Connected evidence
Coach Alan keeps where a record came from, when it was observed and whether it was measured or reported. More data is not automatically better evidence.
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Optional, permission-led evidence and deliberate workout control. Health reads, completed-workout export and watch control remain separate choices; the phone app remains fully usable on its own.
Supported sleep, resting-heart-rate, heart-rate-variability, recovery and body measures can be read through HealthKit. Current values are compared only with the athlete’s own comparable history; missing or stale readings stay neutral. Eligible Coach Alan completions can be exported only after separate write permission.
Connected in the iOS betaSupported sleep, resting-heart-rate, heart-rate-variability, measurement and completed-workout records can be read through Health Connect. Personal-baseline interpretation is separate from optional export, which uses its own permission and stable duplicate protection.
Connected in the Android betaFollow the active guided workout, see real set targets and history, log results, run rests and control the session from a paired watch. The phone and watch update one canonical workout and share the same current daily state.
Private-beta companionUse the same guided workout on a paired Wear OS watch, including set logging, prescribed rest, pause and explicit next-exercise readiness. Pending actions retry without duplicating sets, and the watch receives the phone’s current readiness conclusion.
Private-beta companionOptional busy windows help the plan fit real life. Event titles, attendees, notes and locations are not imported.
Constraint onlyCheck-ins, confirmed workout matches, dated PBs, pain, availability and context remain clearly distinct from device-measured records.
Always labelledEvidence boundary
The athlete chooses the source and can disconnect it.
Source, time, method and reconciliation state stay attached while comparable history establishes the athlete’s own range.
Missing data stays neutral; a single metric does not act as diagnosis or authorise extra work.
Not connected directly
Coach Alan does not currently have a direct Garmin connection. If another app writes supported data into Apple Health or Health Connect, Coach Alan may receive that platform-level record subject to permissions—but it does not claim direct Garmin provenance unless a direct integration exists.
Review how access, missing records, private answers and connected coach conclusions are controlled.
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