Stretching Mobility: STRETCHIT

I love the iPhone app overall. The different challenges hold me accountable to keep up with my flexibility work and I am seeing real results. The Apple Watch app, however, leaves everything to be desired. When it works properly it tracks calories and shows a countdown clock so you know how much time is left in the class you’re watching. When your class is over, it syncs your workout with Apple Health and contributes to your active calories and exercise minutes totals. More often than not this is not the case. As the class ends the Apple Watch app will be frozen and the clock will never reach 0:00 even though the iPhone app has entered the post-class screen. The watch will continue to count calories burned even though the class has ended. I am forced to shut down and restart my Apple Watch to shut down the app. Several hours later the workout will sync with Apple Health with the inflated calorie count. The worse outcome is the Apple Watch app will not start automatically as usual when the class is started on the iPhone. In order to see the countdown clock on my watch I need to continuously scroll through my app list and open the StretchIt app over and over again. At the end of the class the app is not frozen, but shows that the number of calories burned shows 0 which is obviously incorrect. This has been incredibly frustrating and the lone drawback to an otherwise great service. I hope these issues are resolved soon!

I saw advertisements for this app on Instagram, and it interested me because I have been wanting to get my splits for a long time. I spent a couple days on the app and decided to subscribe because the classes are concise and engaging. I have taken in person stretching classes before, and it’s hard to feel like you’re making progress when you only attend the class once or twice per week. This app makes it so that you are doing a little stretching every day with variety, and I’ve noticed how my body feels different when I stretch daily, even if it’s just for 10 minutes. The way it is set up makes it feel like you are not having to carve out time to dedicate to stretching, rather if you find yourself needing a break from computer work, you can do one of the classes suggested/scheduled for you. It’s a really great app, however I would like to see some more foot and ankle conditioning classes. I have a tendency to sickle one of my feet when I do split type moves, and it would be nice if there were a variety of dedicated classes for toe points. I personally like seeing the list of stretch classes I planned for the day and doing them in down time that I find throughout the day. I also like that they have daily stretch class suggestions on top of the program class scheduled for the day. I’m currently working on front splits, but I’m looking forward to starting middle and standing splits!

I love StretchIt! I have achieved great results and continue to train with it almost every day. If you're looking for an expertly-designed, easy-to-follow, and FUN workout, this is it! StretchIt works. You can do the classes anywhere—at home, at the gym, outside, on vacation, etc, etc etc. All you need is a mat, some blocks, a yoga strap, and any other supportive props you like to use (like kneepads). Each class has unique sequences and flows, which keeps you engaged and always challenging your flexibility in new ways. It's my primary workout, and I am so happy with how my splits are looking these days (thank you, StretchIt!). It keeps me lean, toned, and supple. Plus, they just launched an updated design and it's beautiful. The interface is intuitively designed and they've added great new features like Flexibility Challenges. The Challenges are awesome and you can sign up for them on-demand, or join a community Challenge with other StretchIt users. I almost forgot to mention one of the best parts of the App...the CAT! Whenever I open the App, the StretchIt cat is there to greet and encourage me. The cat is sooooo cute and seeing what he's up to is that extra push to open up the App and train :) But seriously, you’ll fall in love with flexibility training with this App. Make your dreams happen and get bendy with StretchIt.