Disclaimer: I was sent an android phone and code for a Sporty Pal Fitness application for review on my blog but my views and opinions are my own.
Last month I was contacted by Sony Ericcson to try out an Android fitness application called Sporty Pal. When I told the company I don’t have an Android phone (or any smartphone for that matter–I’m still in the stone age) they offered to send me the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini to try out the application on!
The good thing about the phone is that I didn’t need a cell phone plan to use the application! It connected to my wireless internet at my apartment and I was able to download the application from the Android market right onto the phone.
Sunday I tested it out for a portion of my long run! The application was really cool because you can choose from a multitude of different sports, everything from running to cycling, and even horseback riding or skiing.
I was also sent the Liveview, the mini screen that you clip on that connects to your phone to give you instant notifications without having to check the phone itself. I didn’t use the Liveview on my run because I knew I would be carrying my phone and I didn’t want another thing clipped to me.
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Anyway, the phone has a GPS built-in and Sporty Pal quickly connected to satellites so it knew where I was and I could start tracking!
I accidentally had it set on metric settings, but I easily changed it after my run to show miles instead of kilometers. Every once in a while it notified me of my progress but I couldn’t hear the voice talking to me because I was listening to my iPod, so afterward I changed the settings to turn it off. If I was listening to music on the phone itself, I probably would have heard the notifications. I thought that was a really cool aspect of the program though.
Once I hit stop it gave me the option to upload my workout, which I couldn’t do until I got home since I didn’t have access to wireless. (I’m assuming if you had a data plan with the phone you could just do it automatically.) Once I got to my apartment I connected to my wifi and easily uploaded the workout to the sportypal website. I love how it automatically uploaded via wifi instead of conneting with a USB cord, like my Garmin does.
I thought it was really cool to see the stats all laid out on the map. Its very similar to my Garmin’s software, with a nicer looking interface. I loved you could keep track of all your workouts right on the one page.
Overall I thought it was a very easy to use and nifty application. It’s very easy to track your fitness progress through the program. However, I found it was pretty similar to my Garmin 205 watch, so I probably would use one or the other.
I’m going to be giving away the fitness pack which includes the Liveview screen display and code for the Sporty Pal fitness application to a lucky reader so you can track your workouts in one place, on your phone!
To enter the contest, answer this questions in the comments section:
-What is your favorite form of fitness?
For an extra entries: (leave a separate comment for each one)
-Tweet about the Giveaway. For example, “I just entered @JenisGreen’s Sporty Pal fitness pack giveaway! http://bit.ly/qbsFf6 ”
-Share the giveaway on facebook with a link back to this post.
I will pick a winner at random on Tuesday, October 4th! Good luck! U.S. Residents only, please!
Great giveaway, Jen!
My favorite form of fitness is definitely running and yoga. Beyond that, I love boating and hiking. So many great ways to stay active, and I like the ones that get me outside the most.
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My favorite form of fitness is running. I’m new to running (since April 2011) and I need all the help I can get! I’ve done a few 5k runs in/around Albany and I’m signed up for a few more. I’m already signed up for the Warrior Dash next August at Windham, too!
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I tweeted about the giveaway.
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I posted a link to this giveaway on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/liz.rotundo.
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Dancing! It’s so much fun that I don’t feel like I’m really exercising AT ALL!
I tweeted!
This looks awesome! I don’t have a Garmin (newbie runner here) so I map out my runs on Mapmyrun.com and use a stopwatch.
My favorite fitness activity is definitely my Jillian dvds. I love seeing progress!
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My favorite is running — love love love the way it makes me feel!
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My favorite form of fitness is running!
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Love the giveaway – thanks! Do you need to have an android for this?
My favorite form of exercise used to be swimming, then I was on a running kick, but now my ultimate favorite is spinning! I just love it so much.
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I believe so…I told them I didn’t have one when they emailed me about the review so they sent me an android phone to try it on.
I also tweeted about the giveaway =)
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What is your favorite form of fitness?
Well, I know I should should say roller skating with the Hellions of Troy…
….but…
I recently joined Collar City Cross Fit and I really love it!
Tweet tweeted!
Running of course
This sounds like a fun giveaway, Jen! Umm, running, obviously, is my favorite form of fitness. Though honestly, I love walking and swimming a whole lot, too!
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