BetterMe: Health Coaching

Because of health problems after Covid, I have been sedentary for years. I was actually supposed to have weight loss surgery but because of complications I ended up losing enough weight that I did not need that. However, my body was out of shape with no tone or definition, and definitely no strength. This has been very hard for an ex army gal who was a serious runner and weight lifter to live with. In January, I decided to do a free 28 day Pilates challenge and saw so many results so quickly that I decided to sign up with BetterMe I now see definition in my arms, my legs, my calves I’ve lost 11 inches in my hips five in my waist and now remember how it felt to be so into my health the exercise wasn’t something I just do but something I crave. Not only do I highly recommend BetterMe, I’m a huge supporter of Pilates in the health benefits. It will do your body, especially if you’re no longer to do some of the things like heavy lifting or distance running I thought I had to be satisfied with my body the way it is now and I had no hope, now I have hope and love the body that I’m getting I tell my friends it’s body by Pilates and they say I’m a Pilates pusher because I’m trying to get everyone to try it Not only do the Pilates workouts work wonderfully, there are a ton of different workouts. You can also do and I will sometimes add them onto my daily workout to get some extra cardio or a little more Pilates or work a specific area. Try it yourself and have a body by Pilates too!!!!

I decided to give this app a try, even though I don’t like paying for exercise apps, because I’m pretty athletic and know a lot, but I wanted some extra ideas and workouts to add into my days. So I am on day three of this app, and so far, I’m really enjoying, for the most part, doing the exercises. I love how there’s a variety of different exercises for fitness levels, age, mobility, etc. My only problem is this. I just did the HIIT Session work out for the first time. It’s the first workout in the HITT category. I liked the exercises, but there were a lot of glitches. A lot of the instruction was not matching up to what the athlete was doing in the video. Also, as time went on, the video was not advancing. So as I’m doing the advanced Burpee exercise, I found myself doing it for over five minutes, and I found that extremely odd. Then I thought well maybe they’re boosting the time, to add intensity. But, that definitely was not the case. When I hit the fast forward button, it went right into the exercise, and then switch to the next one. The next one is demonstrated, and then it stayed on, again, for an extended amount of time. Again I had to advance it manually to the next. This happened with numerous exercises and was very frustrating. A workout that was supposed to be 32 minutes long ended up being almost 50 minutes. So this definitely needs to be resolved. Other than that I have enjoyed the app, so far. I need to explore more of it to see what else it offers.

As someone who works in an office all day, and doesn’t have a ton of time to spend at a gym, I needed something that would put together well designed workouts for me, and that would give me a workout schedule aimed at achieving results. BetterMe nailed it! I have been using the app for about 5 months, and I have lost 20lbs and gained a ton of strength and definition. I was a college athlete, and at 52 yrs old, I now have almost the physique that I had in college. The workouts are clear and easy to follow, without a lot of extra “chatter” (which I don’t need or want). The app allows you to set your specific goals, and provides a lot o flexibility to do more or less on any given day, by supplementing the workout that the app selects with additional exercises of your choosing. In addition, I got a lot out of the intermittent fasting program, and the food tracker, which allowed me to “reset” my relationship with food. This was a surprise to me, as I did not expect to use these tools. Generally, I don’t need to use those functions anymore (other than very sporadically), but they were essential to getting me into good routines and habits. (I am a good cook and generally understand nutrition, so I did not use the meal plan function, but it could provide helpful direction to some). I cannot recommend this app more highly. It might not be for everyone, but if what you need is some structure, a schedule, and straightforward workout routines handed to you on a platter, this fits the bill. And it produces results!