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[marcfizzy]

Reviewed as MarcFizzy on US AppStore

Get Fit With Fitness for iPad

Fitness for iPad is an amazing app. Now I feel more connected to the Olympic spirit because of it. Thank you~

This certainly the best fitness app on app store. The app looks extremely polished. And it has an unbelievably huge collection of videos and images. (It has 700+ exercises for men and women & 50 yoga poses with more than 700 video clips!)

With such a detailed database, surely you will get the correct form. I really like the clear voice instruction. That just makes my workout much easier. The videos are accurate. Besides, you can track a lot of useful information (distance, duration, weight, etc) about each of your session.

Moreover, the app has several other professional utilities, namely, Calorie Counter, Body Tracker & BMI.

The body tracker is amazing, it allows you to visualize your progress in the form of beautiful graphs, and it even allow you to take photos. With body tracker I am sure I will be motivated everyday!!!

The food tracker is equally important. It help you to monitor the food you eat. And that's important, isn't it? So that will help you to find what food will really help your workouts.

But I do has some suggestions:

1. iCloud, universal profile, and intergration

I appreciate the sign in with Facebook feature. But still, I hope an iCloud sync option will be available soon. I know this can be tricky. But it will not only make this this app a lot better, it will benefit all Viaden health apps. It's kind of frustrating that you have to set up profile everytime when you open a app from the same developer. I expect I can have a universal profile once and for all. For example, when I did workouts (following All-in Fitness), I can know how much calorie I burnt in Calorie Counter.

I think sync needs to be done automatically as well. It's more convenient for users. A universal profile can help better intertergrate all these health app together. Not only users who use more than one of these health app will be grateful for this, I think it will also help Viaden building its brand.

2. Better loading

This is a minor problem. Especially if you have downloaded the content and uploaded it to the app, it won't be problem even if the Wi-Fi connection is bad in the gym. But I notice when you are training and switching to the next exercise (when the rest is over), the app will start to download content like pictures immediately, and it slows things down. This loading circle won't be necessary if the app starts to download the picture for the next exercise when you are doing the previous exercise. I hope the app will handle downloading in a more efficient way.

And I think there might be a bug in this version. Now the loading can be very slow, much slower than I had expereinced in previous versions. It just say Please, wait...and it don't download anything. I have to download alll the content in Pref.

3. More intuitive UI

The app has a very polished UI. But sometimes it looks quite confusing. When you choose from the quick recipes, the users might not notice the categorization because it looks too dark. I think if add a icon for each categorization, it will be more intuitive for new users.

The new "Share your own programs" clutters with the photo in vertical mode. And the interface of "Food & Body Tracker" need to be more streamlined. And I hope the app can offer a demo tutorial for new users.

When you are in workout session, the interface does not arrange all the information very clearly. I do not think putting the Timer icon on the right side of the screen is not a good idea. (I didn't very quickly find it.) First the timer icon should be bigger. Because it is actually a very important feature. Second, I think the row of icons (audio, movie, muscle, timer) should be put beneath the workout instruction image like this. I think if you rearrange these elements, it will make more sense. Because, first, a user should carefully read all the detailed instruction. Then he looks at the image, and he will get the general idea what the workout is like. If he still doesn't know how to do it, he can watch the video, (which he will not do it every time). And for me, then I will listen to the audio instruction and do my exercises. And finally I will tap the timer (So please make it bigger!).

If a image zoom up, you have to tap within the image, so it can go back to normal size. I hope I can tap anywhere on the screen and it will go back to normal size. I believe this practice is more common in iOS development.

4. Retina support for the new iPad

This is urgent! If iPad 4 is out this September, no Retina support will be a big probelm for this app.

5. I hope I can play some workout music within the app.

6. Can you add some kind of social network with GPS tracking, like "find my gym buddy" in this app? So I can get know other guys who use this app around me and we can talk and exchange tips. I think that will be fun.

Anyway, this is a powerful and professional fitness app! Thank you for making such an amazing app!

[Rokrdude]

Reviewed as Rokrdude2 on U.S. appstore

The Only Fitness app you will ever need
Fitness for iPad app includes the functionality of 4 different apps- Calorie counter, Body tracker, Pedometer and Fitness exercises/ Yoga.

The Calorie Counter keeps track of your daily goals by calculating the calories intake via its gigantic food library and categorizing it into carbohydrates, protein and fats and use this information for giving various suggestions for achieving your goals. Body tracker keeps track of your B.M.I while the pedometer which comes with custom music player tracks distance travelled and calories burnt and represents it in form of various charts and graphs. Finally the best thing I like about this app is availability of various workout modes combined with over hundreds of Fitness exercises and Yoga poses with audio and video instructions in this app.

