July 29, 2019 by Skimble

Get the Gear! Verified Heart Rate Smartwatches for Workout Trainer

Workout Trainer by Skimble: Verified Heart Rate Smartwatches and Monitors

With heart rate training becoming more popular than ever, we’ve had lots of questions about the best types of smartwatches to connect with Workout Trainer. For maximum results, we’ve put together a list of verified heart rate devices that will help you get the most out of our latest heart rate features and improve your performance time and time again.

For iOS device owners:

For Samsung device owners:

For Android device owners:

(make sure you get a WatchOS compatible smartwatch)

Android Wear Watches

Note: To connect Garmin devices, you will need to download the Garmin Connect app and that the device is connected/reading data. From the Settings section, make sure the Watch Sensors > Wrist Heart Rate is enabled with Broadcast Heart Rate turned on. Then check your Garmin watch and hit the PLAY icon to enable.

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Heart Rate monitors:

(in general, check to make sure that they publicly broadcast data) and that you’ve enabled Workout Trainer AI to receive HR data from devices.

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Polar H10 Heart Rate Monitor

This is the gold standard for heart rate chest strap monitors. It easily connects with the Workout Trainer app!

Wahoo Tickr

Note: If pairing a Wahoo device with an Android phone, download and launch the Wahoo Tickr app. Double check that HR stats are reading in the and then force close that app. Now launch the Workout Trainer app. Go to a workout and tap PLAY. On the dimmed overlay screen, tap the settings/gear icon (upper right corner) and make sure you have unchecked the ‘Paired Bluetooth Monitors’ option, which tries to pair with ONLY previously paired monitors (not new ones). Go back to the workout overlay screen. If your TICKR isn’t connected still, switch over to your phone’s Bluetooth settings section and make sure the Bluetooth pairing request is accepted. Below are screenshots of the pop-up you will need to tap ‘Pair’ for, a key step in the process.

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Wireless Headphones:

Bose SoundSport Pulse

(NOTE: please be sure to restart the headphones after each workout)

Quick steps to set up Heart Rate feedback

Download the latest Workout Trainer app update on your Android and iOS devices. Make sure you have Workout Trainer on your smartwatch and/or your bluetooth heart rate monitor is sharing heart rate data to apps. On Android, remember that you’ll need to download the Workout Trainer companion app onto your smartwatch and make sure the two are synced before you start working out. If you’re using a bluetooth heart rate monitor on either platform, check that the device is sharing its heart rate data via bluetooth. For smartwatch users, make sure you accept the permission to share heart rate data when you load a workout. You can see if your heart rate devices are connected and working together on the overlay before you hit the PLAY button! For more information about setting things up, see our post for Apple Watches, Android Wear Watches, and Samsung Gear Watches.

Please note: We support the latest iOS and Android smartwatches including the Apple Watch, any Android Wear smartwatch, and Samsung Gear smartwatches. We also support many Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Heart Rate Monitors that publicly broadcast their data (Fitbit watches are NOT supported at the moment because of this reason). We will be updating this blog post to include new HRM smartwatches and chest straps as they come to market!

Grab your preferred heart rate device and start optimizing your training with Skimble’s clever tracking features. Download the latest Workout Trainer app update and get synced up today!

June 18, 2019 by Skimble

Skimble’s Pro Workout of the Week: Go Outside and Play!

Get ready to tap into your inner child with this awesome outdoor workout. This 15-minute session is filled with some of the most primal movements we do as humans. Don’t forget to try out our new heart rate tracking feature by connecting your Smartwatch and/or Bluetooth Heart Rate Monitor and downloading the latest Workout Trainer update.

Do you have a fitness resolution? Make progress towards achieving your goals with Skimble’s top fitness apps and supportive community. If you’re new to Skimble, our Workout of the Week challenges offer you fresh ways to be fit. Download Workout Trainer on your Android & Apple devices and do your first workout! Remember, if you want to stay up-to-date with our Workout of the Week challenges, be sure to have your Workout Trainer notifications turned ON in the app!

May 28, 2019 by Skimble

Skimble’s Pro Workout of the Week: Heart Zoning

I’m sure by now you know the concept: heart rate increase = healthy benefits. In this workout, we’d like to get a little bit more specific about which zone we want you to be in. With the help of your smartwatch, here’s how we want this workout to go: Set 1: Warm-up Zone, Set 2: Fat Burning Zone, Set 3: Hard Core Zone, and you guessed it, Set 4: VO2 Max. Have fun with that *beat*!

