ViRun Pod aka Virtual Running Pod is a unique application that act your smartphone as running pod. Very suitable for use when walking/running on a treadmill to take your indoor workout to the next level. The application using dual-sensing sensor (accelerometer and physical activity sensor) to measurements walking/jogging/running data and sends them over the Bluetooth Low Energy to fitness application like Zwift, etc.

🏃‍♂️ How It Works

ViRun Pod use smartphone internal accelerometer and physical activity sensor that measures torso movement to calculate these total steps, speed, cadence, and stride length, and then broadcast calculated running speed and cadence data over BLE (your smartphone act as bluetooth peripheral/central device). Use it as a Running Pod and pair it with fitness application like Zwift on your computer or other smartphone.

🏃‍♂️ Using ViRun Pod

For best results, put your phone in running pants pocket, an arm band or take it in your hand.

🏃‍♂️ Use Case

Is it suitable for your walking/running? Absolutely YES, if:
* You are running hobbies
* You don’t have access to a smart treadmill
* You are fitness application user like Zwift
* You don’t have real running pod device
* You are a runner to make indoor running fun again
* You don’t have smartwatch with virtual run features
* You are a beginner runner that care with indoor workout to the next level
* You don’t have heartrate sensor with running dynamics features

🏃‍♂️ How to Use

* Enable bluetooth
* Open ViRun Pod
* Approve permissions (if requested)
* Complete setup like gender and height (if requested)
* Press start button (the RSC service is now live)
* Open fitness application like Zwift on your computer or other smartphone
* Scan for speed/cad sensor & pair it (should be phone name [number])
* Run

🔋 Battery

Please do not restrict background activity and disable battery saver for the app, the app need run as background activity in working perfectly.

📣 Important to Zwift User (Windows)

If you get disconnected regularly with ViRun Pod, it’s because you are using built-in bluetooth and direct connection (default in Zwift). In this situation, you must use the Zwift Companion app on a second phone to connect with ViRun Pod.

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