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Do you track your excercise routines? Maybe you use it for training for events, holidays, better riding. Maybe you track everything just to look at the data. Anyway.. Let's see what we all use. It's a non-exhaustive list. I've listed the most common/popular but if yours isn;t on the list then maybe link to it and tell us what you do with it?
If you are like me you'll have loads of them installed on your phone gathering dust from some failed resolution or random install many moons ago. So I've restricted the timescale on this to 'this year'. So the last 3 months.
+1 for Komoot. Though in reality the one I "use" is Garmin via watch / bike head unit and that syncs to everything else.
Mostly Garmin Connect.
Tacx for turbo trainer duties.
Zwift for treadmill running distraction.
Komoot for some route planning.
OS Maps similarly.
VeloViewer for some fun features around exploring (needs to be fed data from Strava).
intervals.icu for longer term fitness/fatigue tracking.
My 'other' is WodBoard
Mostly Strava.
Power curves and the TSS (style) info is good enough for me to track progress.
I like that it integrates with Zwift, Garmin and Coros easily. The mapping/route plotting has become good in recent years. Heatmaps are really useful. Just used it to plan a weeks riding in Girona. The social stuff is good too. I like to see rides of friends. Facebook has become awful so Strava is a nice break just seeing people out having fun on bikes.
Training peaks (was IndieVelo)for turbo but I'm not sure I'll continue now it's going paid.
VeloViewer as it encourages me to ride in different places for tiles.
Kamoot feels like an omission and arguably the most STW-a-like. It's more of a walk/run/ ride tracker or journal than OS maps if that's the threshold to get on the list and both work for planning.
Garmin is an odd one for me - I need it for my Garmin fenix to work but in reality it's almost a background app that makes the others work. I can't recall when I last opened it.
My other other is TrainerDays for turbo training indoors (virtual coach makes outdoor training suggestions too).
- Training Peaks Virtual (aka IndieVelo) though haven't been interested in Training Peaks itself so far
- Interval.icu
- Komoot (if relevant)
- Ride With GPs (as above). Mostly only use this if "guides" use it for route sharing
- Trailforks (subscriber)
- Gaia (ace mapping app and bundled in Trailforks/Outside subscription)
Polar Flow
In the 'other' column...
Komoot and Sigma Ride, which is the companion app to my GPS computer. Reckon I might be unique in that!
Others...intervals.icu, I did use Crickles until Strava hobbled it.
Trailmap.fi (local Trailforks / Komoot)
Komoot
TrainingPeaks
TrainingPeaks Virtual
Wahoo Systm
HRV4Training
Withings Health Mate
TrainingPeaks.
And it's Peloton, not Peleton!!!
I have a combo of (in no particular order)
Samsung Health
Garmin Connect
Strava
Google Fit
Specialized App
Frontier (HRM/ECG)
Have recently moved over from Samsung to Garmin, albeit still have both (watches).
I sync everything through Health Sync so I have one app that I can reference with most/all of the metrics.
That used to be Google Fit as Samsung Health is a bit rubbish, but moving more towards Garmin now
Golden Cheetah. It's golden for filtering and searching and categorising. Create your own filters and see stats for just those activities over whatever date range you care forc. It does a load of that sciencey analysis stuff too but that doesn't interest me. I wrote a python script to detect certain ride types i do regularly (ie daily commute) which then automatically sets a title, commute flag, bike type, sport sub type etc, based on start/end GPS coordinates. There's no social side to it, it's not cloud/server based, it's a desktop application, open source. It can upload to strava and a few others for you.
My other is a Polar watch.
- Strava, as everyone's on it and it's the lingua franca for sharing sport activities.
- Garmin, as that's what's on my wrist and my handlebars.
- MyWhoosh, which I'm not overly thrilled to be using as it's clearly sportwashing a very dodgy regime, but it's free and I've already got far too many subscriptions.
Occasionally use a couple of other bits and pieces, but they're the main ones.