May 20, 2019 by Skimble

Workout Trainer: Performance Analysis Deep Dive

Have you been using Workout Trainer as your go-to sidekick for a fit and healthy lifestyle? Way to go! We want to make sure that our members are getting the most out of their trusted fitness companion, so use this quick read to find out how our latest features can help you stay on your toes for some serious performance gains. Download the new Workout Trainer app update on your Android and iOS devices and see how easy it is to optimize your journey and enjoy the ride.

Performance Analysis

First, let’s take a deep dive into our latest logging features so you can make the most of all the tools at your disposal to get and stay fit on-the-go. You can now view your workout performance stats broken down across different exercises, which gives a more in-depth analysis of your strengths and other areas where there might be room for improvement.

Select any of your completed workouts and tap through on ‘My Sessions’ to take an in-depth look at your performance stats. Tap ‘Progress By Exercise’ to view your charts displaying ‘Weights & Reps’, ‘Time’, or ‘Heart Rate’ data. Simply make your selection using the drop-down arrow at the top of the screen to get an overview of your efforts.

Heart Rate Leaderboard

If you’re looking for some extra motivation, why not challenge yourself and work your way up our new heart rate leaderboard? Hook up your Smartwatch or Bluetooth LE Heart Rate monitor and head over to the ‘Leaders’ section in your ‘Community’ tab to join the fun! Check out other like-minded community members OR challenge your own personal records to climb up the ranks. There’s nothing like a bit of friendly competition to keep you on track 😉

Check out other ‘Leaders’ on the board by tapping through to their profiles. You can gain more insight into the workouts they have been crushing and learn from their heart rate stats to improve your own performance. Simply select ‘More’ in the ‘Heart Zones’ section on their profiles and tap through to view their weekly, monthly, and all-time stats.

For more details about all of our Heart Rate, Weights, and Reps features, please reference the articles below:

Overview of Skimble’s super simple Weights/Reps Logging features
Detailed workout logging with rockstar Weights/Reps/Body Stats
Heart Rate Tracking tools to hit goals and performance targets
Compare and analyze your performance with Heart Rate Data

These advanced features are part of our PRO+ membership! Sign up today to unlock exclusive workouts, training programs, performance stats, and so much more. Online Personal Trainers coaching clients on our platform will also be able to see all this info about their clients which will help them tailor their coaching feedback even further.

Are you ready to challenge yourself and feel like a winner? Let us help you optimize your training sessions so you can reach your goals with ease, time and time again. Download the Workout Trainer app and take the plunge today!

March 5, 2019 by Skimble

Skimble’s Pro Workout of the Week: Step Up Your Heart Rate

Let’s get your heart rate up by using a step or a box. Focus on moving your body with control to protect your knees from the impacts of gravity as you lower back down to the ground. This cardio workout is perfect for all levels so pump some of your favorite tunes and let’s get to it!

December 27, 2018 by Skimble

Skimble’s Free Workout of the Week: Pump It Up! (by Trainer Dena L.)

Try this upper and lower body workout! You can use a resistance band or a Gavitron machine for assisted chin-ups and muscle ups. Happy Holidays everyone!

Don’t forget to thank Skimble Trainer Dena L. for this awesome workout by giving it a like 👍

March 27, 2018 by Skimble

Skimble’s Pro Workout of the Week: Heart Healthy Legs

This 30-minute lower body workout is comprised of a warm-up round, followed by four different two-set circuits. As your time increases, so will your heart rate. You won’t need any equipment for this great leg day routine.

March 7, 2018 by Skimble

Heart Rate Data in Workout Trainer: Compare & Analyze your Performance

Get the most out of each workout by incorporating heart rate data into your training. Workout Trainer PRO+ members now have even more heart rate insights to help them optimize their athletic performance.

Compare & Analyze Heart Rate

This new feature helps members and trainers alike review their performance, and their clients’ performance, against past workouts. This will help measure progress over time, all the way down to the exercise level.

