Leave a Review Nike Training Club
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I can’t stop telling people about the NTC premium content so I figured maybe I should tell the Internets. I have had NTC for years and have always appreciated what was on there (for free) but they were never my “go to”. I am currently on my 6th time through the Burn program with KG and let me tell you, it has changed my life. Might sound dramatic but honestly- 7 months ago I was in constant pain (lower back and sciatic), couldn’t sleep because of it and was starting to consider the possibility of surgery. 3 weeks into the program I felt more relief than I had in years. KG works the heck out of your core- giving you the same cues and instruction you would from a personal trainer (or even physical therapy in my case!) and tones the rest of your body as well. I am pain free for the most part, a whole size smaller and the healthiest I have felt in a long time. Premium content is worth EVERY PENNY. Sign up for it. Just do it. 😉Show lessJessiedoll7
Really great App!
This app is really well done. With me being very self conscious in the gym and not knowing how to lift or twist properly, this app helps me guide through workouts that fit my pace and fitness level. It is easy to handle, easy to follow and has a good range of different workouts. It being free is even better as I feel like most apps just want to cash in on people as most feel lost in the gym.
So thank you Nike!Show lessAvK90
Great app!
The look and layout of the app makes it easy to navigate. So far, the workouts have been fun and varied. The voices of the coaches are also motivating and soothing. Perhaps I haven’t spent enough time on the app, but I only wish there was a place on your profile where you can save workouts you want to do, including collections, just so they are quicker to find.Show lesslrgthr
Almost perfect but use DND!
This is an extremely good app and delivers if you want to get fitter, lose weight or maintain your physique. Challenging and smart enough to adapt workout intensity and difficulty as you progress. My biggest complaint is that it can be quite buggy when using with Apple Watch, the same as the Nike NRC app. If you pause it during a workout, which includes a message or call coming through on your phone, it does not register the workout correctly which is nothing short of devastating when you’ve just knocked yourself out working hard!! Looking online this has been a problem for ages, please fix it! There are other occasions when Apple Watch does not start recording straight away and only kicks in after 10 mins and sometimes does not transfer calories burned into the app. Again, very distressing when your trying to concentrate on a workout and should be fixed by now.
It would also be nice to be able to change the volume of music separately to the instructor’s voice.
Overall though this is an amazingly good app for fitness, I would recommend but put your phone on DO NOT DISTURB until the bugs are fixed.
In addition (2nd October 2019) I’m finding my Apple Watch not connecting with the app after latest IOS 13 update so had to delete and download again after two workouts not registering calories or heart rate. Bloody annoying!!! Would be 5 Stars if they fixed the bugs. Come on Nike!!Show lessTibchick
Great app despite crashes and wipes all the time
Love this app. Adds so so much value but have had really frustrating issues in the past with my plan disappearing (see earlier review below). Hoping this doesn’t happen this time around.
Was loving this app. It made my workouts so much more enjoyable and was really motivating. I was on day 23 out of 28 and killing my plan. But it kept wiping, as if I never had a plan. It would then reappear but now I can’t even log into the app. App support is extremely hard to find. I’ve deleted and downloaded several times and having had to improvise a few times already since I started using the app in May I’ve now spend the best part of an hour troubleshooting on my iPhone and I’ve missed my workout for the day. Extremely frustrating. Sort it out Nike.Show lessAdam_E_
BRING BACK FREE PLANS
I fell in love with this app when I first started using it. It was helpful to see the plan laid out in front of me. I also really enjoyed the feature where if a workout one day was too easy for me they would up the intensity next week. Unfortunately, I took a break from working out after experiencing the worst break up. It was only supposed to last a week but then it turned into months. When I finally felt ready to workout again I logged into my app to see that things have changed. I was freaking out. I have now been on a search for a similar app that is also free but I can’t find one. Because I have so much trouble trying to put a workout together because there is way to much information out there, I have yet to workout anywhere close to the way I used to. And my consistency is lacking. I can’t tell you how many people I recommended to get this app. Now I will have to tell people I have stopped using it because they don’t have this feature anymore.