I used to use my Garmin religiously to track my fitness, but a few years ago I realised I spent more time looking at the numbers when in the gym, running or on the bike than I actually spent enjoying it. So I ditched the Garmin, Strava and everything like that and just concentrate on the riding now. I have much more fun and got much fitter.
I’m much happier being an analogue rider
I still log my lifts on my training diary though, but that’s paper.
Strava (free) pretty consistently for uploading and sharing, I have veloviewer too for my occasional stabs at "analysis" which is interesting and well worth the tenner a year it costs.
I've just binned Zwift I wasn't using it much, spring is here now and I'd started to find it a bit of a chore, but decided to use the training plan function on Garmin and just do the ~1hr trainer workouts it prescribes throughout the week, that seems OK TBH, off to the garage, Garmin on the bars, stick on some music and pedal... Not sure I'll renew Zwift this winter TBH.
So I'm making good use of my Garmin devices and to some extent the Connect account now, but I'm certainly not paying extra for "Connect+" and if they start hiding useful things like that basic (auto generated) training planing function behind a paywall I'll be very annoyed.
I use a Suunto watch and their App, which is great for detailed stats. But I don't know anyone else who uses it, so everything gets slurped up into Strava for the social elements.
For route planning I use a combination of OS Maps and RideWithGPS. The former's great for clearly showing what's a Bridleway/Footpath/etc, the latter is better for actually plotting out the route and getting it onto my ageing Garmin Edge 500.
I also use Google Fit on my phone for general activity tracking as I don't like wearing a watch all the time.
My 'other' is the Kiprun Pacer App from Decathlon for running training plans.
Free & very effective.
None here. I've used Garmin but only to follow routes. Never have and never will have any interest in fitness apps
I use Garmin hardware / Connect to track myself.
I use Strava, mostly to see what others are upto but also the local club uses it to organize rides, which I'm not a fan of. The argument was that under the old system of everyone turning up on Sunday and going for a ride the same few people would always lead them. I suspect a few more people do 'lead' them now, but in reality unless they're sandbagging in the wrong group they're leading from the back and the group mostly just follows the gpx and all that happens instead is we get arbitrary limits on numbers as a hangover from COVID rules.
Everything sync's to komoot, but I only use it for planning.
I use MyWhoosh rather than Zwift.
I didn't add "other" but reminded above.
Veloviewer
Sqaudrats
OS Maps beating Zwift gives me some hope for the human race 😉
Used to subscribe to Strava when they had the ~£20 annual data analysis pack, they can do one asking me to pay ~£55 now, so I simply used free and share data with Intervals site https://intervals.icu/
I'm using Zwift, but paying for less winter months now, after their price hike last year to ~£18pcm from ~£13. They have the numbers for racing in the lower pens where I am these days, but the Racing Score system and regulation of basic things like height/weight changes are a joke.
I have a basic Connect account, not that I have a Garmin GPS, but I sometimes use the map to plot route ideas/aspirations.
None here... Zwift auto-sends to Strava but i don't read it. However to race on Zwift you need a Strava associated account.
Others.... similar to some folks above:
- Polar Flow for my health tracking etc as Polar watch is my HRM/GPS/sleep tracker, and it synchs to intervals
- TrainerRoad as my indoor thing
- Intervals.Icu for charts and wonkery. TR synchs direct via Dropbox so I can manage synch (without Strava) to....
- New Crickles, though that is in a state of flux
- Strava cos strava, but don't use it to synch to intervals - do I really need a subs?
- Veloviewer
- MemoryMap on pc and phone for mapping
Will probs bin veloviewer as intrrvals does all that number stuff and a whole lot more.
Strava
Garmin Connect
Komoot
Trailforks (every so often)
My Whoosh (like others, not thrilled by it's context but only dabbling and not currently willing to pay for indoor riding)
A once fun and carefree hobby turned into an adjunct of late Capitalism.
