| There are so many exercise products marketed | | | | video stream. You can watch an exercise then |
| toward women, how do you know what works and | | | | pause the workout, put the phone down and do the |
| what is best left alone? iPhone apps are the most | | | | exercise. I chose to do my first apps more like my |
| popular new medium with many applications geared | | | | Pregnancy Workbook. I liked the idea that you can |
| toward women and pregnancy exericse. | | | | choose an exercise, read the benefits, look at the |
| Does working out to an iPhone App even make any | | | | series of pictures and descriptions and then put the |
| sense? It's a phone with a small screen, not a tv, | | | | phone down and do that exercise. No need to worry |
| how can this be a good thing? | | | | that the video is jumping ahead of you, you look at |
| I asked myself the same thing. I created the Pilates | | | | your phone as needed. I am the queen of details, so I |
| for You DVD Series and also wrote a book on | | | | liked that I could fill my app with as much information |
| Pilates and Pregnancy so I already saw the pros and | | | | about an exercise as I wanted and yet let the user |
| cons of those 2 mediums. As a certified Pilates | | | | pick and choose what they wanted to focus on. |
| instructor, I always prefer that a clients take lessons | | | | Many exercise apps, like mine, allow you to customize |
| with a trained instructor so that they can be evaluated | | | | the length of the workout. Who doesn't have time |
| to make sure that what they are doing is right for | | | | for a 5 minute workout. Since the phone is always |
| them and that their form and execution is correct. | | | | with you, why not squeeze in several short workouts |
| That said, not everyone has the time or money to | | | | rather than 1 long one. I allow my user to pick time or |
| go to a group class, never mind a private session. I | | | | a body part. This truly makes the experience like |
| made sure that the workouts I provided on DVD or in | | | | having a customized workout for each woman. |
| my book were filled with detail and provided | | | | Having an exercise application that can go with you |
| modifications. | | | | everywhere can be a life-saver for many women. |
| Technology progresses quickly. My first workouts | | | | You don't need a TV and it's not as bulky as a |
| were Prenatal and Postnatal Pilates and they were on | | | | book. You can select a five minute workout during |
| VHS! So when iPhone Applications came along, I had | | | | a break at the office when your back is aching, or a |
| to really educate myself on whether this was a | | | | 20 minute workout in your hotel room to get you going |
| plausible medium for exercise. I've come to believe | | | | for the day. |
| that this may actually be the best format so far! | | | | Saving time, customizing workouts, limiting the bulk that |
| Think of your phone as a personal trainer that always | | | | needs to go with you everyday are all reasons to take |
| travels with you. Many exercise apps work like a | | | | another look at the world of iPhone app. |