WeCoach, which has warmed up for several months, finally came to our evaluation room. Today, the author will analyze how WeCoach provides users with a freer, cheaper and real-time personalized solution outside the gym; How to build a personal intelligence coach who can speak; How to build a muscular man.
Specifications
Aviation grade aluminum metal integrated molding, anodized surface; Diameter 42mm, thickness 8.4mm
Two long and two short, four LED lights display, support Bluetooth 4.0, not waterproof temporarily
Built in 9-axis sensor, adopting attitude calculation algorithm used by unmanned helicopter
Built in battery, officially claimed to last 30 days (based on one hour of daily exercise)
Dumbbell special silicone ring, large size magic arm strap
Packaging and appearance
▲ Traditional square packing box. The surface of the outer box is made of white leather paper, which not only feels good, but also looks high-end and luxurious, improving the product grade.
▲ The word "WeCoach Shape yourself" is printed on the front, and the logo of Craftsman Technology is on the top.
▲ The back is the basic information of products and craftsmanship technology.
▲ Open the package and you can see WeCoach. The black body is particularly conspicuous with the white support.
▲ Buckle up the support, and the contents of the second layer of the box will be more abundant. In addition to Micro USB charging cable, dumbbell silicone adapter, magic arm strap, mobile phone bracket, activation pin, storage bag and product manual.
▲ The material at both ends of the Micro USB charging line is very hard, and it is plastic by visual inspection. Is this length too short?
▲ Place WeCoach on the upper end of dumbbell adapter.
▲ There is a cylindrical notch at the lower end, which can not only connect the dumbbell arm but also facilitate the user to "push" out of WeCoach.
Placement effect
▲ Crafts Technology has made many innovations on the armband. The full-size velcro is suitable for more people.
▲ There are two buckles at the right end to refresh the size adjustment range again.
▲ Craftsmanship Technology has abandoned the traditional claw design on the hard surface of Velcro and replaced it with rows of small bumps. Although the adhesive force is not as big as the traditional one, the adhesive effect can also meet daily use, and the current style is very fresh and clean, and will not stick wool.
▲ Unfortunately, there are some small problems in the details of the armband, such as the thread heads distributed everywhere, and the size of the armband may be too long for the thin and weak girls.
Wearing effect
▲ The mobile phone bracket is an aluminum alloy with an evil smile on it. The disadvantage of the mobile phone bracket is that it can not support the large screen mobile phone. Because the large screen mobile phone (basically more than 5 inches) is placed on the bracket with a lower center of gravity, and the bracket itself is too small.
▲ The activation needle is embedded on a piece of cardboard, which is printed with a WeCoach sectional view outlined by geometric lines, revealing a sense of technology.
▲ Finally, there is a gray storage bag. It is made of flannelette and feels good. The word WeCoach is printed on the front, but it is easy to be worn after actual measurement.
▲ Both ends of the sealing rope of the storage bag are thermally treated.
WeCoach body
▲ The whole body of WeCoach is black, slightly low-key. Officially, it is an aviation grade aluminum Unibody with integrally formed anodized surface, but it feels cool to the touch and feels great. There are two long and two short LED lights on the front. All interactions on the fuselage are completed by these four LED lights.
▲ Some product information is printed on the back, which is slightly smaller than the front. The gap between the upper and lower parts can be clearly seen from the back.
▲ From the side, there is a shiny metal ring near the front, which increases the metal texture of the whole product.
▲ The whole side is curved. There is also an activation hole on the side, which is also the restart button.
▲ Micro USB charging interface is placed on the side, which is also the direct reason why WeCoach cannot be waterproof.
Wearing effect
Dumbbell effect picture (the picture is from the Internet)
Upper arm wearing effect
Software APP
WeCoach's own interaction only lights up, and even the vibration function is ignored. In addition to checking the connection status and power condition, all other exercise functions are completed through software.