Strava
Garmin Connect
Ride with GPS - routes
Komoot - routes
Zwift - Indoors
Trainer Road - Indoors
Rouvy - moved too after the zwift price hike, but have lost the desire to ride indoors since, so may can it
Strava - Premium at the moment, but with the removal of the segment map and intro of the flyover map thing may can that too!
Garmin Connect - Garmin watch syncs through it, Strava is better for Run and Bike, but for swim will use the desktop version
Hevy - Free app, used to log gym work outs which syncs to Strava
My Whoosh (like others, not thrilled by it's context but only dabbling and not currently willing to pay for indoor riding)
I feel like this needs some crossover with the "Boycott USA" thread.
A once fun and carefree hobby turned into an adjunct of late Capitalism.
I'm not adverse to subscribing to something if it's value for money, and it's hard to blame the individual apps for the problem as it's not like they collude. But it's bonkers when some of these apps individually cost more than a cheap gym membership.
Of that list Zwift was the last one I canceled. On balance none of the others actually offered anything unique:
Strava - you can ride outside without it being on Strava, and the free version gives enough details for a quick comparison against others / previous rides. If I want some off-piste riding there's the old fashioned way of finding someone to guide.
Any mapping app - I'd probably pay for OS if I moved somewhere, as it is I've already committed to memory every BW within about a 15 mile radius of my house. And I've had a full Komoot map pack since it was initiation which works for ride planning both road and off-road, just not off-piste.
Indoor training - This is the one thing you can't effectively do without an app. But MyWhoosh is free, and the higher end Garmin computers will suggest a workout and control a trainer which is arguably better than and pre-packaged training plan as it's accounting for your real world riding.
I'm sure a lot of these platforms have development and operating costs, but it's hard to justify the value for money in say Strava which is doing some fairly simple data analysis costing more every year than the latest computer games
Komoot for planning
Strava for recording
Rouvy for indoor workouts
Footnote: considering how much better i find Rouvy compared to Zwift i'm amazed that Zwift is still such a market leader.
I have used myfitnesspal in the past but started getting bored of logging everything once i reached my goals.
Now i swear by the gymshark app for all my gym related needs. I honestly cant believe how good it is and the free content is superb. The real highlight is over the years i loaded my own weights programmes and the ones i had paid for into it and it now has a huge library of workouts for whatever purposes i have on top of its own library which includes form videos. I can also share workouts easily with my contacts.
May not be fashionable to have a gymshark app but it honestly ticks every box for me in the gym.
A once fun and carefree hobby turned into an adjunct of late Capitalism.
Or...a carefree hobby turned even more carefree because i am AI trained, and so much fitter, my trips outdoors now the weather is better, are even more enjoyable.
Strava and OS Maps for route planning, Wahoo for recording rides, Garmin for recording runs (ew), and then Strava again for a ride diary.
Yup,I can here the man laughing right now .
Yup,I can here the man laughing right now
Hows about you let (I assume with the majority of people that generally frequent this forum) reasonably well educated adults decide how to spend their money on stuff they may find useful in their training/sport/hobby and not let it concern you whilst sneering at their choices?
Welcome to mountain biking the new golf.
Komoot for route planning and trainasone for running training
There’s also the SRAM AXS app and the Specialized app that track more bike related metrics along with the Hammerhead app that does some fitness data.
Welcome to mountain biking the new golf.
Let me guess, you have an irrational hatred for ebikes too
Ffs just stop squabbling about training apps.
It's not exactly doing any harm or am I missing something
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Intervals.icu
Jefit (for gym workouts)
Garmin for recording
TrainingPeaks Virtual for indoor
TrainingPeaks and WKO5 for digging into data, planning rides/workouts etc.
Intervals.icu as an occasional curiosity
Strava for social (not premium)
Dropped my Zwift sub and only have access to the free monthly 25km, also have MyWhoosh - but don't really use either.
edit: RideWithGPS for mapping
Garmin Connect for me via watch. That then sends the data to Strava. I do have Komoot linked as well but never actually look at that.
