Pulses App

About Pulses App

For coaches and fitness instructors, managing group training intensity is a constant challenge. You're left guessing who is working hard enough and who is coasting, leading to inconsistent results, potential overtraining, and missed opportunities for peak performance. Traditional heart rate monitoring solutions for groups are often prohibitively expensive, relying on bulky, proprietary hardware that's complex to set up and manage.

Pulses App solves this problem by transforming the Apple devices you already own into a powerful, real-time group heart rate monitoring system. Designed specifically for spinning classes, HIIT, Hyrox, and team sports, Pulses provides crystal-clear, live insight into every participant's effort level directly on your iPad, iPhone, or Mac. It works seamlessly with the Bluetooth heart rate bands or watches your athletes likely already use, eliminating the need for costly new hardware. Within seconds, you can start a session, track the entire group's live heart rates, and make on-the-fly adjustments to ensure optimal training intensity for everyone. After the session, review performance data to guide future programming. Pulses is the practical, affordable tool that gives coaches and gym owners unparalleled control over training load and session consistency, ensuring every minute of every workout counts.

Features of Pulses App

Live Group Heart Rate Overview

See the heart rates and effort zones of all connected athletes displayed simultaneously on a single, easy-to-read screen. This real-time dashboard allows you to instantly identify who is in the target zone, who needs to push harder, and who may be overexerting and requires recovery, all without interrupting the flow of the session.

Built-In Standardized Performance Tests

Conduct fitness assessments like the Beep Test and YoYo Test directly within the app. Pulses automates the entire process, playing the audio cues and recording results for up to 15 athletes simultaneously. This eliminates the need for manual timing and note-taking, saving time and ensuring accurate, consistently administered tests.

Broad Bluetooth Sensor Compatibility

Pulses works with the heart rate monitors your team already owns, supporting popular brands like Polar, Garmin, and Coospo. There is no need to invest in expensive, proprietary hardware. Athletes simply pair their own Bluetooth-compatible chest strap or watch to the app, making adoption seamless and cost-effective.

Post-Session Analysis and Data Sync

Review detailed performance data after every training session and test. All results are saved automatically and organized by athlete for easy tracking over time. For coaches wanting deeper analytics, Pulses can optionally sync session data directly into Athlete Analyzer for long-term planning and advanced performance monitoring.

Use Cases of Pulses App

Group Fitness Classes (HIIT, Spin, Bootcamp)

Instructors can visually display live class heart rate data, fostering a motivating, gamified environment. They can provide personalized, real-time cues to individuals based on their screen, ensuring the entire class trains at the correct, safe intensity to maximize calorie burn and cardiovascular improvement without risking burnout.

Team Sport Conditioning Sessions

Sports coaches can objectively monitor the conditioning load of their entire squad during drills and small-sided games. This allows for precise management of training volume, helps prevent non-contact injuries related to fatigue, and ensures every athlete is being pushed to the appropriate level for peak game-day preparedness.

Running Fitness Assessments for Teams

Physical education teachers and team coaches can efficiently administer standardized aerobic capacity tests like the Beep Test to large groups. Pulses automates the audio signals and records all results digitally, streamlining the testing process and providing immediate, organized data for team selection and fitness benchmarking.

Hyrox & Functional Fitness Competition Training

Coaches preparing athletes for high-intensity endurance competitions can use live heart rate monitoring to structure interval work and manage recovery. Seeing the entire team's data helps ensure training replicates race intensity, builds work capacity efficiently, and identifies when an athlete is not recovering adequately between intervals.

Frequently Asked Questions

What devices do I need to use Pulses App?

Coaches and instructors need an iPhone, iPad, or Mac to host the session and display the live group overview. Athletes only need their own Bluetooth-compatible heart rate monitor (chest strap or watch from brands like Polar or Garmin) to connect to the coach's device. An Android version for coaches is planned for release in Q1 2026.

Does Pulses require special or expensive hardware?

No. Pulses is designed to work without proprietary hardware. The app uses the Apple device you already own as the display and hub. Athletes use their own commercially available Bluetooth heart rate sensors, which most serious trainees already possess, making it a very cost-effective solution for teams and gyms.

How many athletes can I monitor in one session?

Pulses allows you to monitor a practical group size for most training environments. The built-in performance tests support up to 15 athletes simultaneously. For regular training sessions, the limit is based on stable Bluetooth connections, which is typically well-suited for standard class or team squad sizes.

Can I use the data for long-term athlete monitoring?

Yes. Pulses saves all session and test data automatically. For basic tracking, you can review historical data within Pulses. For advanced, long-term analysis and planning, you can optionally sync your Pulses data with the Athlete Analyzer platform, which is designed for periodization and in-depth performance trend analysis.