Nothing like some friendly competition to go back for more punishment, am I right?Īs well as the challenges and the short-but-sweaty workouts, there are also multiple programs available within the app. According to the app, I’m ranked 176th out of 309 people on the leaderboard. An eight-minute Core Coordination session (categorized as advanced, in fairness) had me virtually wiped out. The best bit? They’re super short, but definitely not easy. Within each section, they’ll be further broken down into options like Chest Toner, Sun’s Out/Guns Out, and so on. You can also see the stats of other people taking part, invite friends and, in some cases, the app will donate $1 to charity when you share your challenge highlights with them.īeyond challenges, the workouts are separated into traditional categories like Cardio, Full Body, Legs & Glutes, and Upper Body. When I first downloaded the app, I completed a survey explaining what I was hoping to achieve and what I wanted to focus on, so the challenges presented to me include things like Max Pushup Challenge and a 21-day toning program to target legs and glutes. Therefore it’s no surprise that there’s a series of real time challenges incorporated into the mix of workouts offered. One thing that seems pretty integral to the ethos of this app is keeping people accountable, no matter if they’re a fitness rookie or a bona fide pro. In all honesty, I was a little embarrassed when the trainer’s voice acknowledged that I was taking a breather before finishing my last pushup rep at one stage. And honestly, can’t we all tend to slack a little bit when no one is in the room to bark at us? Another major draw of Onyx is that the app will only count down your reps when it sees you performing them. I’ve used my fair share of workout streaming platforms and after a while they can feel pretty unappealing and the workouts quickly feel repetitive and uninspiring. Nonetheless, a bit of a furniture rejig happened and we quickly made up. I guess no one told the trainer how spatially limited New York City apartment bedrooms are. The only thing I found slightly irritating was the amount of times the voice kept telling me to move further away from the camera so she could see me better. Take, for example, when I was panting my way through commandos and shoulder taps - something that always manages to challenge my upper body strength - the instructor gave me helpful pointers such as lowering my hips more to protect my back. The app’s software analyzes your movement and the trainer explains if there’s something you can correct. While you watch the instructor explain and perform the move (think: pushups, planks, lunges, etc.) on the screen, your own image will appear in the upper left hand corner. Similarly, the motivation of a fitness professional is worth its weight in gold when you think you’ve no more energy left to give.Īfter you position your phone on the floor and prop it up against the wall, Onyx utilizes your camera to capture your position. Ego bruising though it may be, it’s for your own good when a trainer corrects your form. While no one usually enjoys getting called out for their shortcomings, there’s one exception to the rule - and that’s in the gym. Onyx helps you correct your form in real time Freya Drohan/CNN To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice.Your CNN account Log in to your CNN account You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This includes using first- and third-party cookies, which store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier. If you agree, we’ll also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across the Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice. We also use these cookies to understand how customers use our services (for example, by measuring site visits) so we can make improvements. We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice.
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