Video tutorial
Step #1: After downloading SPH from the Store, create a new account if you don't have one yet | ![]() |
From the initial screen, to register a new account, the specific item must be selected.
In the window that is displayed, the athlete's personal data such as name, surname, gender and other information are requested. Pay attention to the date of birth, weight and height that are entered, as these data will be subsequently used for some calculations and customisations present in the app.
Then, you are asked to add a profile picture, which can be taken at that time or selected among those that are already present in the phone.
Finally, you just have to enter your e-mail address and password, which will be your access credentials, and press the button to save all the data. Once the procedure has been concluded, a message will remind you to activate your account by means of the e-mail sent to the address that had been previously provided; otherwise, registration cannot be completed.
Step #2: FACEBOOK Login | ![]() |
With SPH besides the email login you can access the application via your facebook account. In this way all their personal data and profile photo will be automatically filled.
Step #3: Now that you are ready, you can start a training | ![]() |
From the main screen, a training session can be started at any time in Free mode by simply pressing the START button. The countdown gives the user time to get ready. Then, the user can set off.
In the centre of the tachymeter, the recorded measurements are displayed, while on the top right corner, the signals from the GPS and any other devices connected (for example, the heart rate monitor) are displayed. Once the GPS has been coupled, the indicator turns blue and the map is positioned on the current coordinates.
The screen is automatically locked in order to avoid enabling undesired controls. To unlock it, slide the indicator towards one of both sides.
Recording stops by pressing the stop button twice. Then, the screen shows a summary containing the final statistics of the session that has just been completed, whereas at the bottom, there are buttons to delete the session or to save it.
Another alternative involves choosing the type of session among those that are available, each of which has a particular feature (e.g., limit on distance or on time). For some of these types, additional information is requested about the thresholds to be observed as well as about the equipment being used. Then, the user is ready to set off.
By clicking on the arrows in the centre of the tachymeter, you can slide the fields. While by clicking on the blue area, you can lock rotation, keeping the desired information steady. From the history, you can access the sessions that have been previously saved. In addition, you can hold down one of these sessions in order to delete it or share it with another user.
Step #4: Would you like to check your condition? Execute or insert a test | ![]() |
The creation of a new test begins with its configuration, during which all the parameters that are necessary to define it and to guide the recording system are set. Once it has been created, if the Execute mode has been selected, you will be able to activate it just as it happens for the training sessions. Also in this case, the countdown gives you time to get ready. To stop it, press the stop button twice after having unlocked the screen. If at least four samples were not completed in the meanwhile, the test will not be saved.
As an alternative to execution, the Insertion mode is also available. It is particularly convenient when you want to reuse a test that was executed before without the app. From the samples screen, you can insert the recordings that are available, whereas the configuration provides any other necessary information.
Once a test has been executed or inserted, it can be re-analysed by selecting it from the list.
The detail screen shows the individual samples that have been previously assessed, with the possibility of introducing changes. If the measurements relative to all the samples are present, a graphic summary can also be displayed.
In addition, the test measurements can be modified as long as the test is not locked by using the specific button. Once this procedure has been activated, no detail can be corrected or modified any longer.
Step #5: In order to train like a pro you will need a specific program! | ![]() |
Scheduling a training session begins by creating the patterns on which it will be supported.
The subsession model defines a single training block with specific characteristics. There are different types, and all of them are identified with a univocal name. 'Load' is used to define subsessions with power or heart rate thresholds that must be observed for the entire duration indicated. The second type is 'Recovery', which consists in a pause (stopped or slightly moving) recommended in order to rest at the end of a particularly intensive block. The last type is 'Free', which is similar to 'Load', but this time without any indication about the thresholds to be observed, thus giving the user the possibility of setting the rhythm considered to be more appropriate at that time.
Once the subsession models have been created, we move on to the session model, which is also identified with a univocal name and made up of a combination of the first ones. Notice that each single subsession can be modified at this time, perhaps reducing their duration, so that they are better integrated in the training session that is being defined.
Once the session model has also been completed, it just has to be scheduled in the calendar. Simply select it and indicate the foreseen execution date. When you want to execute it, no more than 12 hours before the foreseen time, you will be able to select it from the specific screen.
Step #6: If you use different bikes, create an equipment for each of them! | ![]() |
The equipment define the main characteristics of the instruments used by athletes during a training session. They are mainly useful to calculate the consumed power and other statistics in real time. To create one, you must go to the specific section and enter all the data that are requested. The essential information is the association between the equipment and an indoor test that has been previously performed and locked (i.e. not modifiable), so as to be able to select it from the relative menu. In addition, a name and other specific data for the current sport are requested. Once an equipment has been created, it can be modified, but only in its secondary data. In addition, you can enable and disable it in order to comply with limit of five equipments active at the same time, or identify it as the predetermined equipment. As soon as the equipment has been created, it will remain waiting to be completed. This is the reason why it is shown in grey. It will therefore be necessary to use it in order to conduct a new outdoor test, so as to give our system all the necessary information for its completion.
Step #7: Did you like a path you followed during a training? Save and reuse it | ![]() |
From the main screen, you can see the path section that shows the list of paths that are already available. In addition, new paths can be created from a training session that has been previously recorded. You simply have to select it and enter the name and sharing settings as requested.
By holding down one of the paths in the list, you can delete it or share it with another user.
Step #8: Do you have sensors communicating via ANT+ to be used with SPH? You can! | ![]() |
From the main screen, access the menu and then the settings in order to configure the system to fully exploit its functions connecting it to ANT+ sensors such as cadence sensors, power meters or heart rate monitors.
From the desired option, the ANT+ official support app will be opened (if it has been previously installed), which will start an automatic search for all the compatible sensors nearby. Once the correct one has been identified, it must be selected and renamed. As confirmation of the positive result, the app will indicate the active connection status proving that it is ready to use it.
Step #9: Are you using Bluetooth 4.0 (SMART) sensors? Use them with SPH | ![]() |
From the main screen, access the menu and then the settings in order to configure the system to fully exploit its functions connecting it to cadence sensors or heart rate monitors that use the Bluetooth SMART technology. Older devices based on the classical version are also supported.
Select the desired option. A window showing all the compatible sensors that are present nearby will be displayed. If it is empty, you will probably need to activate the Bluetooth on the telephone and then update the list. By selecting one specific sensor, we will activate pairing with the app, which during the recording phases will therefore try to connect to it and read from it the measurements obtained.