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Best activity to use for Nordic Track ski machine?

MikeB
over 5 years ago

Hi,

Does anybody remember the Nordic Track Ski machines? 

I am planning on using mine tomorrow (first time since getting a Garmin Fenix) and I was wondering which activity would be best for this since, I believe, all the cross country ski activities are going to expect some movement on GPS.

I need the equivalent of "Indoor Rowing" which I use for my Concept 2 Rowing machine.

Thoughts?

Thanks,

Mike

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to Former Member

    Hi, does this still work? I keep trying to set it up and the app will not allow me to turn off the GPS. There is also a large note from the developer when downloading the app that says it only works outside. 

    thanks!

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to RogueLadyVader

    is it not enough to use/copy Cardio activity?  (and rename it if you like)

  • 0 over 3 years ago

    For the C2 Rower I use C2's ErgData app on the iPhone.  When using the rower I pair the ergdata app with the C2 PM5 device.  I change the display setting on the erg data app so I have different data sets showing on the two units.  Here's the cool part.  You can go to a setting in C2 to enable the C2 data to dump directly into Garmin Connect.  No muss no fuss.  At the moment I don't recall if the setting is accessed via the C2 webpage or the app.  I also have a late 90s vintage NordicTrack I picked up early in pandemic time 2020.  It was without the clunky old NT "computer".  I capture the data from the NT not with my vivoactive 4 but instead I use my aging Garmin Edge 500 bike computer and an equally old Garmin GSC 10 speed and cadence sensor.  I use only the speed sensor of the GSC 10 and not the cadence pickup.  It's easy to attach the GSC 10 and spoke magnet with velcro.  I mounted the Garmin GSC 10 sensor directly behind the NT's flywheel.  Mounting to one side or the other could result in interference with the ski motion.  Behind the flywheel also allows the speed pick up arm of the sensor to neatly tuck to the side of the NT flywheel.  The spoke magnet is attached with velcro to one of the flywheel 'spokes'.  I positioned it as close to the flange of the flywheel as possible.  I measured the flywheel circumference as best I could with a flexible seamstress measuring tape.  I then set up a new 'bike' in the Garmin Edge 500 using the measured flywheel circumference.  I use a Garmin heartrate strap when using the NT and when using the C2 rower.  I believe it's more accurate than a wrist heartrate sensor.  I also turn off GPS on the Edge 500 when using it on the NT.  The Garmin Edge 500 captures time, speed, distance and heartrate data which I transfer to Garmin Connect.  The accuracy of the distance reading may be off a bit if I didn't get the flywheel circumference exactly measured but it's close enough.  The setup works fine.  Although I wear the Garmin Vivoactive 4 while using the C2 and the NT I don't rely on the device for the data capture.

  • 0 3 months ago in reply to Former Member

    Use the elliptical settling. It is close and still counts steps.