Garmin Fit Smartphone App Launched
October 25, 2011Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd., today announced Garmin Fit for iPhone and Android — its first fitness app that lets users track metrics such as speed, pace, distance, time, calories and with the help of Garmin accessories displays heart rate and cadence. Garmin Fit also maps and automatically uploads workouts to Garmin Connect. Garmin also introduces its ANT+ adapter for iPhone, allowing users to use their Garmin ANT+ accessories with their iPhones.
Whether running on a local trail, cycling around the neighborhood, or traveling for business, Garmin Fit is designed to make it easy to see how far, how fast, and where users have been. Garmin Fit ensures users will never be stuck without a way to track their workouts even when they forget to charge their Forerunner GPS enabled watch or fail to pack it for a trip. With the tap of a button Garmin Fit displays time, distance, pace, and calories and allows users to control their music from within the app. During a workout users will also be able to view and answer incoming calls and text messages without interrupting Garmin Fit ($0.99 USD).
Upon completion of a workout, users will be asked to name the activity and will have the opportunity to input notes about how the workout went or what the weather was like. The data will then be automatically sent to the user’s account in the free Garmin Connect community, where users can log their workouts, track their totals, set goals, share workouts with friends and family, and participate in an online fitness community of more than 70 million activities around the world. Garmin Connect displays metrics such as time, distance, pace, elevation and heart rate. This information is shown through charts, illustrations, reports, and a variety of map representations including street, photo, topographic, and elevation maps. Garmin Fit will display the previous 30 days of Garmin Connect history as well as charts directly on users’ smartphones, giving them an extra tool to achieve their goals.
With Garmin’s ANT+ adapter for iPhone, available now at www.Garmin.com ($49.99 USD), users will be able to monitor and record their heart rate and cadence directly on their phone when paired with those optional accessories. One such accessory is a footpod sensor — which allows users who are training indoors to track their speed, pace, distance, and run cadence.
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