Simply Yoga

Love this app! I’ve done a lot of yoga videos over the years and a few classes here and there. This app offers the best of both but with the option to create up to three custom routines of whatever length you want. Keep the instructions on if you like a yoga class experience. Turn them off if you want less chatter. Try the free version of the app first. If you like it, you’ll be happy to get paid the version which you only have to buy once. The Apple TV app works great

I’ve been using this app for more than 5 years and this “update” is disappointing. I gave the previous version 5 stars but feel like this new version is only worth 3 stars. I have used a custom set of poses that added up to a 18 minute routine before the recent update. Now the same routine is less than 13 minutes. All the poses have been sped up. The instructors voice is also not as soothing as the previous voice. I’m feeling pressured to move through the poses quicker, not very serene. I could live with the “update” if I had the option to slow it down a bit.

I travel 2-3 weeks out of a month. Plenty of hotels have fitness centers which are great, but sometime unpredictable and often crowded when I have time to go. With this app, I can choose duration, select certain poses, set ocean waves as my background, choose my level depending on what I need. Sometimes 60 or 90 minutes for a work out, 20 minutes to relax before bed or help relieve a long workout outside of yoga. A travel mat and my iPad and I am ready to go.