Prompted by a trip to the beach yesterday I have decided to get fit, not fit like I want to be able to run a marathon…I mean fit like looking slimmer and more toned! Keeping it real yo. These Brazilian ladies are pretty hot and they have inspired me.
I downloaded an app a few months ago with the good intentions of using it, but never letting it see the light of day, to which I have re-installed on my iPhone 3G. It is called Nike Training Club and is aimed at women (from what I can see) and better yet it is free.
I do enjoy going to the gym, but not so keen on the solo slog to and from and so have often opted for a home workout video as a more cost-effective way to get fit. When I say often, I of course mean once when I was 16 and once more when I was about 25. Both times it was an old video tape that my mum owned, some 80s gymnast if I remember rightly – brilliant!
An app is I guess the natural progression from a video tape…well maybe not so natural, but with a few advances in-between 
The app is set out in an easy to use manor and also tracks your progress, giving you rewards for time progressed. I completed my first workout this morning – opting for the Get Lean “Wipeout” workout at intermediate level (lol) – and for the 30 minutes unlocked a “Contender” badge…a bit like a Foursquare badge, but with more aching. This can be shared with friends on Twitter and Facebook…I decided not to share this mediocre milestone and will wait until I have something a little more impressive.
Other rewards include extra workouts from celebs like Lea Michele, professional athletes like Shawn Johnson, and Rihanna’s personal trainer, Ary Nuñez. I don’t know who any of these people are, but they sound impressive and fit!
I can keep track of my progress via the My Workouts section and also the timings of my workouts via a Progress tab. When selecting a workout, I am presented with a goals section where I can select what I would like to achieve; Get Lean, Get Toned, Get Strong and Get Focused. All are fairly self explanatory from the names. From this I can select the level I feel I am at from Beginner (4-5 work-outs per month), Intermediate (2-3 work-outs per week) to Advanced (3-5+ workouts per week).
Each workout is between 30-45 minutes long and they are around 85 of them to keep you busy. You can introduce dumbbells and a medicine ball if you have them – I don’t, so use a bottle or two of water. You can view the full workout before starting and each exercise includes a video of how to correctly execute it. All the women in the videos are painfully beautiful and have amazing bodies – which seems to push me on, so no bad thing.
A really nifty feature is the incorporation of your iTunes music and playlists. So you can set this up before you start or use an existing playlist to keep you going.
Let’s see how I get on and for free, I would definitely recommend downloading it and giving it a try 
Hey! I have been meaning to use this app and you reminded me so thank you. I downloaded it ages ago and keep forgetting to get into the habit, but it’s definitely very good for getting in shape. Another app I use is Workouts by Skimble of you want to try that one too–that’s the app I’ll be using to kick my butt in the New Year. Looking forward to reading more posts from you!
Stay fabulous
Kayla
Hey Kayla, thanks for your comment and glad that it has prompted you to use the app again. Thank you for the recommendation too, definitely going to try that out. Speak soon, Lauren.
I want it on Android!
Not sure about Nike’s plans for Android. It is a great app though and the workouts are exhausting, so fingers crossed