{"id":167,"date":"2013-06-14T11:12:51","date_gmt":"2013-06-14T11:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saturnsports.co.uk\/blog\/?p=167"},"modified":"2015-12-31T09:49:03","modified_gmt":"2015-12-31T09:49:03","slug":"stopwatch-dictionary-pacer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saturnsports.co.uk\/blog\/stopwatch-dictionary-pacer\/","title":{"rendered":"Stopwatch Dictionary: Pacer"},"content":{"rendered":"

A common feature on more advanced stopwatches is the “pacer mode”, but just what is the pacer function and why would you need this type of capability on a stopwatch?<\/p>\n

\"Pacer

Running time, count of paces, and the current pace rate (10 beeps per min)<\/p><\/div>\n

The pacer function is used to help regulate the speed of an activity. Using a regular audible beep at a preset interval, the pacer helps the user to maintain a consistent rhythm and can be used to help increase their performance or strengthen stamina.<\/p>\n

The pacer mode is useful training aid used across a wide variety of sports. A cyclist may wish to target the number of pedal revolutions per minute, a rower the number of strokes per minute or help a runner set their pace.<\/p>\n

Pacers can often be set to beep between 5 times a minute, right up to 320 times a minute, with varying increments in between, depending on the stopwatch. Many stopwatches will also keep a running total of the number of beeps or ‘paces’ that have occurred in the current timing session.<\/p>\n

You can view our range of pacer stopwatches on our website at Saturn Stopwatches<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A common feature on more advanced stopwatches is the “pacer mode”, but just what is the pacer function and why would you need this type of capability on a stopwatch? The pacer function is used to help regulate the speed of an activity. Using a regular audible beep at a preset interval, the pacer helps […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-stopwatches"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t