FAQ
Questions, answered plainly.
What Forge is, what it is not, and how the product boundaries work.
What is the difference between The Fit Challenge and Forge?
The Fit Challenge is the challenge, education and participation identity. Forge is the technology platform powering tracking, intelligence and coaching.
Is Forge medical advice?
No. Forge supports training decisions and explains uncertainty; it does not diagnose conditions or replace qualified medical care.
Where does Starter store data?
In the browser on the device running Starter. Export backups before clearing site data or changing devices.
How do Garmin activities work in Starter?
Export original FIT, TCX, GPX or CSV activity files from Garmin Connect, then choose them in Starter's Local Data page. The files are decoded on your computer and duplicate activities are skipped.
Can Forge Online connect to Garmin?
Automatic Garmin authorization remains unavailable until Garmin approves the business app and the permitted data, removal and history behavior are verified. Forge will never ask for your Garmin password or personal API key.
What does Strava share?
When available, Forge asks for read-only activity access and stores the permission actually granted. Disconnecting revokes access and removes Strava-imported activity records from Forge.
Does AI change my plan automatically?
No. Coach actions are previewed and require explicit approval before Forge applies them.
Can I connect every wearable?
Not yet. Provider integrations are released individually after privacy, revocation and data-quality requirements are satisfied.