Please don’t retire
Please don’t retire this app. Yes it may have a few bugs here and there, but the simplicity alone is worth it. Compared to other apps this is still in my top 2 apps I use on a regular basis. I don’t use it to connect to anything nor do I need to. I enjoy logging my information the old school way. Obviously not everyone likes that, and that’s understandable. I have learned that there is a balance to an app being great and not. Sometimes to much is just to much. This one is still great. Please keep it alive.
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Almost great
This app is very useful when I workout. However, the app crashes everytime I get a call on my cellphone and I have to restart the whole workout. To make this app a 5 star for me is to get the bug fixed or pause the session I left off at without having to redo the whole workout again
Great workout app for the Bowflex dumbbells
I love this app. I started off with the 6-week challenge when I got my new Bowflex 552 adjustable dumbbells. Finished that, and now I just do “Choose a Workout” and work on back, chest, shoulders, etc.
If I had any suggestion for improvement, it would be to have an option to see a preview video (instead of just a still image) of the workout they’re about to do before the workout timer starts so the user can estimate how much weight they think they’ll be able to lift for that particular exercise.
Also, not sure if anyone else has this issue, but I use the app on my phone (as opposed to an iPad), and if I happen to get a call in the middle of a workout, it causes the app to crash and I lose all progress for my entire session. Quite annoying. I have to put the phone in “Do not disturb” mode so no calls come through.
These are small things though and overall I really like the app and it complements the Bowflex 552 adjustable dumbbells nicely.
If I had any suggestion for improvement, it would be to have an option to see a preview video (instead of just a still image) of the workout they’re about to do before the workout timer starts so the user can estimate how much weight they think they’ll be able to lift for that particular exercise.
Also, not sure if anyone else has this issue, but I use the app on my phone (as opposed to an iPad), and if I happen to get a call in the middle of a workout, it causes the app to crash and I lose all progress for my entire session. Quite annoying. I have to put the phone in “Do not disturb” mode so no calls come through.
These are small things though and overall I really like the app and it complements the Bowflex 552 adjustable dumbbells nicely.
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Love this app
I love the exercises and the timer. The fact that it Keeps track of the weight you last used for the exercise is awesome!!
JRNY is a joke compared to this app! Who wants some one yelling in your ear for the entire work out and not have an out line of the exercises or how much time for each.
JRNY is a joke compared to this app! Who wants some one yelling in your ear for the entire work out and not have an out line of the exercises or how much time for each.
Closes and loses my place when I get a call
It’s pretty useful. But I wish I could preview the exercise video before the start of it (while I’m pausing between sets).
More annoying is that if I get a phone call during the workout, the app closes and I lose track of where I was. Unable to pickup where I was when the call came in. I guess I have to workout in Airplane Mode?
More annoying is that if I get a phone call during the workout, the app closes and I lose track of where I was. Unable to pickup where I was when the call came in. I guess I have to workout in Airplane Mode?
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App being retired - now I have to pay again to use the functionality I already purchased
I bought these smart dumbbells for the smart function, and paid a significant premium for that function just a few years ago. Now that smart feature is being turned off, and I have to pay $149 a year for it? No more bowflex/nautilus products for me in the future. Yes I get there is a free trial we’re granted for the new JRNY app that lasts a year and requires a credit card - no thanks I just want the original functionality I paid for without getting trapped into a subscription
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Great workouts, much better than JRNY app
Though the app may have quirks, it provides a great, customizable workout with routines you can build. So sad JRNY is replacing this. As a user of both, JRNY is “slicker” but this one is more functional. Almost no ability to customize with JRNY focused on recorded instructors talking at you with recorded routines, no adaptability. So, enjoy SelectTech while you can, JRNY is just a wannabe peloton.
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No instructional videos
Cannot view instructional videos, as the app crashes every time the play button is pressed. This is a ridiculous problem for such an app to have.
Can’t continue a workout or go backwards
I started the 6 week challenge today and skipped forward to see how to do a certain exercise and it wouldn’t let me go back to that exercise so I stopped the workout and it wouldn’t let me back in. Now i have to redownload the app and re enter all my data. Found so many flaws with this app and I’ve used it for a half an hour
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Would be a decent app if it were to stop crashing
App has some good features to complement Bowflex products, but it crashes frequently. Also hasn’t been updated in some time, doesn’t even naturally fit to my iPhone screen (and my phone is 2yo).
Crash crash crash
App crashes constantly. Data loss. Working out motivation is hard to come by for most people. Doubly so when the assistive technology that pairs with $800 dumbbells doesn’t work. Get it together nautilus.
Bowflex used to be the last work in home gym equipment. Now they’re the first name in on sale terrible equipment and only in my home gym because of massive discounts. But trust me when I say it’s still not worth it.
