New Information on Workouts in Rouvy AR

On the first of October, I and many of you got the 2021 Rouvy Career Performance email.

I started only a month ago, so I reached Rookie Level

In this email we also got information on the upcoming integration of structured workouts in the Rouvy AR app. Currently, structured workouts are only available in the older Rouvy Workouts app. Unfortunately we only got one picture showing the new workouts interface in Rouvy AR. So we will take a deeper look at the picture and analyze which features we might get.

Old vs. New

Let's start with a quick comparison between the interface of the screens in Rouvy AR and in Rouvy Workouts.

In the old app, we have a — let's say — very performance oriented screen. We see numbers, lines and bars all over the place. But if you knew what you were looking for, the old workouts screen had it all. All the relevant metrics at the top including heart rate and power zones, your target power in the bottom-left and the structured workout in the center. The structured workout is also overlaid with a graph of your heart rate, power and cadence. So if you are into training with numbers, you could not ask for more.

The new app on the other side has a much bigger emphasis on bringing the AR feeling to you. The center of the screen displays a virtual driver, yourself, and the road you are driving on. The relevant metrics are display in a much more modern design. The metrics are split across the bottom of the screen. On the bottom-left you find your averages, in the center your current power, cadence and heart rate and on the bottom-right your times. The structured workout is scaled down and moved to the button. It seems that only the power is displayed as an overlay.

Stand-outs

Two things stood out to me when comparing both screens.

First, the heart rate and power zones are missing. In the old app, they are displayed at the top of the screen. I think Rouvy could add a number over the heart rate and power icon in the bottom-center of the screen.

Second, in the new app there is a bar at the right-side of the screen. I have two ideas what this bar could be for. It could be showing your average effort. Meaning, how close you are training to the structured workout. It could also be a slider, which can be adjusted during a workout. Maybe you feel good and scale the effort up. Meaning temporarily increasing your FTP.

Conclusion

I really like the modern style of the new screen and as I discussed above we also see almost every information we saw in the old app. So it seems to be the same powerful screen, which shows everything all the number nerds need, but in a much nicer dress. But huge questions are unanswered. On which roads do we work out? Is a road directly tied to a workout? Are the roads, maybe, procedural generated? We do not know yet, but I am curious to find out. There is also the open question of group workouts. This would be really nice.

Did the screenshot match your expectations? Are you worried about the new Rouvy AR app, or can the release not be soon enough for you? Let me know in the comments.