App: Tabata

https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/571ce332-595c-47da-9f50-8f85f0dea6e8

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A timer app to record your Tabata workout or any kind of intervals. Easy to use, with advanced features to customize.

In the app, press 'menu' for settings.The app follows native apps behavior and records a .FIT file for you workout effort with a lap marked per interval and rest. Interval time, rest time, repetitions, sets, set rest time, activity type, warm-up/cool-down, countdown and GPS on/off are configurable in the app.

! Note: To change settings, first start the app on the watch, then press menu (on e.g. Fenix this is long press up). No settings are available in the Garmin Connect mobile app.

Sound and vibration follows the system settings (on e.g. Fenix Settings/System/Sounds)

On start, a configurable countdown (3s default) allows you to get ready before time counting starts.

When Warm up / Cool down is enabled; pressing "start", starts the activity and the warm up counter begins. "Back" ends the warm up and the configured workout begins. Once done, cool down begins and is ended by pressing "back".

During a workout, pressing "back" will skip the current interval or rest.

When GPS is turned on, a good GPS signal is marked by a beep and a green progress bar for a few seconds.

Note, the activity types on Garmin connect does not always map 100% to activities on other services (e.g. use Fitness in the app to record a "workout" on Strava).

Note, wrist based HR is not great when lifting weights or doing CrossFit like workouts, use a chest strap monitor for increased accuracy.

Release notes:

0.0.16 Epix2 and Fenix7
0.0.15 Even more watches added.
0.0.14 New watches added.
0.0.13 Cool down bugfix and total time bugfix.
0.0.12 Configurable countdown. "Back" to skip interval or rest.
0.0.11 Minimal workout/rest time 2s. Total time shown when saving. Minor performance tweaks.
0.0.10 Support for fenix Chronos with firmware 5.80+
0.0.9 Fenix 5/5X/5S
0.0.8 Bug fix, GPS on/off
0.0.7 Added Warm up / Cool down
0.0.6 Stronger vibrations, larger fonts and more devices
0.0.5 Added sets and set rest time.
0.0.4 D2 Bravo Titanium added. Now possible to set whole minutes (int/rest).
0.0.3 GPS support, laps per reps and D2 Bravo support.
0.0.2 First release

EDIT: Updated description, releasenotes etc.

Efflon over 7 years ago

Hi Efflon,

thanx again for the new update. After implementing the WarmUp and CoolDown option, your App is quite perfekt and I like the way to decide by my own when i stop both times and start the tabata or finish the run. Just a little suggestion, i would like to see my pace and distance beside the time during warmup and cooldown. :-)
Kind regards
Thomas F.

P. S. Its time and definitely worth to make a little donation. :-)

Thank you! I'll see what I can do about pace and distance. Right now there seems to be a bug with GPS I have to fix first.

Efflon over 7 years ago

Release: 0.0.8 Bug fix, GPS on/off

Efflon over 7 years ago

0.0.9 Fenix 5/5X/5S support

pepbrow over 7 years ago

Fenix Chronos 5.80

Difficult to use app on Fenix Chronos.

Chronos 5.80 Firmware (up to date). Numbers overlap field labels. Ex., 03:50 covers up the "Total time" label. Same for all fields.

Efflon over 7 years ago

0.0.10 Support for fenix Chronos with firmware 5.80+

Hatts205 over 6 years ago

Hi, great app. However after use and saving the activity my Garmin Fenix 3 shows a totally different watch face than the usual one that I created. It is only Tabata that results in this. I expect that when I connect to the laptop that I will be able to change this but it is frustrating and if it continues then I won't be able to use Tabata and I cannot see any app that is relevant and is as good as this one. Can you assist/advise? Thanks

Efflon over 6 years ago

Hi, great app. However after use and saving the activity my Garmin Fenix 3 shows a totally different watch face than the usual one that I created. It is only Tabata that results in this. I expect that when I connect to the laptop that I will be able to change this but it is frustrating and if it continues then I won't be able to use Tabata and I cannot see any app that is relevant and is as good as this one. Can you assist/advise? Thanks

Coleman.ConnectIQ Can you have a look at this? Can it be related to the bug report I posted for Fenix3 FW8.70?

GerardoPandolfi over 6 years ago

Hi, is it possible disable the sound and use only the vibration? I have Fenix 5.

thanks

Efflon over 6 years ago

Hi, is it possible disable the sound and use only the vibration? I have Fenix 5.

thanks

Hi, the sound and vibration settings are fetched from the watch's general settings. Thus change the watch settings (Settings>system>sound) should make it silent.

GerardoPandolfi over 6 years ago

Hi, the sound and vibration settings are fetched from the watch's general settings. Thus change the watch settings (Settings>system>sound) should make it silent.

Thanks all done!