Let's continue our story about websites for runners. Last week we got acquainted with the Adidas miCoach service, and today we have no less well-known names. One of the largest IT brands Apple has joined forces with Nike — the famous company for the production of sports equipment, resulting in the birth of an excellent service for runners Nike+.
Every athlete with the appropriate equipment can start running using the Nike+ service. There are several ways to track your heart rate, pace, and mileage using a special Nike+ sensor in combination with one of Apple's portable devices.
So, how can the Nike+ service help us when running?
One of the main tasks of the service, which it copes with just fine, is the collection and processing of various statistical data about your runs. After each workout, detailed information about the distance, route, pace, and so on will be uploaded online, where it is then presented in the form of visual graphs and diagrams. Moreover, you can add to the dry statistics your personal feelings from the workout in the form of emoticons, as well as information about the weather.
Any training without properly set goals turns into meaningless Sisyphean labor. With the help of the Nike+ service, you can not only set real goals for yourself, but also effectively monitor their implementation. To do this, there is a special section of the service that allows you to set yourself a task on your own: burn a certain number of calories, run the right number of kilometers or achieve a record speed. The service will closely monitor your progress.
If you like classes under the guidance of a coach who will tell you about mistakes and mobilize you for new results, then this section is exactly for you. Here you can choose a training plan for yourself and follow it until it is fully implemented.
In our time of universal sociality, the Nike+ service, of course, could not stay away. Here you can compete with complete strangers or see who is running around and, perhaps, find a company. The forum, prizes, contests and other buns are also present.
The cooperation of two popular brands has given us a wonderful result in the form of the Nike+ service, which has a full set of functions necessary for successful running and keeping yourself in good shape. If you own an iPod or iPhone and are a fan of running, then the choice is unambiguous — Nike+. We invite everyone else to continue searching for the perfect website for runners in the following articles.
