Yes. We all promise ourselves every year to lose weight or get fit and we also have the enthusiasm to enroll in a gym. Yet we see gyms flooded with people only in the first few weeks of January and then it gradually decreases. We give ourselves excuses that we don't have time for it and what not. But, of course, sometimes we have long days at office, really cozy weather in the morning that keeps us from getting up early and working out for a while. When it really comes down to that, how about an app that helps you do all sorts of exercises like cardio, stretching and yoga right at your home, and at your own convenience? Sworkit makes workout simple and convenient that once you start using it, it becomes your personal fitness trainer. So what makes it so special? The rich set of features it offers, the ability to customize and create your own set of workouts, helpful videos for each and every exercise and voice assistance. I really loved this app once I started using it. So let's dive in to see what it has to offer.
As you open the app, you'd see 4 broad categories to focus your workout on - Strength, Cardio, Yoga and Stretching. Each of these categories have subcategories. For example, Strength exercises will have full body, upper body, core strength, Cardio will have light warm up, full intensity and so on. There's a little info button on the top right that shows what each sub category focuses on. Once you select a sub category all you have to do is choose how many minutes you want to work out and that's it. Each workout has a picture showing how to do it so that you get an idea. In case you're new to a particular exercise there's a video button at the bottom that shows the video about how the workout is done. You can also pause the workout or skip it. As each workout ends, you'll be alerted about the next workout and will be given about 5 seconds to get in position for the next workout. And after every 5 workouts, you'll be given a break of 30 seconds.
If you don't want to focus on just strength, cardio or stretching, then you can choose the "Fit in 5 minutes" on the main screen and you'll get a good mix of workouts that you can do for 5 minutes. You also have the option to create a custom workout and add exercises of your choice. If you want to search for a particular exercise, then you should checkout the exercise list from the navigation menu on the left. It has huge list of exercises and videos for each of them. Speaking of videos, you need to be connected to Internet to watch videos, but fear not, there's an option in Settings to download all the videos (about 40mb) so that you can view them offline during workouts.
I like the app mainly because you don't really have to depend on a gym companion and you can do this right at home after you come back from school, college or work, or probably after you get out of bed in the morning. Even if you go to gym, you can use this as a warm up for about 5 to 10 minutes before beginning the work out. I really like the reminder feature wherein you can set daily reminders. You can track your progress. You can also connect this app to Google Fit or MyFitnessPal.
The only feature that I feel is lacking is that for each workout there should have been a picture that shows exactly which part of the body is being worked out like lower abs, lats, etc. The Lite version is free whereas the pro version costs $1.99, and I really recommend getting the pro version because it has tons of features that are not available in the Lite version.
As you open the app, you'd see 4 broad categories to focus your workout on - Strength, Cardio, Yoga and Stretching. Each of these categories have subcategories. For example, Strength exercises will have full body, upper body, core strength, Cardio will have light warm up, full intensity and so on. There's a little info button on the top right that shows what each sub category focuses on. Once you select a sub category all you have to do is choose how many minutes you want to work out and that's it. Each workout has a picture showing how to do it so that you get an idea. In case you're new to a particular exercise there's a video button at the bottom that shows the video about how the workout is done. You can also pause the workout or skip it. As each workout ends, you'll be alerted about the next workout and will be given about 5 seconds to get in position for the next workout. And after every 5 workouts, you'll be given a break of 30 seconds.
If you don't want to focus on just strength, cardio or stretching, then you can choose the "Fit in 5 minutes" on the main screen and you'll get a good mix of workouts that you can do for 5 minutes. You also have the option to create a custom workout and add exercises of your choice. If you want to search for a particular exercise, then you should checkout the exercise list from the navigation menu on the left. It has huge list of exercises and videos for each of them. Speaking of videos, you need to be connected to Internet to watch videos, but fear not, there's an option in Settings to download all the videos (about 40mb) so that you can view them offline during workouts.
I like the app mainly because you don't really have to depend on a gym companion and you can do this right at home after you come back from school, college or work, or probably after you get out of bed in the morning. Even if you go to gym, you can use this as a warm up for about 5 to 10 minutes before beginning the work out. I really like the reminder feature wherein you can set daily reminders. You can track your progress. You can also connect this app to Google Fit or MyFitnessPal.
The only feature that I feel is lacking is that for each workout there should have been a picture that shows exactly which part of the body is being worked out like lower abs, lats, etc. The Lite version is free whereas the pro version costs $1.99, and I really recommend getting the pro version because it has tons of features that are not available in the Lite version.
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