Not as user friendly as it could be, and I would start on chart 2 if you are in reasonable shape.
I will continue to use it, but there are times where I would have like more information about what the buttons do. Example I stopped the running on the spot section because I hit the wrong button by mistake. Counting at the very lowest stages is confusing. Is it reps or is it sets. Once you move up. You learn it was reps. I moved up to chart 2. Things make much more sense, and chart 1 was to easy to hold my interest.
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Great exercises
Almost as good as the booklet, but electronic.
Good but
The app is good but is could be better if you could skip to the next exercise in advance. You can skip straight to the run but I donāt see how to skip from exercise 1 to 2 before the time is up.
A Great Classic Plan
I have been doing this program most of my life since I was quite young because it has been around for decades and I am now over 60 years old and use this plan daily to keep fit it is perfect for people that donāt have a lot of time or money to invest in the gym membership or sports team. Doing this daily will keep your body strong and fit and then you can also do the walking or jogging in the evening or some other time as well if you like. I like doing this plan first thing in the morning. Doing this plan with participation in one or two other activities will keep you very fit and strong. I am a true believer that the consistency of 5BX is the key to what can keep a person healthy and fit. There is no excuse because everyone can put aside 11 minutes a day.
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Great app
*Update* : New UI & Fix for voice prompts, this app is my new five-star app.
Loving this app, its use of streaks is great at motivating you to get to next level and stay at the level for youāre age. Good clear explanations, sound prompts & help screens to explain the exercises are all great and well thought out. I do exercises first thing after getting out of bed so itās part of my morning routine. Good job Turtle Bay on producing a great app and fixing the reported voice prompt bug :)
Loving this app, its use of streaks is great at motivating you to get to next level and stay at the level for youāre age. Good clear explanations, sound prompts & help screens to explain the exercises are all great and well thought out. I do exercises first thing after getting out of bed so itās part of my morning routine. Good job Turtle Bay on producing a great app and fixing the reported voice prompt bug :)
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Great app but sound is intermittent
*Update* : New UI & Fix for voice prompts, this app is my new five-star app.
Loving this app, its use of streaks is great at motivating you to get to next level and stay at the level for youāre age. Good clear explanations, sound prompts & help screens to explain the exercises are all great and well thought out. I do exercises first thing after getting out of bed so itās part of my morning routine. Good job Turtle Bay on producing a great app and fixing the reported voice prompt bug :)
Loving this app, its use of streaks is great at motivating you to get to next level and stay at the level for youāre age. Good clear explanations, sound prompts & help screens to explain the exercises are all great and well thought out. I do exercises first thing after getting out of bed so itās part of my morning routine. Good job Turtle Bay on producing a great app and fixing the reported voice prompt bug :)
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Response from developer
Thank you for leaving a review. I have fixed the voice prompt bug and it should work reliably now. Please let me know if you are still having an issue with it. Thanks again!
Great UI. Does what it is supposed to.
Absolutely great app. Gets last star when it has added HealthKit.
3,99ā¬ ???
The explanations are more than frugal. The graphics are less than minimalistic (which is acceptable). But: the voice or sound settings change back to nothing whenever he app is opened. This is just badly programmed. And there is no sync between iPhone and iPad. Sorry, but 3,99ā¬ are incredible for this.
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Rubbish
A timer and some rubbish graphics - if this was a physical product bought on line I would have returned it for a refund.
Ā£3-99 wasted which reduces the likelihood of me buying apps in future.
Ā£3-99 wasted which reduces the likelihood of me buying apps in future.
Great app but sound is intermittent
*Update* : A workaround for inaudible voice prompts, in the absence of a development update, is to toggle the Settings -> āAudible Promptsā ->Voice button
You donāt even need to leave the button enabled for the voice prompts to work. The toggle seems to circumvent the bug preventing use of voice prompts while doing exercises.
Loving this app, itās motivating to get to next level. Good clear explanations, sound prompts & help however the sound prompts donāt always work first time (volume is up and silent button on side of iP is not on). I can eventually get sound but I have to restart the app and fiddle about, hence 4 stars not 5. Overall I would & have recommended. I do exercises first thing after getting out of bed so itās part of my morning routine. Good job Turtle Bay :)
You donāt even need to leave the button enabled for the voice prompts to work. The toggle seems to circumvent the bug preventing use of voice prompts while doing exercises.
