{"id":752,"date":"2019-04-10T15:51:27","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T15:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/ie\/?p=752"},"modified":"2019-04-15T09:23:58","modified_gmt":"2019-04-15T09:23:58","slug":"appy-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/ie\/2019\/04\/10\/appy-days\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018APPY DAYS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u>\u2018APPY DAYS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There are a lot of gizmos and gadgets designed to help you analyse your cycling these days \u2013 from the sublime to the ridiculous. Like with anything, though, we\u2019d recommend starting with the basics \u2013 and so we\u2019ve put together a guide to a handful that will help all riders along the way\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strava <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Probably the king of all tracking apps \u2013 whether you\u2019re on bike or on foot \u2013 because you won\u2019t beat it for GPS calculations. It\u2019s been around for a decade so it\u2019s well established, and also has a function that enables you to follow your friend\u2019s activities or jointly log your outings on the bike together. It also allows you to schedule in your own training programme, lending a hand when it comes to achieving your personal goals!<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Map My Ride<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another route tracking app, this one was born from the creators of Map My Run. This app allows you to sync data from hi-tech watches like Apple watches, Polar watches or Garmin, which means you can crunch the numbers when it comes to energy expenditure and physical activity in further detail.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Google Maps<\/strong><br \/>\nExactly what is says on the tin, the global giant\u2019s map service offers you the best directions on a particular route. In saying that, some of the more rural parts of Ireland might not pick up GPS signal so don\u2019t count on it always pointing you the right way!<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Transport for Ireland Cycle Planner<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Launched by Transport for Ireland as part of the effort to promote Ireland as a brilliant destination for cyclists from near and far, the app provides a list of up to of the best cycling routes in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick &amp; Waterford, based on individual cycling capabilities. For new cyclists it avoids roads with heavy traffic and difficult turns at busy junctions; for more advanced cyclists it supplies the most direct route.<\/p>\n<p>One impressive touch is a unique routing feature called Turn Difficulty Factor, which helps the user not only to find the best route, but also to pick the appropriate junctions and turns suiting their cycling capability.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>My Fitness Pal <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Just because we\u2019re always banging on here about the importance of good nutrition and training, My Fitness Pal is the bible in terms of tracking and monitoring your calories, macronutrients, carbs, proteins and fats. Scanning in what you\u2019re eating will allow you to calculate the need-to-knows, while it provides helpful tips on where you might improve your eating habits to optimize performance.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018APPY DAYS &nbsp; There are a lot of gizmos and gadgets designed to help you analyse your cycling these days [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":96,"featured_media":827,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69,4],"tags":[],"global-categories":[],"class_list":["post-752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mostly-for-fun","category-road-cycling"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.3 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u2018APPY DAYS - \u0160koda We Love Cycling - Ireland<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/ie\/2019\/04\/10\/appy-days\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u2018APPY DAYS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u2018APPY DAYS &nbsp; 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