▲ Scan the QR code on the manual to download the APP. Now there is only iOS version, and Android users need to wait for some time.
▲ There is a boot operation when entering the software for the first time to help users become familiar with the APP.
▲ Register an account to facilitate the cloud storage of users' exercise data. Only the email registration method is provided, and the password does not support special symbols. The whole software interface is mainly white, but the login and registration pages are blue, which is a bit inconsistent.
▲ The home page of the software is a beginner exercise plan. Click "START", and the software will enter a 5-second countdown. In this process, the APP will automatically connect to WeCoach. It is worth noting that the WeCoach must be shaken to keep the WeCoach LED flashing blue when connecting.
▲ To enter the exercise page, the first step is to voice the sports of the exercise plan. For each exercise project, there is a dynamic picture demonstration. If there is any action error or irregularity during the exercise, the software will give voice prompt in time to help users correct the error.
▲ On the exercise page, you can directly view the current exercise time, exercise progress, voice broadcast, Bluetooth connection status and understand the action details.
▲ WeCoach describes each action in detail. Anaerobic exercise must be standard, otherwise it is easy to strain and cause muscle strain. (The WeCoach action library contains 18 actions, and only one group of actions is used as an example)
▲ The software also supports the pause function. Click the blank part of the page to pause the exercise. You can also view the current sports items and the next sports items on the pause page.
What is commendable is that WeCoach has optimized every action, and the action requirements are very standard. At this time, the 9-axis sensor shows its powerful charm. Taking the horizontal push as an example, the movement amplitude is too small, the movement route jitter amplitude is large, and WeCoach does not count the non-standard movements such as horizontal placing and moving too fast.
▲ There is a 30 second rest time after completing each action. You can also click to shorten the rest time. Every time you exit the APP interface, the software will automatically disconnect the Bluetooth, which is very power-saving. I believe this is also the key to WeCoach's 30 day endurance.
▲ After completing each exercise plan, you can not only view the action analysis, but also share your "achievements".
▲ WeCoach has 11 kinds of sports programs for beginners, intermediate, women and families.
▲ It also supports personalized customization and manual addition of personal plans.
There are 18 built-in actions in the APP. Click each action, and there will be corresponding animations and text instructions.
▲ You can view weekly, monthly and yearly exercise on the history page.
▲ In order to improve the accuracy of software recommendations, personal information can be set.
summary
advantage
The built-in 9-axis sensor adopts the attitude calculation algorithm used by the unmanned helicopter, and the measurement is accurate.
Anodized surface, good weather resistance, strong metal texture.
Bluetooth 4.0, low power consumption, smart connection/disconnection, more power saving.
Focus on anaerobic exercise and create a personal fitness trainer.
In the process of exercise, voice prompts to correct non-standard actions in time.
shortcoming
Waterproofing is not supported.
If you exit the software interface directly, a probabilistic connection error will occur. (It may also be the stability decline caused by the device jailbreak. The real reason is unknown.)
The step recording function is not supported, and the algorithm is too rigorous. Many non-standard actions cannot be recognized by WeCoach.
At this stage, the equipment sports still remain in dumbbells, and the non equipment sports are still improving 。
Large screen mobile phones, iPads and other devices cannot use mobile phone holders.
Product details are not perfect, such as arm belt thread head.
Notch、Moov， Similar products like Zepp tell us the development trend of the next generation of sports tracking products of "personal fitness trainer". However, the types of sports of these products are different. Although WeCoach claimed to be a fitness intelligent product focusing on dumbbell sports during the crowdfunding period, according to the market feedback, WeCoach has finally positioned itself as a personal intelligent coach. The addition of squats, push ups and other movements makes this clear. However, we are specialized in sports. It seems that WeCoach has great limitations in other equipment training programs. Perhaps for a non sports enthusiast, the biggest regret is that it does not support the step recording function. The current price of WeCoach is 299 (fan price), which can be ordered directly on the official website.
