Leading sport and fitness equipment manufacturer Concept2 has released a major new update for their popular ErgData app. The app connects to the Concept2 RowErg, SkiErg or BikeErg to provide additional functionality. During development, Concept2 worked with the American Council of the Blind (ACB) to help ensure the app was accessible to people who are blind or have low vision.
What is ErgData?
ErgData from Concept2 is your personal training partner. Set up workouts from your phone or tablet, view customized stats and information during workouts, track your progress, sync with the Concept2 Online Logbook, take part in the Workout of the Day and much more.
Concept2 founder Peter Dreissigacker was heavily involved in the development of the app. “One of the things with Concept2 products is we know they are used by a wide variety of people. Our rowing machines are used by athletes training for the Olympics and Paralympics, but we also have plenty of people of all ages and abilities using them for everything from general fitness to rehabilitation. It was very important when we were developing the app that we focused on making it as readable as possible while people were rowing. We also wanted to make sure that we had best in class audio guidance so that blind or low vision users were able to have full access to the app. We’re very grateful for the assistance and feedback we received from the American Council of the Blind that helped us to achieve this goal.”
What other new features are included?
As well as improved accessibility, other new features in the app include the ability to create workouts on the app and store them as favorites, loading the Concept2 Workout of the Day with a single touch, in-depth workout analysis, as well as additional display options and more.
Where can we download the app?
The ErgData app from Concept2 is now available on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store for Android.
To download the app, go to concept2.com/ergdata.
