RunKeeper gets a major upgrade (TUAW)
RunKeeper, the free fitness tracking app, just received a major upgrade that
was announced this morning. The app has been gaining a lot of attention since
mid-summer, when the company launched a Health Graph API that developers have
been using to integrate RunKeeper capabilities into third-party apps and
devices.
That’s not keeping the RunKeeper team from keeping an eye on the core mobile
app, and the upgrade shows that RunKeeper is listening to the desires of the
user community. So what are the changes?
_Auto Pause_ takes care of one common problem with apps that record your
running, cycling and walking. When you stop running to tie a shoe, talk to a
neighbor, wait for a traffic light to change, or take a picture of the snake
that just crossed your path, you need to remember to pause the app’s timer. If
you don’t, you’ll find that your average speed for a run, ride or walk drops
drastically. Auto Pause pauses tracking when you stop moving, then starts up
the timer again when you begin running again.
If you use a third-party heart rate monitor with RunKeeper, the app now has
_Heart Rate Zone_ visuals and …
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