Synopsis of the App: StrongHer is a workout app designed especially for women.
Price and Platform: Free. Apple and Android.
RDN Score: 2/5
Pros
Attractive app design with clear, well-produced videos of each exercise along with written step-by-step instructions.
Offers three fitness levels and three different plan intensities ranging from two to seven workouts per week. Users can set a goal for weight loss, muscle gain or simply being fitter.
Choose from the At Home or Gym programs using standard gym equipment including the elliptical for cardio or bench weights for strength training.
Connect to streaming music services or a personal playlists during activity.
Easily skip parts of exercise routines, pause workouts and listen for the bell to prompt you to change to a new activity.
Exercises include a proper warm-up and cool-down.
Stay motivated with weekly challenges.
Save photos and track additional data including water and basic food intake, weight and personal anthropometrics including waist, bust and hip measures.
Easily add workouts to a mobile calendar.
Links to the Apple Health Kit with options to select what data the app can store.
Includes a 7-day free trial period (rates start at $14.49/month to $89.99/year).
Cons
No details on the maker’s credentials in exercise physiology or nutrition.
Users can skip but cannot rearrange the exercise order in a workout, which is problematic if the machine you need is not available at the gym, for example.
In addition to a few grammatical errors, the food and nutrition content contains significant gaps and misinformation.
StrongHer contains language that may be triggering to some users such as “I work out to eat what I want when I want,” and also requires height and weight inputs to access the app.
Bottom Line: Gaps and misinformation in the food and nutrition content aside, StrongHer is ideal for women looking to work out from anywhere at anytime.
Marisa Moore, MBA, RDN, LD, is based in Atlanta and specializes in culinary nutrition, communications and consulting. She blogs at marisamoore.com. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter.
Synopsis of the App: StrongHer is a workout app designed especially for women.
