Blog Posts From Active Trainer News Tagged With trainer

New Feature Spotlight: Edit your Completed Workouts

Active_cjb — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:42:42 GMT

Dear Members, In a recent member's survey many of you said you wanted the ability to edit your completed workouts. We're pleased to report that this feature is now live! 1) From your Calendar, select a completed Workout 2) Click "Edit" within Workout details 3) Edit your Workout details and click "Save"

Thanks for all the great feedback. If you've got more suggestions, don't hesitate to share it: # </span>

Log in and check out this new feature!

Map your favorite routes all around the world

Active_cjb — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:31:23 GMT

Do you ever wonder how far you went after a training run, bike ride with friends or weekend hike? Start mapping with the ActiveTrainer route builder and find out!

Start mapping your routes

Plotting a route takes only a few minutes. Once complete, you can print the route, add comments and calculate your pace.

We're looking forward to your feedback to add even more features to the route builder. We already have several fun new enhancements planned, including:

Emailing routes to friends
Expanding the map canvas
Embedding your routes in blogs, message boards, profile pages, etc

Let us know what else you would like to see! Post your comments on this blog or email us at training@active.com.

Watch this short video to see just how easy it is to create your routes.

Attention ActiveTrainer PLUS members:

As an added convenience, you can also save your running, cycling and walking routes directly to your training calendar to add the mileage to your log. Learn more about ActiveTrainer PLUS

Train with Real-Life Coaches... Get Real-Life Results!

Active_cjb — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:31:57 GMT

We're excited to introduce ActiveTrainer's new Personal Coaching service that gives athletes expert guidance from a real-life coach. In addition to an initial evaluation, your certified coach will:

Design Your Custom Training Plan - assess your athletic level and set training goals

Monitor Your Progress - receive individualized tips to keep you motivated and on track

Answer Your Questions - ask questions and receive expert advice on phone calls and via email

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"This year I achieved my ultimate goal - qualifying for the Boston marathon-3:39:52-that's over 40 minutes faster than when we first started working together!"

Suzy, Wisconsin - Personal Coaching customer

Get the Most out of your Active Trainer Membership

Active_cjb — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:54:22 GMT

The newly launched Active Trainer knowledge base helps you learn the ins and outs of the product through virtual tours and easy step-by-step instructions. If there's something you're not sure how to do, chances are the knowledge base has the answer.

Visit the Active Trainer Knowledge Base

The knowledge base will help you find answers to frequently asked questions such as:

Are there different training plans for different ability levels?

What sports can I track in Active Trainer?

Can I have more than one training plan in my calendar at one time?

Additionally, you can find tutorials on a wide variety of topics, including:

How To: Add a Note to my Calendar

How To: Customize a training plan after purchase

How To: Preview a training plan before I purchase it

Spring is here!

Active_cjb — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:04:27 GMT

As we head into prime training season, make sure you take advantage of Active Trainer's shoe tracker feature. Keeping track of your shoe mileage is an integral part of your training. With our shoe tracker you'll know (before your knees and shins tell you) when it's time to get a new pair.

Manage Shoe Mileage with Shoe Tracker

1. Add shoes to track

2. View & update miles per shoe

3. New! View total miles across all shoes

Analyze Your Shoe Reports

When you click "View Log" you can run reports on your shoes. Pull reports by:

1. Date and

2. Type of shoe

Introducing Active Trainer PLUS

Active_cjb — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:02:00 GMT

Earlier this month we introduced Active Trainer PLUS, an advanced membership with additional features for Active Trainer users. Although the free version of Active Trainer already comes loaded with lots of useful training features, Active Trainer PLUS takes it to a new level.

Set up your Active Trainer PLUS account for only $9.95 per month | SIGN UP

Check out some of the features:

Customize your account settings

Every person is as unique as their training and fitness goals. Active Trainer PLUS let's you customize the look of your training Web site to match your personality. It's important to keep your training fun... using Active Trainer should be fun too!

Map your runs and bike rides with our new routes feature

Have you ever finished a run and wondered how far you went? Eliminate the guess work with our Routes feature. Plot your route on the virtual map and save it directly to your workout calendar. Active Trainer will automatically fill in your distance and pace.

Personalize your heart rate training zones

Choose between max and threshold heart rate training based on your fitness level and goals. Not sure which is right for you? Take our quick assessment test and we'll make a recommendation. Once you've selected your training methodology, take our field test and we'll calculate your personal heart rate training zone ranges.

Access more than 300 exercise videos

Active Trainer comes equipped with a library of more than 300 exercise videos specifically designed to help keep your strength training workouts fresh.

Integrate shoe tracker with your running and walking workouts

Active Trainer PLUS integrates shoe tracker with your workout calendar, allowing you to log mileage to your shoes while logging workout stats.

Set up your Active Trainer PLUS account for only $9.95 per month | SIGN UP

Jeff Galloway & Dave Scott join Active Trainer

Active_cjb — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:48:00 GMT

We're absolutely thrilled to add two great new coaches to the Active Trainer system. Both Jeff Galloway and Dave Scott have decided to join our team, offering their proven training programs through the Active Trainer system. You can also read Jeff and Dave's commentary on Active.com!

	Jeff is a 1972 Olympian who ran the 10,000 meters and was an alternate on the marathon team. He is the author of more than a dozen books on running, including Galloway's Book on Running, the best-selling running book in North America, and a monthly column for Runner's World magazine. More
	Dave is one of the most recognized athletes and coaches in the sport of triathlon. He is a six-time Ironman World Champion and the first inductee into the Ironman Hall of Fame. More

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ActiveTrainer.com gets a face-lift

Active_cjb — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:38:00 GMT

On Monday this week, we officially relaunched ActiveTrainer.com. The main change was to the homepage navigation. Your training plan search is now front and center, allowing you to browse our entire database of programs... more than 100 in total. We hope this makes it much easier to find the right program for your training needs.

Also highlighted on the homepage is a link to set up your free "log-only" Active Trainer account. Active Trainer is 100% free to use as your personal training diary. Logging workouts is a great way to measure progress towards a goal and help identify what is working in your training.

Check out the new ActiveTrainer.com