Welcome to mountain biking the new golf.
We were saying that 20 years ago, we really need a new strapline.
And to be fair susepic has a point, ~£20/month on Strava + Zwift is potentially the best bang for your buck of any bike spending for a lot of people 😂
Zwift in winter - for solo evening rides when it’s dark and rainy.
Strava every ride, mainly for the social aspect. I’ll glance at the distance and elevation, mainly looking at the maps and pictures. None of their ‘training’ elements or statistics bother me.
Garmin (and garmin connect) because it’s the best - as far as I know - head unit, usually just use the app as a conduit to upload to Strava.
Apple Watch (and associated phone apps) for general day to day health and fitness tracking. I turned off auto-cycle tracking as I didn’t want to double count things. But now I’m not sure if I’m doing myself a disservice.
Trailforks for mapping occasionally.
I seem to be in the minority but Garmin Connect gives me all my data (bike, hike, gym, surf, everything) and a one stop shop for all my stats and health tracking. Don’t need to pay for Strava, I just Un-Private the big MTB rides (only) on free Strava for sharing and bantz init.
I accidentally let the free trial Komoot run out so I do have that for a year - good for routes but won’t be renewing.
just Garmin Connect and Strava.
Just the free versions. Ill decided if I want to share my workouts to followers on Strava. but mostly its for my own benefit so not bothered.
People can laugh all they want at my P!ss poor amount of exercise. Although I do walk 4-8 miles every shift at work.
Just need improve my diet now before the Gp shoves me on Statins to go with the Blood Pressure Meds.
I seem to be in the minority but Garmin Connect gives me all my data (bike, hike, gym, surf, everything) and a one stop shop for all my stats and health tracking. Don’t need to pay for Strava, I just Un-Private the big MTB rides (only) on free Strava for sharing and bantz init.
That's basically how I use mine.
I see that Zwift are now allowing "real" riding to be fed in, so they can start to do some fitness analysis too. Not much use if you're into other sports too though. That's where Garmin Connect shines for me.
Trail forks.
~£20/month on Strava + Zwift is potentially the best bang for your buck of any bike spending for a lot of people 😂
Not really, Zwift is kind of overpriced and a bit shit now (hence I've ditched it), there do seem to be people for whom Zwift is cycling, and they get their kicks from pretend racing which is fine, but I'm more of a fan of riding outside whenever possible, to maintain fitness for that as an activity I'm now pretty sold on letting my Garmin drive my smart trainer for an hour on a cold damp evening while I listen to music or audiobooks.
I seem to be in the minority but Garmin Connect gives me all my data..
I'm inclined to agree now, the app/website is still a bit of a mare to navigate, which might be why so many people but so much of Strava is behind a paywall now that it's really just sporty Facebook for sharing rides/likes/pics which is fine, but I'm not paying extra for something I already get for free from Garmin. My only worry now is that 'connect+' will see Garmin pulling a similar trick and gradually pay-walling off functionality, currently it seems pointless and is a quid more a month than Strava, which seems bonkers. But it's worth remembering all of these are Tech companies, with investors and boards that won't want to see potential revenue streams go...
But it's worth remembering all of these are Tech companies, with investors and boards that won't want to see potential revenue streams go...
Yeah, Garmin only made $3 billion in 2024, poor buggers 😉
Mostly for mapping routes: Komoot and training.camp (very useful in Italy)
Wahoo for heartrate and suchlike things
Yeah, Garmin only made $3 billion in 2024, poor buggers 😉
Indeed, and I'm sure the board were asking why it wasn't $5B...
My point was, they're capitalists, they're not familiar with the concept of "enough" profit 😉
Yeah +1 for komoot here,
I use komoot to plan and then check with Strava heatmap. Started recording on komoot and my Samsung health app on my watch so that I have a back up to sync with Strava