What it does
Seven – 7 Minute Workout (let’s just call it Seven for short) does exactly what it says on the box. It’s a fitness app that offers 7-minute-long exercise workouts. And though it may sound gimmicky, it’s not. It’s science! Specialists designed the workouts to ensure every second is highly effective.
Fire it up and the app asks you to choose an objective – lose weight, get fit or build strength. This personalised goal-setting lets you tap into pre-developed workout plans and exercise circuits, ensuring you get the maximum out each training session.
Each exercise is easily mastered with the help of animated characters that demonstrate how it’s done. So, you can take your time to study them and feel confident and ready before you hit start. Once you do, an instructor (with the voice of anything from a Drill Sergeant to a Cheerleader) counts you in and calls out the name of each specific exercise as it’s about to start.
Allow Seven permission to access your health app or fitness tracker and input specifics like height, age, weight and it’ll track your in real-time. So, if you’re concerned about whether or not your hard work will be sharable with your healthcare provider, don’t be. Every calorie counts.
How it helps
By packaging everything you need to do in just seven minutes, Seven solves one of the most common training obstacles there is – finding the time to exercise.
Then there’s Seven’s adaptive training. After each workout, it asks how it was – too easy, good, or too hard. Answer truthfully and the app will figure out what subsequent workout would be best suited for your fitness level and progression.
Add to this the performance tracking and achievement unlocking, and Seven keeps you motivated and focussed on your next goal while building your workout confidence along the way.
Conclusion
Seven can really change the way you look at exercise. By taking such a small amount of your daily time, it makes the whole prospect feel far less daunting and totally doable.
Backed with a super-simple, non-judgemental interface and animated demos, it demystifies workout jargon and exercises for newbies through practical application.
The free demo is quite limited and the push to purchase perhaps a bit strong. But seeing as the programmes don’t require specialist gym equipment or a gym membership (which most of us never end up using anyway) it makes the cost of the app pretty negligible.
What other users say
“I went from not working out for 5 years to not missing a day in 90 days. Seven eliminates the most common excuses for not working out: finding time, traveling to a gym, investing in equipment, etc. I work out after I wake up before showering right in my living room. It also eliminates the uncertainty about what to do next, as it suggests workouts based on your goals (Fitness, Strength, or Weight). All you have to do is press “Start” and a workout will be loaded for you that takes into account what muscles you worked on the day before, as well as your goals/difficulty. I have tried everything: gym memberships, trainers, working out with a buddy, etc. Seven has been the only thing that has motivated me to be more active. More than worth it to pay the subscription since it is way less than most gym memberships.” – Pentzke, Puerto Rico
What the experts say
“The trick with this — or any other exercise program — is to make it habitual; an unthinking part of your daily routine. Although the workout may seem difficult at first, its short duration will ease some of that pain. Once habits form, then the discomfort becomes relatively unimportant.” – Professor Wendy Wood
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