Is this a medical app?
No. Heart rate tells us about effort and recovery, not health — no conclusions about the heart or blood pressure, and nothing here is medical advice.
Why do newcomers get a different version?
Doing far too much in the first weeks is a known risk in high-intensity training, and group energy makes it easy. So newcomers start with fewer rounds and reps on the heavy stations, and their volume grows step by step. On screen it’s simply “your version” — nobody stands out.
Who decides the scaling?
The coach. Round Connect suggests options from each person’s profile; adaptations after a birth, an injury or a referral are set by the coach or a specialist, and the system brings them to every class.
What do members share?
First time, how they feel today, and notes such as “shoulder” or “back” — ongoing or just for today. We never ask about medication or diagnoses. The reason is never shown on the shared screen.
My heart rate doesn’t reflect my effort.
Tell your coach or tick it in the app. Your tile will then follow an effort scale — how hard it feels — instead of heart-rate colours.
Can Round Connect see bad technique?
No. Heart rate shows effort and recovery, not technique. Round Connect only tells the coach where to look.
Which straps and machines work?
Heart-rate straps from any maker using standard Bluetooth or ANT+, including the ones already in your gym. Rowers and ski ergs that broadcast their data.
What about outdoor bootcamps?
The coach’s phone receives the straps, signals come to their watch (in development), and on hot days there’s a heat version of the class: shorter intervals, longer rests, water.
Does it work for older groups?
Yes. Big tiles with a large colour and few numbers, an effort scale where heart rate doesn’t fit, and options from each person’s profile in the coach’s brief.
Can members train in the zone without a coach?
After an intro session, and where your insurer agrees.
Is there a leaderboard?
No. Everyone works against their own last time, not against the person next to them.
We run a fixed-format franchise class.
Then signals can go only to the coach and the member app, with nothing added to your screens.