Good for influencers not for beginners or anyone else
I tried the app and its just an AI based app. Its better to just focus on your garmin predictions or just give a csv of your activities to chatgpt. The app is confusing to use, and not intuitive. I wont recommend it at this price. Not every mid app needs to cost 89.99€ / year. Maybe focus on developing the app a bit more instead of paying influencers.
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Great motivator for marathon training
Kaizen has really helped me take my training to another level, by giving me ambitious but realistic weekly targets and seeing the changes in predicted race times. Life is busy with kids and work or there’s been pauses due to injuries, so this app is great for me because the training plan is flexible and adaptive. They were very responsive to my questions and the newest app version had the features I was asking about.
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Wow !!!!
Best running app i‘ve ever test
Response from developer
thanks!
Awfully inconsistent
This has to be one of the worst running apps I’ve ever used.
The imbedded mathematics in this thing just don’t make sense.
First: it’s just bad at simple math. Like, it’ll tell me I have 29k left to run but I have 1 14k run left on my weekly schedule.
Second: Everytime I open the app to look at my next run, it’s changed. I JUST opened it to see I was running 17.7k today and then when I went to look again, moments later, it now said I was supposed to run 12.3k.
Third: the pace calculator doesn’t work more than once at a time. If you check for a marathon pace and then try to go for another race distance, it won’t work. You have to close the app entirely.
I’m so happy I only paid for one month (which btw It kept telling me I hadn’t paid but it dinged me anyway so if I wouldn’t have known to just close the app and start again it would have charged me twice) because I will not be continuing with this.
Awful.
The imbedded mathematics in this thing just don’t make sense.
First: it’s just bad at simple math. Like, it’ll tell me I have 29k left to run but I have 1 14k run left on my weekly schedule.
Second: Everytime I open the app to look at my next run, it’s changed. I JUST opened it to see I was running 17.7k today and then when I went to look again, moments later, it now said I was supposed to run 12.3k.
Third: the pace calculator doesn’t work more than once at a time. If you check for a marathon pace and then try to go for another race distance, it won’t work. You have to close the app entirely.
I’m so happy I only paid for one month (which btw It kept telling me I hadn’t paid but it dinged me anyway so if I wouldn’t have known to just close the app and start again it would have charged me twice) because I will not be continuing with this.
Awful.
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Seriously buggy
Set up process crashed or looped me around like 4 times and required to close and reopen the app. Also seems super basic compared to stuff like Runalyze which is infinitely cheaper with tons more info. I can’t recommend but if it works for you I don’t judge.
Amazing platform and support
I’ve tried every app from Runna to VDot to manual programming. I have a crazy work schedule and kids and often find it time to do prescribed runs on a schedule. Kaizen is the most adaptive training app I’ve ever seen. Not only does it adapt to what you do, it easily adapts to your life.
When I had a question, Kaizen support reached back and answered my questions immediately.
10/10 app. Highly recommended for anyone who cares about running.
When I had a question, Kaizen support reached back and answered my questions immediately.
10/10 app. Highly recommended for anyone who cares about running.
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Great app
I like how this app leaves me to train the way I want, but still gives good predictions that adjust directly with my recent training volume and intensity. Switched from Runna and am very happy with it.
Love Kaizen
Kaizen is the only app that’s kept me structured, motivated, and actually improving.
Useless app
Not sure how this app works. I just run a 20min 5k as part of training and the app says under ideal conditions I would do 21 minutes. For the rest it doesn’t really offer anything at all
Prediction
Got my 5k race prediction spot on (predicted 17:58 and I ran a 17:59)
Unfortunate bugs
Love the concept but it’s hard to trust the app when it is presenting different mileage recommendations every other day and it can’t seem to add up my planned mileage correctly.
It went from recommending 55 miles this week to now saying I have 19 miles remaining after one 8 mile run.
It also reads that I have 7.5 unplanned miles despite having 52 miles planned.
It went from recommending 55 miles this week to now saying I have 19 miles remaining after one 8 mile run.
It also reads that I have 7.5 unplanned miles despite having 52 miles planned.
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Best Race Performance Predictor
This app has really given me the confidence in my training being on track and about what I could achieve come race day.
Quality app
Great for all runners!
Customer Support & Adjustable Training
I have had positive interactions when reaching out to the customer support team, and within the app itself I appreciate that the training plan adjusts based on volume and intensity, providing some flexibility unlike a typical rigid training program.
Doesn’t work
It seems that app is so buggy that it doesn’t work at all. Tried multiple times and it doesn’t even get past the first step.
Works well for me!
Just getting back into training for a half marathon and this app is really helping me with motivation and ramping up my fitness level. Really enjoying the ‘Miles Better’ podcast too.
Fantastic for training and my PB
I used kaizen for two training blocks so far and both times it made a big difference to how consistently I trained, it’s really simple, helping me focus on what mattered most. I achieved a 3:16 PB the first time using it and would have improved on that in my most recent marathon if the weather had been less hot!
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Seriously motivating
The app’s data and simplicity makes me want to run. I feel super motivated and like I can make healthy progress without overly complicated training plans.
Great App - easy to use!
Super clean, effective, and keeps me consistent with my training.
Such a great app
I started using this with skepticism, it took a sec but I am seeing real progress with a rigorous step by step improvement plan/ training companion. Give it a shot, it may surprise you. It definitely surprised me!
