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Personalise the maximum heart rate used for workout zones
Make heart-rate zones better reflect your own training by setting the maximum heart rate used by PaddlePal. The same setting would help keep zone information consistent when reviewing your workout charts and route maps, with a clear explanation when a default value is being used.
Inspect readings on a recorded workout route
Explore a recorded paddle by selecting a section of its route and seeing the information available for that moment, such as speed and heart rate. This would make it easier to connect changes in effort with places along your route, while clearly showing when a reading is unavailable.
Stroke rhythm trainer with an adjustable metronome
Find a steady paddling rhythm with an optional audio beat. We’re exploring a simple metronome that lets you choose a target stroke rate and follow the rhythm while paddling. Would you use this for technique practice, training, or both?
Technique practice sessions focused on time and drills
Not every good paddle is about covering distance. We’re exploring a practice mode for sessions spent working on balance, turns or paddle technique, with a focus on time, drills and notes rather than speed or distance. What skills would you like to record and review?
Structured interval workouts with Watch guidance
Follow a planned training session directly from your wrist. We’re exploring workouts with warm-ups, repeated effort and recovery intervals, and cool-downs. PaddlePal would guide you through each stage so you can concentrate on paddling. What would your ideal interval session look like?
Remove breaks from the middle of a recorded workout
Forgot to pause while taking a break? Tidy up the session afterwards. We’re exploring an extension to workout trimming that lets you remove selected breaks from the middle of a paddle, with a preview of how your statistics would change. Which kinds of breaks would you most often want to remove?
Restore recently deleted workouts
An accidental deletion should not mean losing a memorable paddle. We’re exploring a Recently Deleted area where you can recover a workout for a limited time before it is permanently removed. Would this give you more confidence when managing your logbook?
Customisable Apple Watch workout screens
Put the numbers that matter to you front and centre. We’re exploring customisable Watch workout screens, so you can choose your main metrics and use a layout suited to touring, fitness or racing. A large-number option would make information easier to read at a glance. Which metrics would you put on your ideal workout screen?
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Manually add a workout
Hi - I love PaddlePal but I really wish I could add a session manually. I went paddling a at the weekend and actually forgot my phone! I’d love it if I could of added the session when I got home.
Temperature in Fahrenheit
It would be nice to change the temperature between Fahrenheit and Celsius.
Add Equipment picture upload?
I think it’d be really cool to have an icon picture of your own equipment that you are using (Kayak/boat/etc.)
Consider including planned routes in the full-archive export
Help shape this improvement: Consider including planned routes in the full-archive export.
Optional auto-pause while resting
Optional auto-pause will pause your workout timer when you remain nearly stationary and resume when you start moving again. You can enable it in Settings or change it during a workout on your iPhone or Apple Watch. It will stay off by default because resting and drifting can be part of a paddle. Detection uses GPS movement, so drifting in a current may continue recording. Manual pause remains available, and Race Mode keeps its existing timing behavior.
Add full-archive export (all trips, notes and photos) for long-term user data portability
Help shape this improvement: Add full-archive export (all trips, notes and photos) for long-term user data portability.
Share completed challenges directly to Instagram and Facebook Stories
Share a completed challenge straight into an Instagram or Facebook Story, with PaddlePal artwork ready to post. This would make it quicker to celebrate a paddling achievement with friends. The native share sheet remains available for other apps and for devices without Instagram or Facebook installed.
Colour workout routes by heart-rate zone
See where you worked hardest on your paddle. We’re exploring a heart-rate zone view for recorded routes, alongside the existing speed colouring. It would help you spot sections where your effort increased, even when you were moving slowly. Would this help you understand your sessions?
Heart-rate zone alerts during workouts
Stay focused on your paddle without repeatedly checking your Watch. We’re exploring optional alerts that let you know when you move above or below your chosen heart-rate zone, helping you maintain the effort you intended. Would you use this? Tell us which alerts would be most useful while paddling.
Celebrate completed challenges and share them to social media
Finishing a paddling challenge deserves a moment to celebrate. We’re exploring a celebration when you reach your goal, with a shareable PaddlePal card showing your achievement. Share it with friends on Instagram, Facebook, Messages, or your favourite app, or save it for later. You would also be able to share past achievements from your completed challenges. Would you use this? Tell us what you’d like your achievement card to include.