TrainerFu for Fitness Coach Reviews – Page 4
5/5 rating based on 56 reviews. Read all reviews for TrainerFu for Fitness Coach for iPhone.
TrainerFu for Fitness Coach is free iOS app published by Manobal Jain
It’s a good basic program but missing some functionality
Wordandnumberguru
There are a lot of functionality pieces missing from this app. 1) as a trainer, the only way you can use the app as a client is to set yourself up under another email address. Which means in the app I need to log out as the trainer, then log in as the client to mark my own workouts done. 2) there is no way to send comments to the developer through the app or online if you are logged in. The only way is through the website when not logged in. 3) the only way you can set up separate parts of a whole days’ workout is by adding circuits. I have parts A through E for my clients which include warm up, mobility, activation, workout and cool down. 4) with the circuit heading, you can set the number of rounds, but there is no way to set a workout like an AMRAP for 20 minutes. The only way to communicate that is through the notes, which is a very big plus. 5) within each circuit, there is no way to copy an exercise with its description into the body of the circuit. For instance, if I have someone doing vertical loading of 4 exercises, I would either have to enter the exercises over and over (so that they can check off each one as they finish) or put in 3 sets of each exercise (which may confuse the client where they end up doing horizontal loading instead). I would rather see this: if I enter 3 rounds on the circuit heading or the exercise description, there are 3 check boxes for each exercise. That way I only have to enter the exercise once but the correct number of check boxes appears for the client. It doesn’t matter how much of my notes I put in the description, clients don’t always read it and/or don’t even ask questions. 6) when setting up workout templates, the only way to copy them is by setting up the workout for a client by using a template, then modifying what you need to modify, then saving it again as another workout template. There is also no easy way to change the names of your workout templates. Again you’d have to go through those other steps to do so, then delete the one with the previous name. 7) you cannot select an exercise unless there is a video. So for something like running, I had to upload some random Pose Running Method video just so there would be a check box for my client to mark it completed. Otherwise, if I only put in a circuit with no exercise video attached, there is no way for the client to mark it completed and on the trainer side, it’s hard to tell if they completed it unless they write it in their notes to me. It’s got some great features: 1) clients like the assessments section where they can track their measurements and things like that. 2) it has a nutrition tracking tool which may appeal to some trainers. I have not used this function. My clients have used it occasionally. I’m not sure how easy that is to use. 3) there are tons of exercise videos to choose from and seems to source mainly from YouTube, which I use. Not sure how it functions with videos from other sources. 4) there are plenty of places to add notes and comments. 5) there is a chat feature so you can communicate with your clients (and they with you) directly through the app. 6) you can create groups so that everyone in the group can see group comments. 7) it awards stickers which is a cool feature but we haven’t really used it for any kind of rewards purpose yet. 8) being able to make workout templates is a big time-saver when you have clients on the same plan, like I have with a group of clients. So I only have to make the workout once, then just upload it to each client in the group. Overall, it’s got some great features. I don’t know if I will keep using it after my trial run (I’m giving it a 3 month trial). I’ve looked at some others but this was the only one on the surface that appealed to me. It wasn’t until I got a little deeper into using it that it doesn’t cover all the things I’d like to use it for and has extra stuff I don’t currently use. It’s quite expensive $30/mo. For the limited functionality.
Thankful
DJ Rico_NY1
By far this is the best program I have ever had the chance to train with. Having gone to 5 combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan throughout my military career I must say this has been both a bitter sweet experience to me. I’m not as young as I was almost 20 years that I have served in the US ARMY. Thank you for this program and to my Coach, Byran that has help me along my journey.??
Unable to create an account
Thop8041
No matter what password I create, I keep getting an error message telling me the password has to be six characters or more, when the passwords I attempt to create are more than six characters. Please fix!
*** just what I need
GMBRTT
I love it! I need structure. Therefore, this is definitely what I need to succeed!
Great training app
josephgabriel01
One of the better training apps I have used. It’s very fast and easy. Would appreciate some a tempo tab for the workout exercises too
Looks Good ...
Roc.
Haven’t really tried it yet, I only went through the demo. I noticed that it would be helpful if all the exercises were categorized under major body parts. Get to work!