Zwift is continuing a push to help riders on the virtual cycling platform to get the most out of their training and fitness journey.
As part of this drive, Fitness Trends is launching on the Zwift Companion App, which availble for free via Apple’s App Store and Google Play. Fitness Trends will allow Zwifters to dive deeper into their fitness tracking information over time.
Clicking through from the Goal and Fitness Tracking tiles on the Zwift Companion home screen will take Zwifters to a series of charts, tracking their training goals, Zwift Streak, historical training status, and their historical training score. All charts can be filtered by time, allowing Zwifters to better understand their training history at a glance.
Following soon after, Zwifters will have access to more data fields to display in the Configurable HUD (heads up display), found in the top left of the Zwift screen. Along with fields such as average speed and average watts, Zwifters will now have access to more advanced metrics.
For those with dual power meters, Left/Right power balance can now be displayed in real time. Zwift notes that heat training is increasingly becoming a field of interest amongst top riders and the company has partnered with CORE Body Temp to also bring CORE Temperature and CORE HSI (Heat Strain Index) to the Configurable HUD.
The CORE Thermal Sensor can be paired with a heart rate strap within the CORE app to connect as a wearable in Zwift.
New custom HUD elements include:
- Average speed
- Average watts/kg: power-to-weight metric
- CORE Temp: body heat – too hot, and performance dips
- CORE HSI: Heat Strain Index – how hard the body is working to cool itself
- L/R balance: pedal symmetry analytics
- Splits: performance per lap
