Why?

This is a great way of logging workouts without having to log in to Ugomo, and Twitter has great mobile support and plenty of 3rd party applications.

Details...

If you don't have a Ugomo account we will create one for you when you log your first workout through Twitter. If you have an existing Ugomo account (sign up here), you need to map it to your Twitter account (you can do that here after logging in).

After your workout is created on Ugomo, we will send an @reply to you with the url for the workout. Note that it may take a few minutes after you send your twitter message until your workout is created.

Workout logging message format

The format for logging workouts is:

SPORT DATE TIME DISTANCE HEARTRATE NOTE @ugomo

where:

SPORT (required) is one of #run #bike #swim #walk #elliptical #aerobics #row #xcski #yoga #other
Other formats that work are #ran #running #biked #biking etc

DATE (optional) is either on the format yyyy-mm-dd (example: 2009-01-30) or mm/dd/yyyy (example: 01/30/2009). If no date is given, current date will be used.

TIME (optional) is either on the shorthand format hh:mm:ss (example: 00:30:00) or spelled out like 1 hour or 30 min or 2 hours 5 min 20 sec

DISTANCE (optional) is on the format distance+unit
Valid units are: km, kilometers, mi, miles, m, meters, yds, yards (example: 5.0km or 5200yds)

HEARTRATE (optional) is on the format heartrate+bpm
(example: 165bpm)

NOTE (optional) can be anything... (example: Short run around the block)

Note that all inputs are case insensitive (#Run == #run == #RUN), and number of spaces is not important (10km == 10 km)

Also note that the order of the different parts (time, distance etc) is not important, except that the tweet needs to start with a valid sport tag and contain a reference to @ugomo.

Some examples

#Run 2009-01-30 00:45:00 10km 160bpm Tempo run @ugomo Ok

#Bike 2 hours 35miles @ugomo Ok

#Swim 01/30/2009 1hr 15min 4000m Morning swim @ugomo Ok

#runn 1hr @ugomo Error, sport misspelled (sport is required)

Swim 1hr 15min 4000m Morning swim @ugomo Error, missing #

@ugomo #biking 1hr Error, not starting with sport tag

Weight logging message format

The format for logging weight is:

#weight WEIGHT DATE NOTE @ugomo

where:

WEIGHT (required) is on the format weight+unit
Valid units are: kg, kgs, kilo, kilos, kilogram, kilograms, lb, lbs, pound, pounds (example: 75kg or 170.5lbs)

DATE (optional) is either on the format yyyy-mm-dd (example: 2009-01-30) or mm/dd/yyyy (example: 01/30/2009). If no date is given, current date will be used.

NOTE (optional) can be anything... (example: Finally hit my goal weight!)

Note that all inputs are case insensitive (#Weight == #weight == #WEIGHT), and number of spaces is not important (75kg == 75 kg)

Also note that the order of the different parts (weight, note etc) is not important, except that the tweet needs to start with a #weight and contain a reference to @ugomo.

Some examples

#Weight 75 kg @ugomo Ok

#weight 175 pounds @ugomo Ok

#weight 175 lbs Yes, finally! @ugomo Ok

#weight Yes, finally at 175 lbs @ugomo Ok

175 lbs @ugomo Error, missing #weight

@ugomo #weight 175lbs Error, not starting with #weight

#weight 175 @ugomo Error, missing weight unit

Autopost your workouts to Twitter

Ugomo can autopost your workouts to your Twitter account. Once you have linked your Ugomo account to your Twitter account, you can opt in to autopost your logged workouts.

The resulting Twitter message will look something like this:

Biked 10 km, 30 minutes Really nice ride http://ugomo.com/workout/...

Problems or questions?

This functionality is new and will likely be a little rough around the edges. If you notice any problems or have any questions, feel free to contact us here, or report the problem or feature request on our feedback forum.

Happy tweeting!