Ruck Tracker - Rucking Calorie & Activity Tracker

If you like the app you can thank me by sending a protein shake: https://account.venmo.com/u/engsec or https://ko-fi.com/engsec or https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WJV637EKBW7JU and writing a positive review. Ruck Tracker is a Garmin app built specifically for rucking. Track your weighted ruck marches with accurate calorie calculations that account for your pack weight, body weight, terrain, and pace using the proven Pandolf equation. Pair it with the free companion web app at rucktrackers.com for charts, personal records, automatic Strava sync, and a private-by-default community feed. FEATURES: - Calorie tracking adjusted for pack weight and terrain - Auto terrain detection or manual selection (paved, gravel, trail, rough, sand, snow) - Real-time pace, distance, elevation gain, and heart rate - Live Power metric. Current, average, and max metabolic watts derived from the Pandolf equation, with Avg and Max Power saved to the FIT file - Heart rate zones from your Garmin profile with color-coded display - Treadmill Ruck mode with adjustable incline - Stair Climb mode with floor tracking - Interval training with configurable work and rest periods - Goal workouts with distance targets and color-coded progress - Multi-day Expedition mode for backpacking and extended trips - Performance analytics, lifetime totals, and weekly streaks - Auto-lap and manual lap markers with per-lap stats - Adjust pack weight mid-activity from the pause menu. Useful when you drop a sandbag or pick one up mid-march - Dedicated clock page during activities - Auto-pause when riding in a moving vehicle - GPS tracking with full Garmin Connect sync - Direct sync to rucktrackers.com. Calories, pack bonus, and corrections post straight to your dashboard at save time (failed uploads queue on-watch and resend) - Ruck-specific metrics visible in Garmin Connect summary and charts - Haptic and tone feedback matching native Garmin activity behavior All features included, no in-app purchases. Designed for ruckers, by a rucker. Whether you're training for a GORUCK event, military fitness, a multi-day backpacking trip, or adding weight to your daily walk, Ruck Tracker gives you the data that matters. The Web Companion at rucktrackers.com (Free) Sign in with Strava or Google to get: - Dashboard, map, charts, and personal records across distance and weight class - Automatic Strava description sync. Your Pandolf calories, pack weight, weather, and terrain appended to every matching Strava activity - Private-by-default community feed with configurable privacy zones that trim the start/end of public GPS tracks - Direct watch upload so the watch can deliver its Pandolf numbers without needing Strava as a relay Viewing Your Ruck Stats in Garmin Connect After completing a ruck, your full stats (Ruck Calories, Ruck Weight, Terrain Factor, Pack Bonus Calories, Avg/Max Power, and more) are saved to the activity. To see them in Garmin Connect: 1. Open the activity in Garmin Connect (app or web) 2. Scroll to the bottom of the activity summary 3. Tap "Connect IQ Fields" or look for the RuckTracker data tile 4. If not visible, tap the pencil/edit icon on the activity summary screen and enable Connect IQ Fields to add it to your layout Once enabled, it stays on for all future activities.

v2.0.0 - Direct sync to rucktrackers.com. Paste your device token into Connect IQ Mobile and your watch-computed Pandolf calories, pack bonus, and correction flags post straight to your dashboard at save. Free companion web app at rucktrackers.com. - Live Power metric. Current, average, and max metabolic watts from the Pandolf equation on the metrics screen. Avg Power and Max Power saved as FIT session fields; instantaneous Power graphs in Garmin Connect. - Adjust pack weight mid-activity from the pause menu. Useful when you drop or pick up a sandbag without ending the ruck. v1.9.5 - Ruck weight now shows in your preferred unit in Garmin Connect v1.9.4 - Pack weight is now auto-appended to your activity name (e.g., Ruck 35lbs, Treadmill Ruck 16kg). v1.9.3 - Ruck-specific metrics (Ruck Calories, Ruck Weight, Terrain Factor, Calories No Pack, Pack Bonus Calories) now display in Garmin Connect activity summary and as time-series charts on mobile and web. Manual setting change required on Garmin Connect for this to work. See 'Viewing Your Ruck Stats in Garmin Connect' section of Description. v1.9.2 - Whole-number weight increments (1 kg / 5 lb steps), Settings accessible before starting a ruck, updated donation links. Other Recent additions - Settings accept weight in your preferred unit (lbs or kg). Heart rate zones pulled from your Garmin profile for accurate zone tracking. Improved HR zone color scheme. - Smoother, more stable pace readings. - New workout modes: Treadmill Ruck (indoor mode with adjustable incline) and Stair Climb (floor tracking). Use UP/DOWN to adjust incline during treadmill workouts. - Improved discard confirmation with native-style trash and back icons. - Auto-Pause: RuckTracker automatically pauses when it detects you're in a moving vehicle and resumes once you slow down, so you don't accidentally log miles from a car ride. - Distinct activity tones for start, pause, resume, save, discard, and GPS acquired, matching native Garmin audio behavior. - Fixed a crash on Forerunner 245 Music and other older Garmin devices (fenix 5+, Forerunner 745/945) where the app would fail to launch. - Expedition Mode: multi-day trips. Sleep, switch the watch off, and pick up where you left off; the app prompts you to continue your trip when you launch it again. Trip summary shows totals before you end it. - New Watch Support: Venu X1, Forerunner 570 (42mm + 47mm), Venu Sq, Venu Sq 2, Venu Sq 2 Music.