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Apps New version of WorkOutDoors, the Workout app with a Map
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The expensive one has some motion sensor and memory included. Honestly I was just looking at HR so I went the simplest one. All other features you might need are already in the watch
I can't say, what you might need and I might be mistaken, but I doubt the watch can measure Ground Contact Time and Vertical Oscillation. A comparison table of features are here:The expensive one has some motion sensor and memory included. Honestly I was just looking at HR so I went the simplest one. All other features you might need are already in the watch
https://eu.wahoofitness.com/devices/heart-rate-monitors
If you want those sort of stats have a look at Stryd. I don’t think this works with Workoutdoors though.
Thanks! The next release will include intervals; indoor workouts; auto-pause for more activity types; previous workout summaries on the watch; many more alerts, including off-route notifications; improved exporting; heart rate shown on menu screen (so you can wait for a lock before starting); and lots of other stuff.
I don't like to estimate release dates as I am not very good at it because I keep squeezing in "just one more feature". However I am aiming for about 2 months time. Roughly. Maybe.
Ordered basic Wahoo Tickr monitor today.
My wish list is some sort of shoe tracker in the app. I’ve currently got 5 different pairs of trainers that I use depending on where I am or what terrain I expect to run on.
Though you’d expect the user to know when to replace shoes depending on the condition it is in, it would be nice to see what mileage they’re accumulating and the price/mileage ratio.
Previously I used RunKeeper for 9 years and that is the one feature I miss most. RunKeeper plugged into a separate app called Shoe Tracker by Queso Technologies.
My wish list is some sort of shoe tracker in the app. I’ve currently got 5 different pairs of trainers that I use depending on where I am or what terrain I expect to run on.
Though you’d expect the user to know when to replace shoes depending on the condition it is in, it would be nice to see what mileage they’re accumulating and the price/mileage ratio.
Previously I used RunKeeper for 9 years and that is the one feature I miss most. RunKeeper plugged into a separate app called Shoe Tracker by Queso Technologies.
At the moment the app is mainly intended for creating and analysing individual workouts. I tend to think that anything that involves analysing multiple workouts (including shoe tracking and other totals) should be handled by a different class of app that reads the workout data from Apple's health system rather than writing to it.
Such an app would enable users to use different apps for different types of workouts, but still keep track of totals. It would have similar functionality to Apple's Activity app but with more features. I think there is a gap in the market for something like that (apologies if there are already such apps).
Having said that several people have asked for shoe-tracking so it is on my To Do list and will probably be added at some time in the future.
Voice feedback is already in the app. Press the watch screen hard and tap Settings. Then tap Alerts and pick the alert you wish to hear and switch on "Voice" for it.
I made "no voice feedback" the default because it can annoy people, which is why you need to specifically switch it on.
The next version will have configurable voice and display metrics, so that you can choose exactly which metrics are shown and spoken for each alert.
Sorry about that. It's hard to have lots of features in a watch app and to also keep them intuitive and easy to find on such a small screen!
In the long term I plan to have every setting available on both the watch and the phone, but at the moment I am making everything available on the watch (so that you do not need the phone) and only the settings that benefit from the big screen are available on the phone. The phone app settings will gradually include more and more options with each version (including a major makeover in the next version).
You can currently set up minimum and maximum alerts based on bpm but not on zone. The next version will have zone change alerts with a configurable interval (i.e. only on zone changes, or on half zones, or 0.2 zones etc). You will also be able to configure the app to tell you the zone metrics on interval alerts (e.g. every mile, or every 5 minutes etc)
You can already rename individual workouts in the iPhone app, but you can't create and name new workout types. I may allow that in the future but don't have any plans to include it at the moment. Sorry about that.
A weirdly specific use I would have for adding a new class of workout is to differentiate ebike as a separate category, so I dont "cheat" myself
At the moment the app offers a subset of the workout types that Apple offer. As I say it could theoretically allow other types and even offer the ability for users to create their own. However these custom types would have to translate to an existing Apple type (even if it is "Other") and this Apple type is what would appear for the workouts in Apple's apps (e.g. Health and Activity).
So it is possible to do this but would be slightly inconsistent with the rest of iOS. Also if Apple then introduce new types then that could cause issues if users have already created their own custom types. For example at the moment Apple only offer a "Cycling" type rather than separate "Mountain Biking" and "Road Cycling" types (let alone e-biking) so they may add these subtypes at some time in the future. They already have Walking and Hiking, which seem less distinct than MTB and road cycling, so it wouldn't surprise me.
This is the main reason that I am holding off on custom types for the moment. I want to wait as long as possible for Apple to introduce the missing common types before offering users the ability to create their own types.
Hello, I just bought WorkOutDoors to get .gpx logs for photo tagging. I can use the workout modes, but they are not a perfect fit. What I would love to see:
- "Photo Walk" type
- Configurable GPS interval (1, 3, 5 minutes)
- Don't record it as an activity
- Simple screens (a quick stop button might be nice)
- Any tricks you can pull to extend battery life (i.e. GPS interval or accuracy)
Not sure if all of this is doable, or meshing well with the concept of WorkOutDoors.
Edit: I just read the above post about types in Apple Health. I think it is unlikely Apple would ever add a Photo Walk activity, so filing this under "Other" would probably be fine—if you have to file it.
- "Photo Walk" type
- Configurable GPS interval (1, 3, 5 minutes)
- Don't record it as an activity
- Simple screens (a quick stop button might be nice)
- Any tricks you can pull to extend battery life (i.e. GPS interval or accuracy)
Not sure if all of this is doable, or meshing well with the concept of WorkOutDoors.
Edit: I just read the above post about types in Apple Health. I think it is unlikely Apple would ever add a Photo Walk activity, so filing this under "Other" would probably be fine—if you have to file it.