App Store Award winner SmartGym just rolled out an update packed with customization options and general quality-of-life improvements. Here’s what’s new.
SmartGym keeps getting more complete and customizable
Last month, SmartGym rolled out a significant update that introduced Strava sync, more customizable sharing options, among other features.
Today, the app released an even bigger update, with several customization improvements that make it even more powerful for users looking for a fully flexible, customizable workout companion app.
With today’s update, the app’s AI-powered Smart Trainer will start suggesting warm-up and cool-down stretch recommendations, “automatically tailored to the exact muscles your routine targets.”
Users can set the duration of each segment, and choose whether warm-ups and cool-downs will count toward their workouts and muscle recovery analysis.
And speaking of SmartGym’s Smart Trainer, users can set it to never automatically replace workout routines with new ones. However, SmartGym suggests users “consider occasional full updates” to avoid hitting a progress plateau.
Back to workout routines, the app now lets users organize their exercise sets into Warm Up, Main, and Cool Down.
This makes it easier to add or remove segments independently, which is ideal for long workouts with multiple exercises. SmartGym now also offers a draft feature, which automatically saves unfinished routines so users can pick them up later.
Another welcome addition in today’s update is Workout Effort. It lets users set the training load on their workouts, “so your sessions contribute to your overall load and recovery picture.”
Today’s update also brings a refreshed Routine View, which SmartGym says is the most used screen of the app:
“Everything has been refined, layout, typography, animations, and alerts, so your workout feels more focused and more beautiful from the first tap to the last set.”
Finally, for users who have the same exercise across multiple routines, SmartGym now lets users update the exercise in a single routine, or in all of them.
9to5Mac’s take
I have been using SmartGym every other day for the past 3 or 4 years, and can’t recommend it enough. It is flexible, works perfectly on the Apple Watch and iPhone (and is also available for iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro), and is just beautifully designed.
SmartGym has a seemingly endless list of exercises, and its effort to make every aspect of the app fully customizable has always been a huge plus for my workout routines.
If you exercise at all, either at the gym or at home, consider giving SmartGym a chance. It is available for free on the App Store, with in-app subscriptions that have been 100% worth it to me.
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