Couch-to-5K program app: user 5K

Updated June 6, 2014th

The Bottom Line

When you are ready to make the transition from walking to running, but you want a coach who can bring 5k program with you, this application of the couch, ease in 5K is a good bet. Gradually increase your speed with a useful map directly on your smartphone.

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• Couch to 5K program allows anyone to run to the back to start
• App is easy to navigate, configure and use
• (Eg to disable audio recording or warnings) customizable settings
• It allows users to play their own music
• Store and share workouts, if desired; Compatible with Nike +

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• To stretch no topics or tutorials

Description

• To implement beginners program 9 weeks
• Each workout 30 to 40 minutes (including heating and cooling)
• Go Historic Trails
• Listen to your own music
• $ 2.99 at iTunes
• Requires iPhone OS 4.3 or higher; Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad; Also available for Android devices

Guide Review - Couch to 5K Program App: User 5K

Update August 2013: First I checked the Couch 5K (couch to 5K then called today Easy On 5K) application more than three years. At this time, I thought it would be a one time thing: Use to start the program to run; A broker; a runner for life. As it turned out, in my career was not so linear. I finished the program, then the fitness forms back as soon as-over-sofa or other cardiovascular, as I recall.

As each runner say, if you stop, it is not easy to pick up where you left off, with the same speed, distance and time you've done before. Instead, you need to relieve the back, and this application can help you to do it. Sure, I could on my own clock. But I prefer the level, direction and Little Flare I get from using the application. From the middle of the program and after completion of works for me when I'm training for a race or just to get my exercise routine Running In.

So if you want to start the race restart or this is to get the app. Made its developer, couch popular 5K run 'beginners existing program and turned it into an application called Easy On 5K. The program guides you through a progressive plan nine weeks, beginning with a 20-minute session, alternately go eight 60 seconds jogging 90 seconds (five minutes each heating and cooling) includes. At the end of the program you are running to be able to 30 minutes without interruption.

This couch 5K program application offers to visual and audio, know when to walk and when to run, without having to keep track of the time and even intervals. At the same time, you can listen to your own music library on the device. The application remembers your progress, start the next day every time the application after a training session open to plan. You can also make notes in his training, he felt like running outdoors or on the treadmill, and so on. You can use these notes on Facebook or Twitter directly from the application.

I downloaded the program for my iPad, because I'm a bit done walking / running workouts on my own on tape, but not as the number of minutes to calculate, so you constantly follow in search of my clock or timer my progress. I wanted to increase the number of minutes spent, and I needed some kind of program to train through it. This application of the couch to 5K program, done that.

Now with the app on my iPhone, when I go out there and on my iPad when I do. Treadmill I always appreciate the input instructions of the application, if I even see my time spent in screen time the treadmill. And of course, these posts are very useful when you use and not directly in front of your face have a large digital clock!

This application is easy to use without reading the manual; just download and go. There are some simple adjustments on and off, as if you want to mix the songs your playlist or if you memories that you want in the middle of training, and so on.

My only wish for the application: I want to be able to return to a screen with suggestions or directions to stretch after exercise. It is easy to forget to stretch after a run or are confused about what stretches to do and how long do they last. Because the application contains a heating and cooling time, it would be great if it also covers the how-tos section.

Once you have completed the training program for nine weeks, you can use the application to the maintenance shop for 30 or 45 minutes, with instructions that you know how to let it happen in the time and distance you want. You can also register and Track Racing, even after completion of training.

For $ 2.99, this app is a great buy for beginner riders or those sporadic as me. (You can also do a version of this app for Android, I have not tried.) Both versions of the application have a GPS option for another 99 cents.

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This application is not provided for free under consideration. I bought on the iTunes Store.