You do not have to press anything before a warm-up. The screenless band listens to your pulse from the wrist all the time — and works out on its own when real load has started. But you always have the manual route too. Let us look at both.

Two ways: by hand and by itself

By hand. You open the app, start a workout, pick the type — and tri records everything from the first minute to the last. Handy when you know in advance that you are going for a run or to the gym.

By itself. Sometimes you simply went out for a brisk walk or got drawn into a ball game — and forgot about the app. No problem. If your heart rate stays high and steady for about fifteen minutes, the band decides: this is not fidgeting, this is load. A suggested workout then appears in the app — already with an approximate time and heart rate, and all you have to do is take a look.

Why it is worth setting the type

Calories are not one number for everyone. The same heart rate while swimming and while lifting spends energy differently. When you tell the band what exactly you were doing, the calculation gets closer to the truth.

  • Said “running” — we count it as running.
  • Said “yoga” or “strength” — we count it differently.
  • Said nothing — tri will estimate from heart rate, but a little more roughly.

A couple of seconds to pick the type, and the numbers in the app stop lying in the details.

What to do with a suggested workout

It arrives as a hint, not an order. You decide:

  1. Confirm — if it really was a workout. Add the type, adjust the time if you like, and it joins your history as a real one.
  2. Dismiss — if the band got it wrong. It happens: a hot commute, a tense meeting, a long climb up the stairs. Dismiss it and the entry is gone, nothing is spoiled.

Do not worry if tri sometimes suggests something extra or misses something. A live pulse is a noisy thing. Look at how your week adds up, not at one random workout.

tri helps you notice load and look after yourself, but it does not diagnose and does not replace a doctor. If something worries you, see a specialist.