NURVV - Run Insole Activity Tracker GPS (Large) (US Women's 10-11.5/ Men's 9-10.5) - Gray

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• Rated 4 out of 5 stars

  Great running tech

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  THE BREAKDOWN: If you love tech like I do this product will really round out your arsenal. I am a part-time runner and have ran a marathon and several mini/half marathons. I have gadgets galore! When this product became available I was looking forward to testing this one out. What is Nurvv insole trackers? Well, Nurvv’s smart insoles are suppose to help you run more efficiently and make it easier to monitor your running health. Some of these metrics that are tracked are: Cadence (steps per min), Step Length (distance between each foot strike), Footstrike (forefoot, mid or heal), pronation and balance. Some of the other stats you get are pace, distance and route map. Nurvv keeps track of your runs and uses the data to give you Running Health (more on that later). The insoles have a left and right each with 16 precision pressure sensors. These sensors capture information at the rate of 1,000 times per second with pressure mapping where foot touches the ground. The tracking units themselves (this is where the GPS and Bluetooth are) clip onto the out lip of your shoe. It attaches with a metal hook and some Velcro. The weight of the trackers add around 22g each and the insoles which total around 70g per shoe. The trackers themselves are IPX7 rated. From my testing the insoles themselves survived through 40+ miles over 2 weeks and a few of those runs where in the rain and I felt as if the rain had no effect on the insoles or trackers. The insoles I felt were a little difficult to fit into my shoes. I also want to note that over time the clip that hold the trackers on the side of the shoe kept getting harder and harder to fit. The reason was because the metal clip expanded and it doesn’t go back either, I ended up using the extra rubber pieces that came in the package. The trackers were also a little difficult to place on holder and get off. Both trackers have power buttons on the inside and I personally thought that it was difficult to turn on when the tracker was mounted on the shoe clip. The initial setup was fairly easy, you just follow the instructions on your phone and is pretty straight forward. Once the app is up and running it takes 30 seconds or so to prepare before you can run. So, if your inpatient like me this will be irritating. If you have lots of running gear like I do you get used to certain features such as heart rate. Well, with this there is no heart rate connectivity with that said there is no heart rate zone training. While running you get you can see your foot strike and cadence and after you finish a mile you get your splits. Running health/ training load score monitors your load over time. It then gives the recommended mileage for the next seven days so as to minimize your injury risk. One last note is the battery life is as promised, right at 5 hours. PRO’s: -Indoor Tracking mode -Phone-free tracking -Shares data with garmin and apple devices -Save poling rate, key binds and up to 5 CPI’s directly on the mouse -Customizable lighting -IP67 rated construction -Bluetooth connectivity CON’s: -Soles were difficult to fit properly -No heart rate -Short battery life -Hight cost SUMMARY: Overall, I love new tech and I would recommend this to a friend if they are in the market for device like this.

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  This review is from NURVV - Run Insole Activity Tracker GPS (Medium) (US Women's 8.5-9.5/ Men's 7.5-8.5) - Gray

