One of the big problems that apple watch users face when doing sports or training of any kind is that Many external applications are used that do not integrate with the devicewhich causes a huge mess if you want to manage a single training plan.
Now, it seems that this enormous headache is close to disappearing, since The Apple Watch now has a new integration that allows you to directly import personalized workouts to the watch.
This is a partnership between Apple and TrainingPeaks, a sports training app, which allows very simple integration with the device, as they have seen first-hand in The Verge.
It’s all based on a new watchOS 10 API that allows app data to be displayed on the Apple Watch and is only done by giving it some Apple Health permissions and enabling the feature in the TrainingPeaks app settings.
This, without a doubt, is a pleasant surprise for all users who use external applications for their sports training.
An example: if you use an app like Runkeeper, you need to manually record each workout in the phone app, which is downright annoying. With this integration, currently only with TrainingPeaks, This process disappears, since everything is recorded automatically.
Plus, when you finish a workout, the data is sent directly to the app and you can see the results in both TrainingPeaks and the Apple Fitness app.
This is, without a doubt, a very interesting move by Apple, especially if it wants its Apple Watch Ultra to be able to compete head to head against Garmin, which leads the sports device sector.
Now, now it’s time to see how many third-party applications take advantage of this API. It is available to anyone, but it requires work from companies that may not be willing to take the plunge.
