Trimble  has announced the the so-called “Trimble (News - Alert) AllSport GPS” app for the iPhone 3G, designed to help users "manage their personal fitness regimens," according to company officials.

The application is pitched to those who enjoy such outdoor activities as walking, running, hiking, cycling, mountain biking and snowboarding, as it can track exercise activity by monitoring time, speed, calories burned, and distance traveled during outdoor workouts.

It costs a one-time $9.99 fee. Buy it through the Health & Fitness category in the iPhone (News - Alert) App Store.

It can also download map images and recommended routes to somebody via their iPhone, which probably isn't as big a deal if you're on the StairMaster at the gym, but could be distinctly more useful if you're doing triathlon road training.

Users can also download content from Bicycling and Backpacker magazines, "store favorite outdoor workout routes" and "share fitness progress with friends and family."

Trimble officials say that through the Trimble Outdoors Web site, "AllSport GPS subscribers can also view and analyze workouts, upload and recommend routes and workout plans, and customize trips taken by others."

And for those who need some serious competitive juice to get up for a workout, you can send workouts to your iPhone and "race" against someone else on the same program.

Last month, TMC had the news that Trimble announced that Openreach, the U.K.-based local access network division of BT Group (News - Alert), a provider of communications products and services operating in 170 countries, would be implementing Trimble's Mobile Resource Management tools across its fleet of 17,000 mobile field engineers. 

Openreach, a current Taskforce customer, will be deploying the GeoManager and Performance Manager applications, which will allow Openreach to "realize the full benefits of integrated vehicle tracking and automated scheduling to improve operations," according to Trimble officials at the time.