gtFtr

I just tweaked the code to track another muscle wrenching, 6 pack building exercise (also much favored by the Army it seems) - sit ups.

Like pushups the format is really simple

@gtFtr situps 3 sets 12 reps

Now I'm thinking that both situps (and maybe pushups as well) probably need a couple more parameters such as style (flat or incline, straight curl or cross over) - what do you think? Don't be shy... comment here or contact us.

Everyone loves to do pushups, even the Army. You should as well.

Now you can track them with gtFtr

Send a message like this

@gtFtr pushups 2 sets 15 reps

(obviously put in the much more impressive numbers you get for sets and repetitions) and our little robot will even try and calculate the total for you (sets x reps)

Want us to capture more information, or track a different exercise? Just contact us.

If you want to track sessions on the Elliptical use the following format

@gtFtr Elliptical FB Lvl 5 1.3 miles 195 Cals HR 137 22 mins Speed 3.5 Watts 60 #Wow that was average

• Elliptical - this tells us what the exercise is
• FB - it's the program on my Nautilus called "Fat Burner". Also supports "CB" (Calorie Burner) and "Heart" (Heart Rate Training) (If you use a different program or want to filter differently just let me know and I'll add them to the parser)
• Lvl 5 - the average level that you completed this session at (Lvl or Level are both okay)
• 1.3 miles - how far did I go. We understand "Dist 1.3", "1.3 miles" or "1.3 km" but the units don't actually matter (please keep them consistent for now. Conversions may come later but not yet)
• 195 Cals - how many calories did I burn. (Cals, Cal or Calories are all acceptable)
• HR 137 - average heart rate during the session
• 22 mins - how long was I pounding away for. "Time 22", "22 mins" are both acceptable. At the moment only in minutes please.
• Speed 3.5 - What was your average speed. You can add "mph" or "kph" depending on what measurement you prefer
• Watts 60 - How many watts were you burning on average.
• # wow - anything after the # (pound/hash) is treated as a comment

In most cases the order the parameters appear in isn't important, and with thing like calories and HR you can put the letters before or after the numbers. It's important however that you don't add random parameters, or put in the name of a parameter but don't give the value. Oh, and spaces between everything please ;)