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Exporting data from Hoolan

If you're tracking your sessions on a Garmin watch, the options for exporting your data from Hoolan are different, depending on whether you have an iPhone or Android phone:

1. Export directly from Hoolan - iPhone only

  • Export your sessions directly to Strava

  • Download your GPX and FIT files


2. Export via Garmin Connect - iPhone and Android

  • Connect Garmin Connect to Strava and other compatible apps

  • Download your GPX and FIT files

Strava

1. Export directly from Hoolan - iPhone only

STRAVA EXPORT:

Connect your Hoolan and Strava accounts, then export your Hoolan sessions directly to Strava.

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​​Step 1 - Connect your accounts:


In the Hoolan phone app, go to:

Profile > Settings > Account > Integrations > Strava

Follow the instructions to link your accounts.

Connect your Hoolan and Strava accounts to set up a direct export of your wind and watersports sessions.

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Step 2 - Export your session

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Select the session you'd like to export. From the session details screen, tap the '...' menu in the top right.

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Select:

Export > Send to Strava

Export your sessions to Strava from Hoolan
GPX

GPX & FIT FILE EXPORT:

Select the session you'd like to export. From the session details screen, tap the '...' menu in the top right.

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Select:


Export > GPX file or FIT file
 

Select your preferred way to transfer/ save your file. 

Free GPX and FIT file export from the Hoolan iPhone app

2. Export via Garmin Connect - iPhone & Android
 

If you record your Hoolan sessions using your Garmin watch, your sessions are automatically synced to Garmin Connect.

From Garmin Connect, you have two options for getting your sessions into other apps:

CONNECT TO OTHER APPS

Garmin Connect can be connected to apps such as Strava and other compatible services. Once your accounts are connected, new activities uploaded to Garmin Connect can automatically sync to the connected app.

 

For example, to connect Garmin Connect to Strava:
 

  1. Open the Strava app or website.

  2. Go to Settings > Connect an App / Link Other Services.

  3. Select Garmin Connect.

  4. Sign in to your Garmin account and allow the requested permissions.

  5. Your future Hoolan sessions uploaded to Garmin Connect will then automatically appear in Strava.
     


DOWNLOAD A GPX OR FIT FILE


You can download an individual Hoolan session from Garmin Connect as a GPX or FIT file and manually upload it to another compatible app or website.
 

  1. Open Garmin Connect in a web browser on your computer and sign in.

  2. Go to Activities > All Activities.

  3. Select the Hoolan session you want to download.

  4. Click the Settings (gear) icon in the top-right corner of the activity page.

  5. Choose the file format you want to download:
    For GPX: Select Export to GPX. The GPX file will download to your computer.
    For FIT: Select Export Original (or Export File, if that is the label displayed). If the file downloads as a ZIP archive, extract it to access the original .fit file.

  6. Upload the downloaded GPX or FIT file to another app or website that supports that format.

 

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GPX is suitable for transferring GPS tracks. FIT is the widely accepted choice if you want to participate in external leaderboards as it can't be easily tampered with, plus it includes more information, such as watch model.

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