It works! – C25K® 5K Trainer Pro Review

So like most people looking at this types of app here, I wanted to get off the couch and get my butt moving. I’m a former state place finishing wrestler and college football player who 20 years ago was in peak shape... on January 1st 2019 I was far from that. I know how to properly diet when I want to but I’m not consistent at it and was about 40 lbs over weight and about 30 from where I’d be happy. I knew I could diet it off but it would come right back on so decided I needed to change my lifestyle and get running. To me running has always meant one thing, getting my wind up for wrestling and I’ve never enjoyed it. I wanted to change that. So today I just finished the day I was dreading as I clicked through the workouts 5 weeks ago. 5 minute brisk walk then 2 miles straight running. Ahhhhh!!! Never saw myself completing this day a month ago. Today I did an extra qtr mile on top of it to get home. The app is mostly interval training that starts what today seems so easy but on day one I begged for each beep of my phone to come to end the running portions. Gradually those only came on the first day of the weeks.... then they just disappear. I’m running, not hating it and I’m impressed. Only reason for not giving 5 stars is its missing good data collection, I have to use separate apps to track data in the background like heart rate and pace. Second flaw is not on the Apple Watch. I wish I could just go out without my phone and it would run. Thanks for helping me become health and get off the couch. Oh and readers don’t forget to stretch!
Review by Tail24 on C25K® 5K Trainer Pro.