  Posted 5 years ago by Ohanaman

• Rated 4 out of 5 stars

  A great addition to your running gear

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  After using this, be ready for an overload of information about your running technique with those new trackers. You will add metrics about your cadence, step length, pronation, balance, and footstrike that before were out of sight or just reserved to specialty shoe shops or athletic laboratories. Putting perspective to my comments: I love to run and I already use technology while running: gps, distance, pace, heartbeat with my several garmin devices. I am not trying to beat any record but I intend to keep myself in good shape and avoid injuries. I am definitively not a professional athlete or an Olympic runner but an almost 50 y-o guy that enjoys running and each year does a couple of Marathons (in the 4 hrs range) and some half marathons. My first impression: for a new shopper, those trackers are better once at home, or in your shoes, than the sense you could have from shopping around and doing your research on the web before purchase. I imagine, for such high-value investment, you are going to do some research and I found that the overview of features in the manufacturer web has a too high learning curve that difficult your educated purchase. While the information is overwhelming (hours of videos) the summary description of key features that could do the difference for a potential quick purchasing decision is lacking. The most relevant: 1.- Size: Perhaps the most important decision before you do the purchase, in my case because I am a 10.5, between two sizes, I was hesitant about the right size/model to buy. As a runner, you know also that depending on the model and brand the size of your shoe insole could vary. I don't need to stress how important is the perfect fit when you plan to run for 4 hrs. Most of the time, for orthopedic running insoles you tailor them to your shoe but in this case, you don't tailor the insole by cutting down the excess you should go with the size of the shoe and if you are between sizes go for the smaller. 2.- Weight: no worries you are adding 5 oz (x2) to your favorite running shoes and this is negligible. In some cases, by changing the model in the same brand you are already adding more weight than that. 3.- Overall Fit for insoles: The NURVV insoles are introduced in your shoe between the shoe and your regular insole. This is a key element that explains why you don't need to fit exactly the size and why you can still run with your regular insoles (or your orthopedic models if you have one). 4.- Overall Fit for the trackers: they go placed on the external sidewall of your running shoes and secured in the inner wall by a clip. No matter what is your footstrike you will not sense at all that they are there. Overall I can confirm that more than 50 miles later installed in my running shoes I didn't notice them and I had not a single blister or mark produced by the NURVV. In your box, you will receive the charging cable, the insoles, and the trackers, what I found missing is a basic starting setup manual "How to.." guide. This process would be easier if the manufacturer decides to include one. Until that is happening, I will recommend the new user follow the basic steps in this order (that will save you some valuable time that I spent): download the app before you activate your trackers, create your user account, activate the trackers to be recognized by your Bluetooth and, connected to the power cable, proceed with the last firmware update (could not make sense, while the trackers would already be fully charged but this is the defined procedure for a correct software update) only after doing it you could proceed with installing the insoles and the trackers in your running shoes because after activation they will be able to link to the GPS and to your phone at the same time. Installing the insoles is really easy and will not take more than5 minutes per shoe. Most probably you will install it in your dedicated running shoes so you don't need to move from one to the other, but if this is the case that will not be a complicated process. Once installed the rest is just running and data gathering. You need to run up to three times to have most of your complex statistics, individual runs just produce basic reports on Cadence, step length, pronation, food strike, training load, and calories. Some feedback after 8 runs: 1.- The Battery up to now has a life of 4 hrs 30 m without recharging. This is good for most of the runs, including a full marathon. 2.- The insoles use an ANT+ technology that makes them easy to link with your other devices, like your garmin watch. 3.- You can run with or without a phone. I found however that launching the run start from the phone gives you better visibility than doing it from the tracker itself. 4.- It will not be evident until 2 or 3 runs but the lights in the trackers are key to understand the level of connectivity to your phone (Bluetooth) and to the gps. At least three different combinations of colors and intermittency are describing multiple errors and dis-adjustments. I wish that the app could serve to report it using basic English. 5.- It will take some time to dig in the data and see the potential use of it. Due to Covid, I only have been able to run in out of season mode so most of the reports are pointing about bad cadence and low training load, while is true in my case, I am not sure how the reference values will change over the time and for a data geek like me, this is exciting. 6.- Once your run is over, the trackers turn-off automatically. Finally, the app. Easy to access and install, I never had any single problem or malfunction. I think that is great, notably for reporting, presenting, and understanding your data and training. I think however that due to some limited functions during the race, it will probably make you (as to me) to use this one at the same time that you use other more elaborated running app. I like to have regular reporting about my pace and speed and this app only report distance. I like also the possibility to tailor my reporting, the recurrence of notifications, or the time for a delaying start, currently the app only allows you to select units of measurement (metric or imperial) and gives you 3 sec. as delay start. No integration between the app and your music reader. As I said before this is a great investment if you are a curious runner that uses technology to protect against injuries and or look to improve his/her running skills. The product is better than what could be perceived in first research and the investment is worth it. I hope the manufacturer considers to invest some time and money in developing forward the app and helping the new buyers with more easy key info availability like more detailed specs on the web.

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  This review is from NURVV - Run Insole Activity Tracker GPS (Medium) (US Women's 8.5-9.5/ Men's 7.5-8.5) - Gray

  Posted 5 years ago by Luis

• Rated 4 out of 5 stars

  it's okay

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  I pretty much had an understanding of how my feet behave during a run, but bought this just to get more feedback. The GPS on this seems weaker than my watch or phone (and I don't want to hold my foot up in the air to help it connect like a weirdo), so it takes some time for it to connect sometimes. I'd probably like it better if I just used one or two shoes to train, but I have a running shoe armada and only use this every once in a while.

  This review is from NURVV - Run Insole Activity Tracker GPS (Small) (US Women's 7-8/Men's 6-7) - Gray

  Posted 9 months ago by Dongsoo