More specifically, you can select two different workouts you’ve completed and compare key metrics such as your overall BPM and HR zones, as well as exercise-specific BPM and HR zones. Get in the fat-burning zone when embarking on a new weight loss journey, or train to lower your resting heart rate during rest periods to progress in your athletic endeavors. Whatever your personal goal may be, monitoring your heart rate whilst exercising will help you see and feel the results faster.

Insight at this level can help inform you that you may want to tweak your workout to bump up the intensity as you make progress, perhaps adjusting weights or reps, and maybe swapping in a more challenging (or easier) version of an exercise.

We establish your HR Zones based on your Max Heart Rate, which is calculated based on your weight and heart rate over the course of each workout. The weight we use is the one you have added to Workout Trainer or shared through a health aggregator app like Apple Health, Google Fit, and Samsung Health.

Warm Up = 0-59% of HR Max

Fat Burn = 60-69% of HR Max

Vigorous = 70-79% of HR Max

VO2 Max is 80-100% of HR Max

You may want to target certain zones as you repeat workouts to hit your performance targets.

All-Time Heart Rate Stats

On top of being able to see how you are doing against past workouts, Workout Trainer now offers overall All-Time HR stats for you! With the latest app update, you can see your own All-Time HR stats on your home dashboard and on your Profile. You can also see these stats on the Profile pages of your Skimble friends and public members.

As a PRO+ member, you will see your Heart Zones snapshot on your Home dashboard and profile. Once you tap through on these stats, you’ll see HR Summary graphs and HR Zone graphs for This Week, Last Week, This Month, and Last Month, as well as All-Time HR Stats. We also provide you with your Maximum Heart Rate for Week, Month, and All-Time.

Want to dig a little deeper? When you tap through on the Heart Rate Zone graphs, you will see a detailed chart view broken down by HR Zones.

For those who are working with a 1:1 trainer, your trainer will also be able to review your detailed all-time Heart Rate stats.

Get the most out of each workout session and optimize your overall training with heart rate feedback and performance analysis. Download the latest Workout Trainer app on your Android and iOS devices and make 2018 the year you train to be the best version of YOU!

January 16, 2018 by Skimble

Skimble’s Pro Workout of the Week: Get In The Zone

Grab your smartwatch or heart rate monitor and download the latest Workout Trainer update to get instant heart rate feedback. Kick off the New Year by challenging yourself to get into the fat burning zone. All you need is a jump rope and 60 minutes of your time. Get your heart rate up!

December 30, 2017 by Skimble

Heat Up Your Training with Heart Rate Feedback in Workout Trainer

Looking for ways to optimize your athletic performance this year? Now you can connect your Smartwatch and Bluetooth LE Heart Rate Monitor to get even better results with Workout Trainer. By incorporating heart rate data during your workouts, Workout Trainer analyzes your performance afterwards so you can effectively reach your new year’s resolutions.

You might be wondering, why does this matter? For one, you can train in specific heart rate zones like fat-burning. You can also train to lower your resting heart rate during Rest periods in your workouts; a key success factor for peak athletic performance.

Sounds great! Now, how does it work? Let’s take a look.

Getting Set Up

Download the latest Workout Trainer app update on your Android and iOS devices. Make sure you have Workout Trainer on your smartwatch and/or your bluetooth heart rate monitor sharing heart rate data to apps. On Android, remember that you’ll need to download the Workout Trainer companion app onto your smartwatch and make sure the two are synced before you start working out. If you’re using a bluetooth heart rate monitor on either platform, check that the device is sharing its heart rate data via bluetooth.

For smartwatch users, make sure you accept the permission to share heart rate date when you load a workout.

You can see if your heart rate devices are connected and working together on the overlay before you hit the PLAY button!

Heart Rate Feedback

Once you’re set up you’ll be able to enjoy advanced heart rate feedback for all workouts completed while paired with your smartwatch or bluetooth heart rate monitor. Instantly track your heart rate during your workouts and get a summary of your performance with key metrics that’ll help you achieve better results.

Optimize Your Training

Workout Trainer PRO+ members will have access to the advanced Compare and Analyze tool to help members and trainers review their performance, and their clients’ performance, against past workouts. This will help measure progress over time, all the way down to the exercise level! More details on this soon 🙂

Get the most out of each workout session and optimize your training routine with heart rate feedback and performance analysis. Download the Workout Trainer app on your Android and iOS devices and make this year the year you work towards being the best version of YOU!

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