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TrainingPeaks Virtual Connect Apple Watch Heart Rate using Echo HR app

Broadcasting heart rate (HR) data from your Apple Watch to TrainingPeaks Virtual (Virtual) requires using an external app, such as the Echo Heart Rate app, as a bridge, since the Apple Watch cannot broadcast HR via Bluetooth directly.

Connect ECHO and Virtual

  1. Download the ECHO app from the App Store onto both your iPhone and your Apple Watch

  2. Open the ECHO app on iPhone and tap to set up

  3. ECHO will prompt to select Target. For TrainingPeaksVirtual, scroll down and choose the All Other Gear option. Press Connect to Bluetooth and manually type in “TrainingPeaksVirtual”

    • The warning informs that Echo cannot broadcast to a training app running on the same iPhone. You must run TrainingPeaks Virtual on a separate device (e.g., Mac, PC, or tablet) 

  4. Grant Permissions: allow ECHO access to your Apple Health data when prompted. 

    • You can also grant permissions from your Apple Watch

  5. On your phone, tap to enable Bluetooth if prompted

  6. Once Bluetooth is enabled, tap to start in the ECHO app

  7. Pair in Virtual
    • Open the Virtual app, go to Pairing Equipment

    • ECHO HR should be visible (it should locate the ECHO signal) just like any other Bluetooth HRM device

  8. Once connected, click OK and start your session

    • Begin your workout in Virtual, and the HR data from your Apple Watch will be received via the ECHO app

Please note: 

  • Same device limitation: Echo cannot broadcast to a training app running on the same iPhone. You must run TrainingPeaks Virtual on a separate device (e.g., Mac, PC, or tablet).