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Four Reasons to Start Using Tempo Today

Apple Watch showing custom workouts from Tempo in the built-in Workout app, with four custom workout tiles shown as well, including a custom outdoor run, a distance goal outdoor walk, a time goal outdoor hike, and a pace goal outdoor run.

Whether you’re thinking about getting started with Tempo or just not sure what the app can do for you, we’ve got four reasons to take Tempo for a spin today.

Tempo Doesn’t Just Analyze New Runs

One of the best things about Tempo is that it can analyze your run workouts that have already been captured with your Apple Watch.

Simply launch Tempo, give the app permission to read workout data from the Health app, and boom! Tempo is ready to analyze the data from any run workout that logs in the Health app.

This is especially helpful for hitting the ground running with Tempo using your own data! New to running with Apple Watch? No problem! Just log your first running workout on Apple Watch to get started.

Remember: Tempo analyzes your data from any HealthKit-compatible run tracking app. For best results, use Apple’s Workout app, which happens to be designed for runners of all levels. You can still view your run data in the Fitness app, and Tempo takes analysis to the next level so you can do more with your performance data.

Tempo Always Respects Your Privacy

Tempo is created by runners, for runners. Our goal is to create the best possible runner’s log, and hopefully earn your support to fund ongoing development.

As runners, we’re keenly aware of how many popular run tracking apps make money. The ugly truth is that data brokers are willing to fork over a lot of money for location data. That’s simply not our business with Tempo.

We treat your data like we expect our data to be treated. For that reason, privacy is at the foundation of Tempo. It always has been, and it always will be.

Compete Against Yourself

As runners, we’re inherently competitive. We don’t have to be in the middle of a race to tap in to our competitive nature. The real competition is with ourselves.

Tempo gets that. That’s why Tempo is much more than a runner’s log. It’s also the best way to keep track of your milestones. Tempo can help you beat your fastest mile, track your quickest 5K, or simply keep up with how many miles you’ve logged over a set duration.

Motivational widgets let you easily keep track of your activity without actually having to launch the app. Whether you’re training for your first marathon or just curious about your quantifiable self, these features makes Tempo the ultimate runner’s companion.

Walkers and Hikers Are Welcome Too

Want in on a little secret? Tempo isn’t just for runners. You can also track walking and hiking workouts with Apple Watch, and Tempo will provide you with the same informational and motivational data to keep going.

Using Tempo to stay on top of your walking or hiking routine is a great way to move more and stay active. Milestones and total mileage logs aren’t just for runners. Tempo celebrates walkers, hikers, and runners!

Of course, if you want to separate your walk workouts from your runs, Tempo provides separate controls for including or excluding walks, faster walks, and hikes.

You can also exclude walking and hiking data from your pace calculations. This lets you include your cardio workouts in distance and duration totals without affecting your running pace cumulative graph and trending averages.

Hit the Ground (or Treadmill) Running (or Walking) Today!

Want to know more about Tempo? Stay tuned to our blog as we continue to explore why Tempo is the best runner’s companion.

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Thanks for reading, and happy running!