What you need to know
- Starting March 16, COROS users can email the fitness brand’s team of three coaches for free running advice.
- With COROS Coach, you can seek guidance on training intensity, recovery, or plan recommendations based on your training hub data.
- you can email coach@coros.com (opens in new tab) You can expect to receive advice within 1-3 business days, but you will need a COROS account to receive an answer.
COROS is a niche but acclaimed fitness watch brand that makes some of our favorite running watches. Along with some of the longest lasting watches on the market, COROS stands out for its free training software. As shared data with running clubs.
COROS now offers a new Coach Program that allows you to email training advice to your team for free, as long as you have a COROS Training Hub account. Suggested questions include, “If I was sick last week, what should I do this week?” or “Given my goals, how hard should I train?”
COROS emphasized that the three coaches don’t create customized training plans or individual workouts, but it’s sure to be a lot of work. intention Shows pre-made training plans or official workouts that work best for you, based on your logged COROS workout data.
Coaches include those who have trained “25+ national champions in the sports of track, XC, triathlon and cycling,” 2:29 marathoners, and “exercise physiologists with a background in strength and conditioning coaching.” included. So whether your question focuses on training, pace, or recovery, you should get professional-quality answers.
Derek Dalzell, Senior Manager of Consumer Education at COROS, said: “There is no better service for users than giving his one-on-one coaching advice based on your own data.”
Personal coaching is the missing link in running watches
This news made me want to put on the COROS APEX 2 again and start generating data for these coaches to analyze. I’m not sure how detailed the COROS coaches’ answers are, but I trust their advice more than the typical algorithm-generated training records that running watches usually provide.
Not what the brand usually offers. Fitbit used to offer his Fitbit Coach upgrade to Fitbit Premium for $45 a month, but eventually discontinued the service. There are no other alternatives specifically paired with fitness brands.
Fitbit and Garmin provide workout recommendations generated from your data. Garmin also has its own AI “coach” and training plans to follow to help you become a better runner. But you can only take the algorithm at face value, and you can’t always take into account unexpected obstacles such as injuries, and you’ll have to work harder than you should.
Some newer Garmin watches can consider the upcoming race when generating workout suggestions, but those with older watches will have to figure it out for themselves. , these recommendations are not aspirational and focus only on your current fitness level.
Of course, that also applies to COROS’ algorithms. But the option to sporadically “check in” with a running coach for advice during key moments of training and recovery is a really nice perk for runners who don’t have a good coaching or running club nearby.
That’s why I want you to pay attention to other brands! Now that Fitbit has cut so many services, finding a way to make basic real-life coaching available to premium users again is a great perk to keep customers happy. Garmin also already offers Garmin Coach plans based on real coach advice. Add a consultation option and its hardcore user base will be very happy.
This running watch features a titanium frame, numerous health sensors, enough music storage for massive running playlists, multiple satellite systems to track your progress at once, great battery life, and COROS features such as training load and race prediction. Features EvoLab running metrics.