Some of the features I would like to see as a future update are:-
1) As the app contains so many features, I would love to see some kind of demo tutorial showing how to use the app effectively for new users.
2) Also would love if the user could get the premium contents for free for a limited time so that could try and see the difference.
3) Retina update for the new iPad
4) Finally would love some pre made workout plans based on the time user has like 15,30,45 and 60 min so that user can quickly try the workouts

With so many features it is a must have app for every Fitness enthusiasts.

[wilflare]

Submitted as wilflare.us on the US iTunes Store

Fitness for iPad is a simple but comprephensive app that provides you with the necessary tools (not physical ones) to get fit at your own time, at your own target. The UI is well thought out and the app is packed with a number of useful features to get you closer to your goal!

General Impressions
(1) User Interface - I really enjoy the UI. It is simple to navigate and go around. It could be more simplified and straightforward but more on that on suggestions
(2) Features - This is one of the best features of the app. The app includes photos and even videos on how to do certain exercises. There is also a magazine that you can choose to subscribe to for interesting articles on Health and Fitness. All in all, an excellent well-rounded application.
(3) Audio/Visual - As mentioned, the UI is simple and good. There's no audio element to this game but it would be nice to have some catch beats to exercise to!

Suggestions - Here are some ideas to make the app even better
(1) Personality/Trainer/Avatar - It is great to have a picture of a trainer that says "Don't hesitate to ask me if you have any questions". I hope the team can consider working on this or even expanding on this idea. Basically, the trainer should become a sort of AI personality that appears on every page. As the user finishes various regimes or reps, the trainer personality will say different words of encouragement or provide advice (perhaps even tease the user). The trainer personality can also tease the player for not using the app for a long period of time. The personality is set to behave the way a normal gym trainer would. This would really make Fitness for iPad a really awesome package of an app!

(2) Spelling/Grammer Errors - This is just one small blip. It is written "I read and understood" but the grammatically-correct version would be "I have read and understood"

(3) User Interface Improvements - I think the sidebar at the home page took up too much space. The small icons of Preferences, Premium and More can definitely be made smaller so that more space can be freed for other important data. A good element/widget to include is the Goal that the user has set for himself or herself. This would remind him or her of what he has been working for all along. The timer button should also be made more signinficant. It should be made to include the word "Start" and somewhere in the centre/focus of the screen so the user will be moreinclined to tap on it to start his exercise regime.

(4) Quote of the Day - Keeping fit is a lot about Inspiration as much as it is about Hardwork. I hope the team can consider having a "Quote of the Day" element within the app. The quotes can come from anywhere from famous people to even just good advices from ordinary people. This would really help encourage the user when he or she feels like giving up. The Quote of the Day can also be a Daily notification. For example, the notification pops up saying "Sweat is when your fats are crying!" then the buttons can read "Get FIT!" This would really be quite awesome!

(5) Simple/Advanced Modes - The current mode is great as it offers the user many different options to play around with. However, even the Quick Recipes can seem quite intimidating for the average person trying to get fit. It would be great if there can be a toggle to switch to a Simple mode. In simple mode, all customization options are hidden and based on the BMI (and health restrictions), the app would recommend workout regimes to the user. The user just has to pick the workout regime that best fits his or her schedule.

(6) GameCenter Integration - This will be an interesting way of including a bit of competition into the game. The scoreboards can include the Top Calorie Burner. Basically, based on the amount of consumed calories or the success of one's exercise regime, the user will raise up on the GameCenter Scoreboard. While I understand that this may be abused by some users, I think it's good encouragement for everyone to see they are doing (I do not think we need to worry much about those who cheat though.. they are ultimately just deciving themselves.)

(7) Integration with other sports-related apps - Being a Fitness app and tracker, it would be great if the team can consider collaborating or integrating with other specific fitness devices. For example, it would be great if there can be integration with the Nike running app to automatically update the results of the day's fitness regime. This would really help make Fitness for iPad a truly great Fitness App. (The current implementation requires the user to tap and time which may or may not work very well in the gym).

(8) Warm-up Regimes - I like how the app includes a reminder for the user to do warm-ups. However, I think a step further can be taken. The app could include a fixed warm-up regime (what to do and how to do) to provide a more comprephensive experience to the user!

All in all, this is one of the best apps put forth by Arawella!

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