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Track your Rowing, Sculling and crewtrainingsessions. Create training programs and and execute them onthephone. Capture Stroke Rate, Heart Rate and boat speed.RowCatcherallows coaches create and distribute training plans andAthletesuse their smartphones during training to record theiractualtraining details including speeds, distances, times andattributesabout technique and their daily diary entries.Seehttp://rowcatcher.com

The Rowing Fitness TestBrand new test that determines gym usersAerobicFitnessLevelsFollowing the release of the most reliable and easy touseaerobicfitness test - The Multistage Fitness Test (also knownasthe'bleep test') – sports coach UK now bring you a newfitnesstestusing an indoor rowing machine.Developed by sports coach UK, the lead agency for coachingintheUK, the Rowing Fitness Test app is designed to give gymusersandpersonal trainers a quick and easy measure ofaerobicfitness.Rowing has become a very popular form of physicalactivity,aswell as a competitive sport. Rowing ergometers can beseen inmostgymnasia and provide a whole body workout requiring theabilitytosustain a high aerobic capacity. An incrementalmaximaloxygenuptake test (VO2max test) provides the best indicatorofanindividual’s aerobic fitness. VO2max has also been found tobeavery strong predictor of 2000-metre rowing performance.This test works when a person incrementally increasestheirstrokerate until the desired stroke rate cannot bemaintained. Thestrokerate is controlled by a series of bleeps.These bleeps startslow,but get progressively faster. The rowerstops when theycannotmaintain the desired stroke rate, and thetime at which theystopprovides a good indicator of their maximaloxygenuptake(20-50ml/kg/min).The Rowing Fitness Test app includes written instructionsandavideo demonstration of how to use the app, and atableexplainingthe results. All you need is to perform the test onarowingergometer (ideally Concept 2) and a set of headphones.What’s included?Full instructions of how to use the appHealth and Safety informationUseful videosMultiple profiles for Male and FemalesSupporting information about VO2 maxGraphical display of past resultsLinks to Facebook and Twitter

This is the first version of what willbecomeaseries of useful tools for rowers and coaches. I have alistoffeatures to add.