Synopsis: Sweat Deck is designed to help you mix up your fitness routine with an endless combination of workout ideas using a digital deck of cards.
Price and Platform: Free + premium option. iOS only.
RDN Score: 3/5
Pros
- Assign an exercise group to the hearts, diamonds, clubs and spades and prepare to do the next exercise.
- Shuffle the digital deck to get a new fitness routine and endless combinations of workout ideas.
- Includes a list of common exercises, which include video demonstrations.
- Sweat Deck speaks the rep count and exercises aloud.
- Pull the Joker and add an extra challenge with a different exercise.
- Adjust your workout intensity up to 3x the reps and run the deck 3x multiplier.
- Upgrade to the pro version to time your workouts, track your progress and workout history, and create custom exercises and additional exercises.
- Includes a variety of exercises from air squats to burpees and diamond pushups to planks.
Cons
- May take a little while to figure out how to use the deck, and there may be a learning curve to perform all of the different exercises.
- Must stop a workout to tap to change cards.
- Must have the pro version to integrate with the Apple Health App.
Bottom Line: Ideal for those who want to mix up their fitness routine, Sweat Deck offers infinite exercise combinations to work up a sweat.
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.
