Web User - UK (2019-09-18)

38 18 Sept - 1 Oct 2019

Want to get in sh ape without the expense andhassle of th e gym?

David Crookes looks at a fitness app that helps you work out at home

Our guide to Fiit

What is it?
Fiit (fiit.tv) is a smartphone app that has
been described as “Netflixfor workouts”.
It aimsto replaceyour gym membership
with video-based classes andcourses
frontedby expert trainers, soyou can
engage in a vigorousworkout from the
comfort ofyour home.

Just like a fitness DVD?
Not quite. Althoughyou can draw
parallels with the many fitness videos and
Ds that have
ergedover the
st three decades
so, Fiit has
ccessfully upped
e stakes. It’s not
mply a matter of
owing the
erciseregime set
someone like
e Fonda, Davina
Call, JoeWicks or
e scores of other
ebrities who have
t a few stone and
nt to share their
crets. Fiit aimsto
be social and it also
keeps a closeeye on
your progress.

So how do I getstarted?
When you open the Fiit appfor the first
time,you tell it your fitness level – from
entryto advanced – then indicate your
goal, whether it’s to lose weight, get
stronger, gain better flexibility and
balance or improve your overall fitness.
You can thenstart a 14-day personalised
plan made up of thrice-weekly 25- and
40-minuteworkouts. Alternatively,you
can pick one of the75 classes that best
suit your goal and level.

How much do theycost?
The 14-day plans are free and there are
four intotal, covering cardioworkouts,
strength and muscle,rebalance and one
that involves classes from the previous

three. Each of these can berepeated,

but ifyou want to take thingsto the next

level, you’ll have to buy a premium

subscription. Depending on whether

you’re payingfor a month, a quarter or

a year, it’llcost between £10 and £20 per

month – but this is where things become

interesting.

What’s the benefit of paying?

Aside from getting a personalised

training plan withrecipes and nutritional

advice aswell as access to more than

350 on-demandworkouts, the premium

tier tracksyour health. It does thisby

givingyou a device –worth £65,

according to Fiit – thatyou wear around

your chest, which tracksyour heartrate,

calories andreps, displaying thesestats

live on the screen so thatyou can easily

monitoryour progress.

The device is actually arebranded

Wahoo Tickr X and it’s easy enoughto

connect – open the app,strap the device

on your chest andwatch outfor the blue

lightto indicate a connection andred

for heartrate detection. It is equipped

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Replaceyour pricey be social and it also
gym membership
with Fiit’s app

The Fiit device tracksyour heartrate,

calories burned and numberof reps

Fiit offers a choiceof four free plans,

as well as premium subscriptions