The adidas miCoach app for Android has launched, giving mobile users a personalised fitness training program with voice commands.
The app was presented at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week in conjunction with Google.
The miCoach app for Android will be free to download from Android Market in late April.
Launched in August 2010 for the iPhone and BlackBerry, the miCoach app has had one million downloads so far and was named the Stuff magazine mobile app of the year 2010.
The miCoach app turns an Android phone into a personal coach: pace triggered voice coaching, personalized and sports-specific training plans, workout calendar, and workout feedback are some of the features.
The sports-specific training plans are designed to coach sports and fitness enthusiasts, amateurs and professionals alike.
Six specific conditioning programs for basketball, football, running, soccer, and tennis as well as an additional program for staying fit are available on the miCoach app.
It uses GPS for active real-time pace-based coaching and location tracking
The miCoach app syncs automatically with the website www.micoach.com where the training plans are tailored to the users’ personal fitness level and goals allowing them to monitor manage and analyze progress over time.
adidas has worked with coaches, athletes and teams when developing the miCoach app and the sports-specific training plans including renowned athletic trainer Mark Verstegen, founder and director of the Athletes’ Performance Institute (API) training and sport research centre.
In addition, adidas worked closely with the World Cup Champion Spanish National Soccer Team, FC Bayern Munich, AC Milan as well as athletes like Reggie Bush and Jessica Ennis.
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