Work-It-Out Fitness Interval Training
· vWorkItOut v2.3-upd6
About
Get back in shape, work-it-out your self using the high intensity interval training (HIIT) principles.
- no more excuse, do it anywhere, inside your home, or on the go
- just need your watch.... no fancy gym equipment
- customize it to fit your own needs.
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HOW IT WORKS?
- You will do "rounds" of different workout types & alternate between intense bursts of activity and fixed periods of rest recovery. Example: spend 45 seconds doing a workout like "jumping jack", then rest for 15 seconds, then go to the next workout, like "push ups", then rest then the next one...
- a timer on bottom shows you time left in current workout, total time left
- a white indicator runs around the watch each "workout-rest period". The "red" zone is 45 sec exercise time (configurable), "green" zone, 15 seconds recovery time (configurable).
- an inside progress white arc will show you the % of total time of the whole workout, all rounds of workout added.
- after a round of workout, the next round will start from top of workout list. Imagine you are in a room and "stop" by each corner for a workout. When you do the full room round, you start again with the first workout.
- when finished, hit the "enter/start/stop" button and select either to resume the activity or save.
- if the heart sensor is enabled, a scrolling graphics will show your heart effort trending as you exercise
- if you do not know how to do a specific exercise, look it up on the internet. They are tons of great sites / youtube to explain to you how to do them best.
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WHAT CAN YOU CONFIGURE? To configure, see https://apps.garmin.com/settingsHelp I personally prefer the Garmin Connect mobile app for my settings.
- number of rounds of workout
- type of exercise for each workout, write your own if you wish
- duration in seconds for each workout exercise (30 seconds to 600) /rest (5 sec to 240)
- opt in/out for activity recording, sound/vibration notification
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If you like it, you may also like my other watch app: https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/0b55800a-6ed2-4a85-9853-5a297fba6608
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It is free for use. If you like it, be good too. Please give your token of appreciation as a donation to charity, a good gesture to a poor person or coach others especially kids to get healthy.
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CAUTION: You should consult your physician or other health care professional before using this application, or any other health or fitness program. If you experience faintness, dizziness, pain or shortness of breath at any time while practicing these techniques, you should stop immediately. The use of any information provided in this application is solely at your own risk. We assume no responsibility for injuries suffered while practicing these techniques.
Version history:
- v2.2 fixed bug with settings.
- v2.0 ability to do rounds, config time of exercise/rest, optimize code, new chart visual, new timer for each workout / total time left
What's new
Users got issues with the new version and also with Garmin firmware updates. Looking on forum, there seem to be a lot of issues with the HR3 Active watch and recent firmware.
I am trying to identify the root cause as mine FR325 works perfectly. Also when testing on FenixHR3 simulation tool from Garming it also works without issue. Please be patient as this application is done on my free time for free.
I also just released the code of this app on github https://github.com/bebetterrunner/workitout
If any developer could help identify the root cause, it would be great.
I just recompiled it with the new release of the Garmin SDK, may be they addressed some underlying issues.