Application - Push It [Vivoactive HR]

Former Member over 9 years ago

Now available for the Vivoactive HR in the Garmin Connect IQ Store

Push It (for use with GPS outside) .. https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/e0f6ae16-4724-435c-875c-be001b3f2d37
Push It Gym (for use indoors .. no GPS required) .. https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/cedba526-66af-4f3f-83e3-383d63c8767a
Remember .. if your HR on your VivoactiveHR drops out, you need to update your firmware to at least 2.65 beta. I recommend 2.74 beta.

Thank you
VivoactiveHRGuy

Note .. screen shots are subject to change, see full change log below for updated details. Screen shots may be simulated to show application operation.

Push It / Push It Gym Feature List

- HR required. Will use OHR (optical heart rate) or Ant+ HR Strap.
- GPS not needed in Push It Gym for indoor use.
- Maximum HR value and zone data from User Profile
- Displays HR data, Zone based on Max HR data as below, Push It points and Maximum Heart Rate as used by zones.
- Save data to FIT file on ending if desired.
- Zone Summary with percentage and Push It points on ending.
- Multiplier in Garmin Connect Mobile to alter your Push It points by 50-200% of normal as desired.
- Tap to turn on back light.

It is time to Push It .. time for get some points and let you know how hard you are working.

Note .. Push It will label your workout 'Running' (cause that is what I usually do outside) and Push It Gym will use "Other". You can edit the names in Garmin Connect to suit your needs. I did not want to go crazy and try to name them for you .. let alone try to guess what your workout actually was.

Sorry Garmin will not allow us to use custom names. That would be nice.

Feel free to challenge yourself .. and get more by making exercise fun.

Former Member over 9 years ago

Just some information about Push It ..

It uses your maximum HR values and zone data from your User Profile.
You will get points for being in the described range .. (subject to change depending on future user feedback)

Zone 0 .. 1 point per second
Zone 1 .. 2 points per second
Zone 2 .. 4 points per second
Zone 3 .. 8 points per second
Zone 4 .. 16 points per second
Zone 5 .. 32 points per second

Both Push It and Push It Gym have a 'Multiplier' ... where you can adjust your points from 0.5x to 2x the normal rate. This along with your Maximum HR can be set in Garmin Connect Mobile (I do not use Garmin Express .. so do not know how that works). I do not use your Garmin MaxHR .. cause there could be several depending on the sport. So .. this allows you to use whatever one you choose. You can see your MaxHR on the screen .. so you can adjust it as needed. You can adjust it before you start the application or during use. If an invalid entry is made .. it will disregard it and use the default.

The total number of points is divided by the time in seconds and with some fancy math will give you a PUSH IT score.
The numbers being consistent .. the higher the score, the more you pushed it.

VivoactiveHRGuy

Former Member over 9 years ago

Push it and Push it Gym - September 1/2016

- New versions to fix bug where exit was prevented when no menu item was selected from right button.

VivoactiveHRGuy

Former Member over 8 years ago

New Push It and Push It Gym versions .. December 2 / 2016

- maximum HR value and zone data is now pulled from User Profile. It will use the heart item in Garmin Connect Mobile.

- removed zone 6. Any HR values greater than zone 4 will now be strictly zone 5.