UPDATE: so when I had first logged into my app it said you guys would not be offering this feature anymore. Now it is a premium feature, which upsets me even more. Nike makes so much money as a company. You want me to pay $15 per month for a feature that used to be free. Nike promotes fitness but when it comes to money they don’t mind taking away features and making things less accessible to others. I AM SO THROUGH WITH SUPPORTING NIKE.Show lessHiffddchhh
Content is great notifications are absent
I love the content and the interface is decent. I’ve been doing a plan and I wish the workout part of the app would open on a plan if I have one in progress.
I also find the notifications reminding you of the plan are really poor. I get a notification the day before and then nothing. After a long day at work, the plan has slipped my mind and I’ve often missed a day and had to double up days! Give the option for more motivation and a push to exercise via notifications!!
I also added a friend and so far it seems to do nothing? I’m not getting her workouts in my feed or notifications if she finishes a work out like my Nike+ AppleWatch does. I miss this as, again, it’s a motivator to know my friend is exercising. I want to be able to start a plan with her and go through it together or compete. Something a bit more interactive please!!Show lessAliyla
used to love it but am disappointed
I’ve been using NTC club for around 4-5 years and it’s been my holy grail for working out. It got me started on a new lifestyle, and it’s helped me stay active even on days where I feel like I don’t have the time. The problem I have now though is with the most recent update where it takes the training programs and makes them premium only. Although I understand that the app still has all the old workouts I loved for free, what I’m upset about is that they completely scraped the free version of the plan system. The only reason I used the app in the first place was to have that customized plan in place and as we speak I was in the middle of a plan, and to have it taken away from me days before finishing when I was planning on moving to the next one, is a huge let down. I’ve always had a problem knowing which workouts to do in order, and the structure that came from the free plans is what helped me want to workout everyday. NTC updates have let me down before and they usually come back around, but in this case, I’m more disappointed than usual. I love this app and the workouts and as a college student, I can’t afford the premium plans. I’ve depended on the plan systems for years now and now it feels like my personal use for the app has greatly diminished. I’m probably still going to use NTC because it’s all I’ve ever known, but if there could be some re-implementation of the free training plan system I’d make my rating much higher.Show lessITS SO GOOD I LOVE THIS BAND
Developer Response
Hello, Thank you for your feedback. We realize that the upcoming removal of plans upset you – and we’re sorry about that. Working out is hard enough, and we want to help you stick with your routine. We’ve taken the “best of” the workouts and added expert tips & guidance to keep you going in the form of Collections. You can find the various Collections in the Workout Tab. Thanks for training with us, The NTC TeamUnsubscribe
“Premium” workouts left me feeling lost, frustrated, and negative about wanting to go back to the gym. This app was the reason I finally started working out, and the free content is still great, but the “premium” content is the epitome of what I hate about gyms in general - if you don’t already know what you’re doing or have a personal trainer with you, you just feel like an outsider with no chance of accomplishing anything.
Even more frustrating, and more devastating to the entire experience, the app now has a 90% failure rate on my Watch where it either won’t track the workout at all, or even worse it gets stuck in some kind of error loop where in addition to not tracking the workout, the app forces the HR tracker to stay on uncommanded, even after uninstalling the app from the Watch and forcing it to reboot, meaning it has to be commanded from the phone app!!
Until this gets fixed, NTC is coming off my phone. This app was my muse, it got me working out when nothing else did, and I’m sad to see it go because it worked so well for me. But between feeling excluded by the new premium content, and the infuriating experience on my Nike+ Watch, I’ll feel even worse trying to use it.Show lesschaserll11
Premium service is 1 bound forward 2 bounds back
The premium service is disappointing. The workout formats are a regression from the current “free” format. The whiteboard format is particularly bad. The burden of pacing, timing, and tracking is placed on the user. There is no watch integration. The “free“ workouts that are available seem to be more featured with ongoing instructions, motivation, time tracking + progress updates, and watch integration with haptic nudging so the user can concentrate on form and mental strength (instead of a clock). While the “class” format is interesting + interactive, there can be a lot of waiting and instruction upfront and throughout making the work out feel slow and sometimes non-energetic—plus no vitals information (no heart rate or calories) and no watch integration. Honestly I would rather pay the premium price to bring back the plans that were removed a while back. Please hint to me I’m wrong, or to stay tuned for updates to the service. I was a huge NTC user but i don’t think I’m going to make it past the free trial. I’m really happy that the previous feature set is still available—but I do think those workouts are getting pretty stale. Bring back plans please.Show lessLeoport