Loving this app, itās motivating to get to next level. Good clear explanations, sound prompts & help however the sound prompts donāt always work first time (volume is up and silent button on side of iP is not on). I can eventually get sound but I have to restart the app and fiddle about, hence 4 stars not 5. Overall I would & have recommended. I do exercises first thing after getting out of bed so itās part of my morning routine. Good job Turtle Bay :)
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Response from developer
Thank you for leaving a review. I have fixed the voice prompt bug and it should work reliably now. Please let me know if you are still having an issue with it. Thanks again!
Great little app
Easy, simple. Audio queues are really helpful. Thxs
One more feature would make this perfect
I wanted a straightforward app to step me through the 5BX program every day. This does that. The one feature missing is simple audio prompts. If it had that it would be super useful.
WHAT I LIKE. I was looking for a simple 5BX app that remind me (visually) of each exercise, in sequence, for each stage of each chart. I wanted something that would help me do the routine, every day, and move me up the charts automatically. In other words, make it super simple to put in my age and, day by day, make it easy to put in the 11 minutes per day and slowly level up. No thinking. Just start the app and press go and 11 minutes later Iām done. This will do that. Almost. Thatās where audio comes into play.
THE AUDIO FEATURE. I wanted an audio feature to prompt me when to do another rep of an exercise and when to switch exercises. Suppose Iām on Level C. Iām supposed to do exercise 1 for 7 reps over 2 minutes, then exercise 2 for 8 reps over 1 minute, and so forth. I donāt want to be constantly checking my phone, or watching a timer, or guessing if itās time for another rep. The audio feature would tell me Iām starting the first exercise (maybe name the exercise), then beep 7 times over the next two minutes at regular intervals, then tell me when Iām done, tell me the next exercise and give me a few seconds to get ready. When I move to level C+ it would do the same but automatically adjust the timings.
I could use and app like Seconds Pro for this. And it work just fine. But every time I move to a new level I would need to manually adjust the timings for each exercise, or create a timing for each one. Thatās a lot of work.
The app has the information I need. It has the right idea. But without audio Iām going to use Seconds Pro instead. With audio this would be perfect.
WHAT I LIKE. I was looking for a simple 5BX app that remind me (visually) of each exercise, in sequence, for each stage of each chart. I wanted something that would help me do the routine, every day, and move me up the charts automatically. In other words, make it super simple to put in my age and, day by day, make it easy to put in the 11 minutes per day and slowly level up. No thinking. Just start the app and press go and 11 minutes later Iām done. This will do that. Almost. Thatās where audio comes into play.
THE AUDIO FEATURE. I wanted an audio feature to prompt me when to do another rep of an exercise and when to switch exercises. Suppose Iām on Level C. Iām supposed to do exercise 1 for 7 reps over 2 minutes, then exercise 2 for 8 reps over 1 minute, and so forth. I donāt want to be constantly checking my phone, or watching a timer, or guessing if itās time for another rep. The audio feature would tell me Iām starting the first exercise (maybe name the exercise), then beep 7 times over the next two minutes at regular intervals, then tell me when Iām done, tell me the next exercise and give me a few seconds to get ready. When I move to level C+ it would do the same but automatically adjust the timings.
I could use and app like Seconds Pro for this. And it work just fine. But every time I move to a new level I would need to manually adjust the timings for each exercise, or create a timing for each one. Thatās a lot of work.
The app has the information I need. It has the right idea. But without audio Iām going to use Seconds Pro instead. With audio this would be perfect.
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It doesnāt keep track of your time at each level
It worked fine at first, but now it does not keep track of my days. I am deleting it. That is the main reason why I got it. So it could calculate when I go to the next level. Itās defective
Great little app
I love the app, what would make it perfect is an Apple Watch companion app/integration. I use my watch for all my workouts, and it would be great to be able to do the outdoor run portion with just my watch, as I prefer to not bring my phone anymore.
Doesnāt fit iPod Touch well
I use an iPod Touch and not all the information fit the screen which makes the app harder to use. This would be a 2 star but I absolutely appreciate the fact that someone made a 5BX app as itās simple, effective and cheap to do for great general health. Please fix the scaling for small screens.
Basically useless
No manual or tutorial is provided, and as a result the app serves only as a collection of images of the exercises. I wrote to the developer asking for more information and received no reply.
Review
This app is a waste of money. It might get better in future but it is very incomplete and basic and not clear at all how to use it. Can I have my money back?
So glad to see this!
A big thanks to the developer for putting this together! I used to do this as a kid back in the 70s and have done it off and on over the years. Nice to have an app again. And I like the choice of stationary run, mile walk, or 1/2 mile run for X5.
Do not buy
Useless app. Could be so much better but spent more time trying to figure it out than actually exercising. Not intuitive nor useful.
Good idea but needs improvement
The app needs some usability improvements. Itās not clear how to use it.
