails program will shift to the manual activation dialog as shown below Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd Firstbeat SPORTS Please enter a Rey to text field below and press Nest Illustration 2 Manual activation step 1 To activate the product manually type in the activation key into the edit field labelled Key When activation key has been successfully entered into the edit field press Next Firstbeat SPORTS x Copy the below Key to an email messages SUBJECT field Don t modify or add anything else to the subject you may leave the message part empty Send the email to fas ihirstbeattechnologies com After a while you will receive an email message with your User Key which you can use to activate this software by
73. tness Test Report E A 23 05 2007 20 MST Fitness Test Report Discipline Running Si Doe John l Starting workload 8 5 kmh 01 01 2000 Submasimal Fitness Test Report 10 10 2006 Maximal Fitness Test Report Workload increments 05 kmh i Finaske Thomas Stage duration 01 00 23 05 2007 20 MST Fitness Test Report Averages calculation duration 00 30 Finnan Mike 31 10 2006 WHO Fitness Test Report FARO Mer Curation BOY 31 10 2006 UKE Walk Test Report Report creation time 24 5 2007 13 43 08 Smith John Test start time 23 5 2007 9 49 22 12 09 2006 20 MST Fitness Test Report tergan 00 14 00 Max HA 197 beats min Max respiration rate 59 times min O ican vere E06 ml kg min Fitness test filtering EPOCPeak oe ml kg Fitness test type All m MERE TERMET Maximum workload 15 kmh Group All a Mumber of levels 14 Segments at last level 0 Period of time _ 24 4 2007 gt 24 5 2007 Illustration 53 Fitness test browser dialog 1 3 8 6 Fitness test follow up report In fitness test follow up report personal development between two or more fitness tests is shown The follow up report can only be done between fitness tests performed with the same protocol 1 Select Tools gt Fitness follow up report 2 Select type of fitness test 3 Select the protocol and the tests that are included to the report 4 Press Create report 1 3 9 Training monitor Training monitor is a tool for monitoring grou
74. unt of shuttles completed in the last stage e Averages calculation duration purpose same as in Conconi Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 51 Yo Yo test includes distance information which is specified by selected period of time The right part of shows information of the measurement selected on the left When all settings have been done of each measurement press Create reports to have the reports created and opened Maximal fitness test report Maximal fitness test is a free incremental fitness test It offers wide variety of options to be specified It has no fixed predefined protocol The measurement selection step is followed by protocol specification step which can be seen below Maximal Fitness Test Report step 2 4 Select protocol Define protocol Workloads Angles Workload Stage duration Add new B Z Caer a Illustration 48 Maximal fitness test protocol step The protocol step of maximal fitness test is basically an extended version of Conconi s protocol step with possibility to specify angles It is possible to use the angles only when workload unit is speed Group box Angle has three edit fields which are used to specify angles for each stage e Starting angle specifies the angle at start e Angle increments specifies how much the angle is increased after each stage e Increments starting stage specifies the stage number after which
75. y check box to have it not shown anymore after synchronization Synchronization log Trainer Sync Person information updated on server using values from Firstbeat SPORTS One measurement copied to Firstbeat SPORTS Tester 1 Sync Person information updated on server using values from Firstbeat SPORTS 9 measurements copied to server Tester2 Sync 7 measurements copied to server Show summary after synchronization Illustration 63 Synchronization summary Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 1 4 Dashboard This chapter provides information on how to use dashboard view in monitoring training load and recovery Bij Firstbeat SPORTS Co fa File View Tools Reports Fitness Tests Help Ss amp AY v i4 MEASUREMENTS Fey Marathoner John Fey s Age 32 MaxHR 198 Min HR 30 METmax 24 Activity class 10 ne Training load and recovery follow up chart 100 550 90 nnn nnn nn nnn nn ne ee eee nn PE le o 495 Scaled recovery index g C C 31 8 2011 1 9 2011 2 9 2011 3 9 2011 4 9 2011 5 9 2011 6 9 2011 7 9 2011 8 9 2011 9 9 2011 10 9 2011 11 9 2011 12 9 2011 13 9 2011 149 2011 20 Recovery follow up Scaled recovery index jy Training follow up TRIMP sum 7 Averaging period Day E Data summary Training load and recovery ranking Wednesday 7 9 2011 Training details Exercises 2 Exercise 1 p Exercise2 j Recovery j EPOC sum 246 mkg TE f TE
76. y the recovery scale is formed automatically Copyright Firstbeat Technologies Ltd 39 Sleep period is defined to start automatically at 11 pm Sleep time starts an half hour after set time if measurement starts before the set time If measurement starts after the set time sleep period is set to start an half hour after beginning of the measurement You can redefine time when the sleep time starts from options 1 Click from upper menu bar tools gt options 2 Select journal and then you can redefine time when the sleep period starts You can set sleeping time also manually by click tools gt specify sleep periods for the measurements Describe your feelings ates xe Describe vour feelings about measurement that started 02 09 2006 23 15 40 Example John 02 09 2006 23 15 40 Tired Medium Recovered Describe your subjective feelings F ke Hard Medium Easy Describe your training from previous week E This query i performed to calibrate the recover scale invidually After having adequate measurement history the recovery scale i formed automatically Illustration 34 a Questionnaire dialog for describing your feelings Recovery test period selection Select measurement Define four hour period that begins half an hour after going to bed Name Start time Doe John 06 09 2006 20 Doe John 09 09 2005 12 5 DoeJohn 29 07 2005 12 5 Heart rate beats m _ _ _ ESS mo co O hw

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