STRAVA | PowerDot Link Up I love it when something unusual or clever pops up in my inbox. Background: Musing On STRAVA As power and heart rate data were captured and collected by STRAVA, many more avenues were opened to STRAVA and 3rd party partners to do weird, wonderful and clever things. For example, STRAVA has long been able to show the relative intensity of any workout and some of you might have occasionally noticed a message against one of your super-hard workouts along the lines of ‘Massive Relative Effort’. I mused and presumed that a third-party app which linked a recovery device to STRAVA could know this: The sport you performed – and hence the likelihood of which muscles needed some post-workout TLC The intensity of your workout – and hence the nature and duration of physio-like recovery required The third-party app could also write-back to your STRAVA description how much recovery you actually did, perhaps also adding in some perceptions about how you felt Bring On PowerDot PowerDot is an electrical stimulation/massage product that’s controlled by an app. WHOOP recently did something similar and sent physiological status data one-way into STRAVA using a personalised graphic – but I think PowerDot is cleverer still. The PowerDot Linkup with STRAVA As of NOW, PowerDot has linked up to STRAVA and Apple Health to recommend and partly-automate recovery protocols with the massage/stimulation product and app. Android and Google Health are pencilled in for the year-end. Let’s say you’ve completed a super-hard ride. From STRAVA, PowerDot takes speed, elevation, power averages and length of your ride to quantify if active recovery (massage) is needed. From Apple Health it just takes the heart rate. For many workouts, you will then get a notification in iOS suggesting some recovery actions. If you go to the PowerDot app you are efficiently guided through a short wizard which configures the type of massage/stimulation – the wizard effectively fills in the gaps from what PowerDot has already gleaned from the STRAVA data. You have about 4 hours to complete the recovery protocol for best results. STRAVA | PowerDot Linkup – Take Out This is one of those “Huh! that’s clever” moments. If you’re an existing PowerDot user then I reckon there’s a good chance that you will use this new feature. The new linkup perhaps won’t get too many people to rush and buy a PowerDot now but articles like this will possibly stick in your mind for when you next think about the cost and need of your next physio visit. PowerDot Discount Code, Pricing, Availability & Pads DuoUno USADirect$349$199 UKDirect£325£185 EuropeDirect€349€199 ROWDirect$349$199 Available in red or black. Generic replacement pads are cheap (like 50 cents each) – check pin size compatibility first, or just pay a little extra for the PowerDot ones ($18, €18, £17) which you know will fit and which will have a high quality, long-lasting adhesive. ← Back to the Strava Hub
