Goals
Goals are customisable targets that can be setup by a swimmer to provide constant feedback over a period of time. They can be used to help motivate and encourage their progress in the pool.
Users can create a goal to track a stat over a fixed time period, either a total or average value can be monitored to push themselves further in the pool
The swimmer simply pick the type of goal they wish to track:
- Total Distance
- Total Calories
- Total Swims
- Total Swim Time
- Average Distance
- Average Calories
- Average Swim Time
- Average DPS
- Average Stroke Rate
- Average Pace
For a cumulative goal the system will add their chosen stat between the start and end dates, for example 'swim 15,000m in 3 weeks', or 'swim a total of 24 hours in 3 months' with their progress being updated after each swim.
An Average goal allows the swimmers to keep track of an average over the time period whether they are trying to reach or beat it. For example 'burn an average of 400 calories per swim over 6 months' or 'swim an average pace of 110s/100m in backstroke over 12 months'.
Once a Goal has been setup the user will be notified of their progress through their news feed and swim summary emails, in addition they can choose to share their goal by generating a public link that can be posted to facebook or shared with friends or family, great for fundraising for a specific swim challenge!