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Product review: The Sufferfest training videos

  • Audio and visual cues in the videos direct when to put in an effort - and to extract the most benefit, it behooves you to dig hard.

    Audio and visual cues in the videos direct when to put in an effort - and to extract the most benefit, it behooves you to dig hard.

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  • This cheeky warning greets you in the opening segment - and when they mention 'pain' and 'suffering', they're not joking.

    This cheeky warning greets you in the opening segment - and when they mention 'pain' and 'suffering', they're not joking.

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  • While there's no voice actually screaming at you to go harder, the exclamation points in the text prompts are surprisingly effective.

    While there's no voice actually screaming at you to go harder, the exclamation points in the text prompts are surprisingly effective.

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  • It's useful for users to have a good idea of their aerobic limitations in order to follow the prompts accurately. A power meter would be best but a heart rate monitor will do.

    It's useful for users to have a good idea of their aerobic limitations in order to follow the prompts accurately. A power meter would be best but a heart rate monitor will do.

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  • On-screen prompts let you now how much longer you've got left in a given interval.

    On-screen prompts let you now how much longer you've got left in a given interval.

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  • Each video starts with a proper warm-up and ends with an easy cool-down.

    Each video starts with a proper warm-up and ends with an easy cool-down.

    Photo credit © The Sufferfest