Annoying functionality
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 9:28 pm
Two week-ends in a row my workout have been interrupted by failure of PowerHouse software or the iPhone itself. This is frustrating as an interrupted workout is a "please do it again" workout. Sometimes the PowerHouse simply refuse to start after a pause. Another scenario (happened today) is that the iPhone sometimes just get overheated by being to long in direct sunlight. Having a 3 hours workout in sunny Texas (95 F) is sometimes to much for an iPhone, especially since the cooling is limited inside the sealed PowerHouse box.
Using technology to enhance the workout is a big improvement, but I refuse to be a slave of the technology. When the technology messes up, I would rather finish the workout and hope for the best at next workout. A big flaw in the PowerHouse software is that if a workout is not finished, it simply has not been done. If I can't move beyond the 3 hours long week-end ride, how am I supposed to continue my 1 hour weeknight workouts ?
There is one feature that would help tremendosly when following a plan and move on the the workout gets interrupted: Ability to skip a workout.
Using technology to enhance the workout is a big improvement, but I refuse to be a slave of the technology. When the technology messes up, I would rather finish the workout and hope for the best at next workout. A big flaw in the PowerHouse software is that if a workout is not finished, it simply has not been done. If I can't move beyond the 3 hours long week-end ride, how am I supposed to continue my 1 hour weeknight workouts ?
There is one feature that would help tremendosly when following a plan and move on the the workout gets interrupted: Ability to skip a workout.