A few weeks ago, my friends and I (women in our mid-30s to mid-40s) all started lifting weights.
There are several reasons for this. In general, strength training and functional fitness are more popular. But also, women between the ages of 30 and 50 lose about 3-8% of muscle mass per year, and this can be accelerated by the decline in estrogen that occurs during menopause. I don’t care about getting bigger anymore. I don’t want to collapse into a bag of rickety bones when I turn 50. Finally, I’m not saying that a sudden desire for, say, firefighters to be able to transport bodies across state lines has anything to do with it. Results of the US presidential election. Again, I’m not saying otherwise.
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That’s why the release of Peloton’s latest app is so timely. Today, the company released Strength+, its first standalone app separate from the core Peloton app. It costs $1 per month for the first six months and is available on a limited number of introductory memberships on iOS devices. After the introductory period, membership will be $10 per month, with no additional fees for All Access, Guide, and App+ members.
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The Strength+ app is designed specifically for use in the gym, so it may differ slightly from the core Peloton app or other apps that offer similar services, such as FitOn, WorkoutWomen, or even Apple Fitness+.
I have been using Strength+ for a week. When you open it, you can choose from several different types of workouts. The Workout Generator lets you customize your strength training using six different inputs, including workout time, muscle groups you target, equipment you own, and whether to include a warm-up.
You can also click to follow a specific training program. I’m currently enrolled in instructor Andy Speer’s Ignite Your Strength 4-week program and it’s been very effective. You can also watch a variety of short instructor clips, from gym steps and etiquette to how to load and unload a barbell, what a plyo box is, to Speer looking at old photos of himself. . The progress tracking tab displays data about your moves, showing your total lift volume, workouts you’ve done, and weight you’ve lifted.