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🚀 Introducing AI Coach Summary & Enhanced Data Import on Athletica!
Dear [Athlete's Name],
Exciting News from Athletica!
We're thrilled to bring you two major updates that are set to revolutionize your training experience.
1. Meet Your New AI Coach
We're proud to introduce the AI Coach Summary, a groundbreaking feature designed to provide personalized, coach-like feedback after each workout. Think of it as your virtual mentor, offering constructive and educational insights to help you grasp the big picture of your training. You can find it on any swim, bike or run workout under Details & Analysis.
What's New with AI Coach?
- Personalized Feedback: Post-workout debriefs that go beyond numbers, offering a holistic view of your performance.
- Interactive Learning: Be sure to input your RPE, feelings, and comments, and the AI Coach responds with tailored advice. Add any questions in the comment box and AI Coach will answer.
- Evolving Intelligence: The AI Coach feature will continue to be improved, providing increasingly relevant and useful feedback. If you would rather not see this feedback you can disable it under Settings/Profile/Plan Settings.
2. Historical Data Import Now Available
Enhance your Athletica experience by uploading your full training history! This feature lets you maintain a comprehensive record of your athletic journey on our platform. Users connecting their Garmin accounts will now automatically have up to 2 years available. All users can manually import more historical data.
How to Import Your Data:
- Navigate to "Import Data" in the profile menu.
- Upload a ZIP file containing multiple FIT files downloaded from other platforms like TrainingPeaks.
Your Feedback Drives Our Innovation
As always, your insights and experiences are vital to us. As you explore these new features, we'd love to hear your thoughts. Your feedback will be instrumental in refining AI Coach and other Athletica functionalities. As always, you can provide feedback via email at hello@athletica.ai or on our Athletica Forum. You can also provide feedback via a short AI Coach survey.
Get Started Now
Dive into these new features today and elevate your training experience. Should you need any assistance or have questions, our support team is always here to help.
Remember to always Train Smarter, Not Harder
Athletica AI Coach and Training Science
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