The Microsoft Band is about to get a little more useful for bikers.

Redmond on Wednesday announced that its wrist-worn activity tracker will soon work with two popular bike apps — MapMyRide and Strav.

"Starting on April 23, Microsoft Band customers will be able to wear their device during rides and compare performance or share routes with other riders using these apps," according to a post on the Microsoft Devices blog. The new integration comes after Microsoft in February added a Bike Tile, which lets Band owners track rides and chart heart rate, elevation, GPS, speed, and recovery.

Besides that, Microsoft also detailed some updates for its Health Web dashboard and app. On the mobile side, the Microsoft Health app soon will let you track daily steps and calorie burn using the sensors already built into your phone.

This means you won't even need a Microsoft band, or any other fitness tracker, to keep track of this information. The update is slated to roll out to iPhone, Android, and Windows Phone "in the coming weeks."

Finally, the Microsoft Health Web dashboard is also getting a few new features, including the ability to compare your daily steps, sleep, workout frequency, and calorie burn to similar users based on body type. You'll also soon be able to analyze sleep restoration, efficiency, and wake-ups to find out how well your body restores its resources during the night.

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In addition, the dashboard will also soon provide more in-depth insights about which day of the week and what time of the day you perform best, and let you track your fitness progress using historical data to measure improvement over time. You'll also be able to keep tabs on your VO2 max, or the maximum volume of oxygen used during exercise, and how it increases as your fitness levels improve.

For more, check out PCMag's full review of the Microsoft Band ($111.13 at Amazon), as well as the slideshow above.

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