A few weeks ago, my friends and I—women in our mid-thirties to forties—all started lifting weights.
This is for several reasons. In general, strength training and functional fitness are more popular. But also, women between the ages of 30 and 50 lose about it 3 to 8 percent of their muscle mass per year, and the drop in estrogen that occurs during menopause can accelerate this. I don’t care to grow anymore; I don’t want to collapse into a dirty bag of bones when I’m 50. Finally, I’m not saying that my sudden desire has nothing to do with being able to transport a fireman’s body across state lines. The results of US presidential election. Then again, I’m not saying it doesn’t happen.
Courtesy of the peloton
This makes the launch of Peloton’s latest app very timely. Today, the company launched Strength+, its first stand-alone app in addition to the core Peloton app. It will be available on iOS devices with a limited number of introductory memberships for $1 per month for the first six months. After the introductory period, membership will be $10 per month, and there will be no additional cost for All Access, Guide, and App+ members.
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The Strength+ app is designed specifically for use at the gym, so it may look slightly different from the core Peloton app or similar offerings, such as FitOn, WorkoutWomen, or Apple Fitness+.
I have been using strength+ for a week. When you open it, you can choose from several different types of workouts. A workout generator lets you customize a strength workout with six different inputs, including how long you want to work out, what muscle groups you want to target, what equipment you have. – Have equipment, or do you want to include a warm-up.
You can also click to follow specific training programs. I am currently enrolled in instructor Andy Spear’s Ignite Your Strength 4-week program, which is kicking my butt. You can also watch short instructor clips, covering everything from gym procedures and etiquette — how to load and unload a barbell, or what a plyo box is — to Spear looking at old pictures of himself. for A progress-tracking tab gives you data about your journey, showing your total lifting volume, what workouts you’ve done, and what weights you’ve lifted.
