How to export workouts from the Suunto app: FIT or GPX
Last verified November 5, 2026 · 1 min read
Sources checked (1) · November 5, 2026
- www.suunto.com/Support/faq-articles/suunto-app/what-type-of-files-can-i-export-from-the-suunto-app/ — export path, FIT vs GPX contents, routes, no-GPS rule
Suunto's steps#
Suunto's FAQ "What type of files can I export from the Suunto app?" gives one path for both iOS and Android: "go to any of your workouts available in the Suunto app, and in the top right corner, tap the three dots. Select the format you want to export the information in and save the file either on your device or directly open it in a compatible app."
Which format#
| Export | What Suunto says it contains |
|---|---|
| Workout as FIT | "all the relevant information from your workout: location, time, timestamps, heart rate, power, cadence, etc." Suunto calls FIT "the preferred format for workout export and use in different services." |
| Workout as GPX | Location and time, and, where available, heart rate. GPX workouts "don't contain all the information available in the Suunto app." |
| Route as GPX | "only the location information from your workout", exportable from a workout or from the route gallery, for navigation in other services. |
And one rule: "exercise recordings without GPS will not have the possibility of exporting GPX files, only FIT files."
All of it at once#
Suunto's FAQ covers one workout at a time and does not describe an account-wide export, and this page has no Suunto source that does. For code, the Suunto API alternatives page records, from Suunto's API Zone, that Suunto does not currently offer API access for personal use; the partner route is in the Suunto API integration guide.
Analyze what you get#
FIT files need a parser (the FIT SDK or a library for it) before pandas can use them; GPX is XML. Once you have one row per workout, the activity-list notebook shows the weekly roll-up.
Frequently asked questions
Should I export Suunto workouts as FIT or GPX?
FIT, unless a service only takes GPX. Suunto says a FIT workout includes all the relevant information (location, time, timestamps, heart rate, power, cadence) and is the preferred format, while a GPX workout has location, time and, where available, heart rate, and does not contain all the information in the Suunto app.
Why can't I export a GPX file from a Suunto workout?
Most likely the workout has no GPS track. Suunto's FAQ says exercise recordings without GPS will not have the possibility of exporting GPX files, only FIT files. Indoor sessions and workouts recorded with GPS off fall into this group.
Can I use the Suunto API to download my own workouts?
Not as a private individual, according to Suunto's API Zone as recorded on this site's Suunto alternatives page: Suunto says it does not currently offer API access for personal use, and provides the API to companies and organizations. For your own workouts, export FIT files from the Suunto app one workout at a time.
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