See also: Adidas miCoach, Nike+, Sports Tracker and Endomondo.
The name of the Garmin company in navigation has about the same weight as Xerox in the field of copying equipment. This company was a pioneer and the locomotive of the widespread distribution of GPS devices and, despite the fact that today navigation chips are inserted literally into any gadgets, it still remains a trendsetter and a symbol of quality in this area. The company also paid attention to the sports capabilities of their devices, for which they created a special Garmin Connect website.
In a wide range of Garmin devices, there are a number of special gadgets for sports use, and the service is primarily focused on them. However, thanks to the ability to download their tracks in the formats .tcx and .gpx, Garmin Connect may be of interest to owners of other devices, including those based on Android and iPhone.
The capabilities of the Garmin Connect service allow you to save the data of downloaded workouts, which makes it possible to easily and visually analyze them. Maps, routes, distances, pace, speed — these and other data can be viewed in the form of graphs, charts, summary reports and so on. Function The player allows you to play classes on the map synchronously with the metric indicators of classes, which makes the picture of the past workout even clearer.
To stimulate progress in training, it is possible to set tasks for yourself and track their implementation. By comparing current and completed tasks, you can evaluate the progress achieved. The Garmin Connect website presents tasks for past periods in a simple and easy-to-view format.
The social component of the service allows you to find and view on the map the routes of athletes training in your area, share their results by email and publish their classes on popular social networks.
Garmin Connect first of all, the owners of one of the gadgets of this company should like it. However, the ability to download data from other devices that are not native to the service, as well as advanced training analysis and goal tracking functions, may also interest other users.
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