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myPotential

Getting Started with myPotential

After installing myPotential, complete the short setup flow. It introduces the app, asks for the permissions it needs, and takes you to your dashboard.

Begin setup

Open myPotential and tap Let's Start.

The myPotential welcome screen has a Let's Start button.
Open myPotential and tap Let's Start.

Read and acknowledge the important information

The next screen explains how myPotential uses heart-rate information and introduces the CHOP Exercise Program. Read the information, tick the acknowledgement, then tap I understand to continue.

The myPotential important information screen includes an acknowledgement that myPotential is not a medical device.
Read the important information before continuing.

Allow Health access

When iPhone asks for Health access, turn on the options myPotential shows, then tap Allow. This lets the app use the heart-rate information and workouts it needs during a session.

The iPhone Health Access screen asks permission for myPotential to access Heart Rate and Workouts.
Allow the Health options shown for myPotential.

Choose where to begin

Tell myPotential whether you are starting the programme fresh or have already begun it. If you have already started, choose the week and day that match your current place.

The myPotential screen asks whether the person has already started the programme.
Choose the option that matches where you are in the programme.

Confirm exercise clearance

Review the programme summary, answer the questions about beta blockers and exercise clearance, then tap I'm ready. If you are unsure how to answer, speak with your doctor before continuing.

The myPotential CHOP Exercise Program screen asks about beta blockers and whether a doctor has cleared the person for exercise.
Confirm the details shown before entering the dashboard.

You are ready for the dashboard

Setup finishes on the dashboard. It shows today's session, the day in your week, and the Start button when you are ready to begin.

The myPotential dashboard shows today's Cardio Base Pace session and a Start button.
Your dashboard is where you will find each day's session.

Next: start your first cardio session

Continue to Starting your first session for the steps from the dashboard through heart-rate setup, the pre-session check-in, and into your first cardio session.