They’re trying to mimic iFit or Peloton but the equipment is mostly subpar. The digital trainer can’t even change treadmill settings, but they are asking $20 for videos which are free on You Tube.
Bowflex used to be the last work in home gym equipment. Now they’re the first name in on sale terrible equipment and only in my home gym because of massive discounts. But trust me when I say it’s still not worth it.
They’re trying to mimic iFit or Peloton but the equipment is mostly subpar. The digital trainer can’t even change treadmill settings, but they are asking $20 for videos which are free on You Tube.
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Very good app but….
Very good app but needs a backup feature, whether local or cloud. Also, it would be nice to view previous six week challenge if choose to start another six week challenge
So poor, so sad
Wow, downloaded recently and the app always crashes. You would think for the amount they charge for their products they would have enough money to pay for some competent developers. They could go head to head with Peloton but clearly their Product team lacks that foresight. So disappointed.
Good app, but could be better
I use this app most days for workouts with my dumbbells. I think the Bowflex app developers are missing a great opportunity to sell more equipment by integrating their newer SelectTech gear (kettle bells, curl bar, etc.) into the app. I would buy the curl bar if they did that. You should be able to select which gear you have (including the bench) to filter which exercises you can do. They should also allow for more “no equipment” options, to allow people to add in pull ups, crunches, etc. Finally, they should make it integrate better with the Apple Move Ring, so calories are captured and count toward Move Ring completion.
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Please bring the app into 2021
Way overdue for an update
1) App won’t sync with Apple Watch or polar beat for heart rate. Even if it did, the data doesn’t flow over to Apple health or fitness app.
2) The only value is the 6 week challenge. While waiting for the countdown timer between intervals or exercises, please play the video of the exercise so users are ready to go when the time starts. Too much time wasted pausing and restarting each exercise.
3) No iPad app? The dumbbell rack has a media stand specifically for an iPad, it’s even pictured on the box.
1) App won’t sync with Apple Watch or polar beat for heart rate. Even if it did, the data doesn’t flow over to Apple health or fitness app.
2) The only value is the 6 week challenge. While waiting for the countdown timer between intervals or exercises, please play the video of the exercise so users are ready to go when the time starts. Too much time wasted pausing and restarting each exercise.
3) No iPad app? The dumbbell rack has a media stand specifically for an iPad, it’s even pictured on the box.
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Bowflex tracking?
I have a bowflex blaze and I bought a dumbbell and barbell set. I was hoping to use this app for free weight exercise tracking along with my blaze. It would be nice if you created an app for people to track these types of workouts manually with the older bowflex machines that don’t require Bluetooth etc. I had to print out exercises for the blaze and an app that has exercises for older machines, a way to log them and track progress would be awesome. Not sure why only new bowflex products get tracking apps. Deleting
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Disappointed
Like some other reviewers have pointed out, If you’re not a seasoned weight lifter (I am not), the only helpful routine they have on this app is the 6 Week Challenge. I realize there are 3rd party apps that I can use, but this is a real limitation to this app. Also, why is there no iPad version? Your dumbbell rack has a media stand that is obviously for an iPad.....on your site, it even features an iPad using this app, but there is no actual iPad version on the App Store. I have an iPhone 11 Pro Max and the app doesn’t even fill up the screen, it functions fine but it seems very unpolished.
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Needs a revamp
Great app for home workout. However, I started the 6 week workout, had no idea it was every other day. Needs more overview info.
As for the workouts, they’re good, but during the rest time between exercises instead of a countdown timer, how about adding the video of the upcoming exercise explaining how to do it. If you click the info button next to it before starting the daily workout you get an explanation, but it would make more sense for that to be shown while resting and adjusting weights.
As stated it’s a good up but there seem to be common sense updates that should’ve been thought of by now.
As for the workouts, they’re good, but during the rest time between exercises instead of a countdown timer, how about adding the video of the upcoming exercise explaining how to do it. If you click the info button next to it before starting the daily workout you get an explanation, but it would make more sense for that to be shown while resting and adjusting weights.
As stated it’s a good up but there seem to be common sense updates that should’ve been thought of by now.
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Great Start
Love the app, the workouts, videos, and journal. I only wish that since this is the SelectTech app that it also allowed videos, workouts, etc. for the barbell as well as the dumbbell. Overall though still solidly happy.
0 stars, app is trash, dumbbells are good
The app is trash. You can’t open a music app in the middle of a workout to fix a song. You can’t view the workout videos without the app crashing, have tried many times but it crashes every single time. The 6 week workout is a good workout but you can’t focus because the app will miss reps, stop workouts, not user friendly at all.
The dumbbells are good for an at home workout but no point in getting the Bluetooth ones because the app is absolutely garbage. I can’t even rate it 0 stars....
The dumbbells are good for an at home workout but no point in getting the Bluetooth ones because the app is absolutely garbage. I can’t even rate it 0 stars....
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