September 4, 2024 by Skimble

Best Smartwatch Heart Rate Monitors for Workout Trainer AI

You might be familiar with the famous Peter Drucker quote: “You can’t improve what you don’t measure.” This principle is especially relevant in the world of health and fitness. Those who monitor their heart rate during workouts gain valuable insights into their performance and progress. As heart rate-enabled smartwatches become increasingly popular and accessible, we’re excited to share the top choices that seamlessly integrate with the Workout Trainer AI app . These tools are perfect for helping you stay on track and elevate your training to the next level!

Whichever your HR monitoring device you choose to connect with Workout Trainer, our player will display the heart rate like the screenshot below. Tap the gear icon if you want to adjust your paired bluetooth monitor settings (a good option to have checked if you’re at a gym and don’t want to pick up your neighbor’s HR device readings). As you play your workout, you’ll see your real time HR data for free. On top of that, there are many more advanced heart rate and performance stats offered with Workout Trainer Pro+ membership.

WORKOUT TRAINER FOR APPLE

If you are an iOS device owner, basically any Apple iPhone edition within the past 5 years, you will be well-served with an Apple Watch Series 11, Apple Watch SE 3, Apple Watch Series 10, or Apple Watch Ultra 3.

Connecting the Workout Trainer app with your Apple Watch

In order to get Workout Trainer AI working with your paired Apple Watch, you will need to install ‘WorkoutTrainer’ from the Watch app, have it enabled:

WORKOUT TRAINER FOR ANDROID

If you’re a Android device owner, we recommend getting one of the latest Samsung watches or an Android Wear watch. Of the Samsung Galaxy watches, we really like the Samsung Galaxy Watch8, Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra and Samsung Galaxy Watch7. These come in two sizes (40mm and 44mm) and offer bright Super AMOLED displays that are great for the outdoors.

Connecting the Workout Trainer app with your Samsung Galaxy Watch

In order to get Workout Trainer AI working with your paired Samsung Galaxy Watch, you will need to install ‘Workout Trainer’ from the Wear / Wearable app and have it enabled:

Workout Trainer for your Android Wear Watch

Note: there are other watches offered on the Android Wear OS platform, which we support too. The Google Pixel Watch 4, and Pixel Watch 3 being the most popular in a 41 mm case size. It works great with the Google Pixel phone. In this scenario, install ‘WorkoutTrainer’ app from Google’s Watch app on your device or your watch.

On your Google Pixel Watch, press the crown.
Tap Play Store .
Tap Search search for Workout Trainer AI.
Select our app and tap Install.

Workout Trainer with HR Chest Strap Monitors

Polar H10 Heart Rate Monitor is the gold standard for heart rate chest strap sensors using bluetooth lower energy (BLE). It easily connects with the Workout Trainer app, just make sure it is publicly broadcasting data and that you’ve enabled Workout Trainer AI to receive HR data from devices.

Workout Trainer HR data with your Garmin Watch

Whether you are and iOS or Android phone owner, the Workout Trainer AI app on your connected smart phone will read in the very accurate HR data from the Garmin Fēnix 8, Garmin Venu 3 or Garmin Forerunner line of watches. These are amazing multisport watches–Just remember that you will not get the companion Workout Trainer app experience in this case.

Make sure to download the Garmin Connect app. Ensure the device is connected/reading data. From the Settings section, go to Watch Sensors > Wrist Heart Rate is enabled with Broadcast Heart Rate turned on. Next, check your Garmin watch and tap the PLAY icon to enable.

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. However, some devices do not publicly broadcast their data such as Fitbit, which is why these devices are NOT supported at the moment.

Connect the heart rate device that works for you and start enjoying the latest Workout Trainer AI app’s HR-enabled features for major performance gains!

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!

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!

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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