Getting Started Choosing Apps – WorkOutDoors (Apple Watch)

WorkOutDoors (Apple Watch)

WorkOutDoors is the most configurable workout app, with many screen layouts and 600+ metrics.

It is the perfect app for any type of outdoor workout: running, hiking, cycling and more.

Functionality

Here’s the row from the Choosing Apps page.

Below the row are sections for each of the workout steps, with more information about how this choice implements specific functionality.

App

1.P

1.C

2.D

3.P

3.G

4.U

5.W

5.M

5.E

6.C

WorkOutDoors (Apple Watch)

–

P

P

P

P

P

P

–

–

–

Planning

1.P – Plans. Are there power-based training plans for various event distances/experience levels? Or can you connect to a coach who can provide planned workouts?

  • The WorkOutDoors app does not offer training plans or access to coaches.

1.C – Customisation. Can you adjust training plans, create your own plans, and build your own workouts?

  • The WorkOutDoors app does not offer training plans.
  • But you can use your iPhone to build custom workouts with target power alerts, and save those workouts for future modification or re-use.

Download

2.D – Download. Can planned workouts be downloaded for execution?

  • WorkOutDoors does not download workouts planned in other apps (TrainingPeaks, Final Surge, Intervals.icu etc.)
  • But you can use your iPhone to build custom workouts and download them to WorkOutDoors on your Apple Watch.

Execution

3.P – Power. Can you choose various ways to display power while running, at a minimum: real-time power; lap power? Can you display power in Watts/kg or as a percentage or threshold power?

  • WorkOutDoors can display real-time, lap, previous lap, and workout averages. There is no smoothed power.
  • You can display power as Watts or percentage of threshold power.

3.G – Guided workouts. Can the app guide you through a structured workout – a workout with multiple steps, each with their own target and duration?

  • WorkOutDoors can guide you through a structured workout with alerts if your off-target.

Upload

4.U – Upload. Can completed workouts be uploaded for reviewing?

  • Completed workouts are uploaded to Apple Health (only).

Reviewing

5.W – Workout review. Can you review workout summary data and detailed (per second) workout data? Can you review workout compliance (actual vs. target)?

  • WorkOutDoors does not provide second-by-second review of completed runs, making it difficult to see lap power, or to review compliance using WorkOutDoors.

5.M – Metrics. Does the app provide power metrics, at a minimum: threshold power; training load balance; a power-duration curve? Does it also provide ramp rate or running effectiveness?

  • The WorkOutDoors app does not offer multi-workout metrics.

5.E – Events. Does the app offer a way to calculate power targets for upcoming events and races?

  • The WorkOutDoors app does not offer a race/event calculator.

Coaching

6.C – Coaching. Is it possible to coach athletes using the app, at a minimum: multiple athletes, reviewing results/metrics? Can you also provide planned workouts, or communicate with your athletes?

  • The WorkOutDoors app does not offer coaching functionality.

Filling the gaps

Upload

To upload from Apple Health into reviewing apps, you could consider:

Reviewing

For multi-workout metrics, you could consider:

For race/event planning, you could consider:

If you have feedback or a question, please let me know in the from1runner2another Facebook group.

⇐ Choosing Apps

Updated: