Aug 5th, 2024: In search of the complete training app
Why are there so many specific workout and training apps, and why is no one really offering the complete set of features even an amateur athlete needs?
I find myself using over 10 apps for different needs: a couple for my vital metrics, another couple for the sleep quality, and more. I just want a dashboard to look at everything when I need it, and I don’t think it’s that hard, being that many metrics are automatically pulled from the Apple Watch.
So I’ll dream of my perfect, ultimate training and workout app.
It doesn’t require nutrition and specific gym training because those are specific data that need to be processed, and cannot be just read from the device. I’ll also reference the specific app that already does this - because nobody needs to reinvent the wheel, everything’s already out there.
| Feature | App Origin |
|---|---|
| Workout Planning | TrainingPeaks |
| Automatic Workout Import | Apple Fitness |
| Fitness Score Planning (ATP) | TrainingPeaks |
| Coach linking | TrainingPeaks |
| Numeric streak representation | TrainingPeaks |
| Visual streak representation | Gentler Streak |
| Public Feed | Strava |
| Heatmaps | Strava |
| Public leaderboards and onchain attestations | Receipts |
| Visual and numerical representation of vitals based on sleep and wake-up readiness | AutoSleep / Gentler Streak |
No single app has all this combined. Hopefully, some new apps like Gentler Streak or Receipts can take on this quest. Also, TrainingPeaks does have some of these data points already available, but there’s not a programmatic way to import those and sync them with the training plan.
It seems like it’s so hard, but maybe it isn’t?
Originally published on fitinmy30s.montaigne.io.