Recover Athletics 4+

Every time someone complains to me about their running injury, I recommend this app. The free version is completely sufficient to decide if it will be useful to you. I upgraded to premium recently because this app has helped me feel in control of my running injuries. The workouts are short enough to not mess up your day, but I still notice improvements week-to week in my balance and strength. The Strava integration is key because the app reminds you to do a short workout when you finish your run, right when your motivation is high, and you can publish your workouts to Strava. You can absolutely use this app on its own, but I’ve been able to have my physical therapist approve routines and set up custom ones to help me recover from injuries. The app has everything you need and nothing you don’t (no ads, hallelujah). I found this app on an Instagram ad of all places, and I have no complaints because this app is perfect and it’s making my life better.

Recover Athletics Running app is a way overdue evidence-based tool for runners. As a lifetime serious recreational runner and now triathlete, I have been waiting for something like this for years. The arduous task of obtaining a primary doc referral, scheduling and attending an initial PT appointment only to be handed a wordy description of what exercises/stretches my latest injury requires (sometimes with stick figure diagrams if I’m fortunate), I often feel like the experience of transferring meaningful recovery information could be more user-friendly. When I stumbled upon the Recovery Athletics Running app with the short, clear, and sharp videos specific to the injury I was ecstatic. This app is way overdue and greatly appreciated by this runner. The fact that the exercises and stretches are evidence-based from a highly credible pool of medical and PT professionals makes it a home run.

I’m in my late 50’s started running a year and a half ago. Started slow with waking, to walk run alternating, to all runs. Progressed in distance no more than 10% a week. Tried lots of things for knee pain. Better shoes, yoga, longer intervals between runs, a variety of warm ups and cool downs, running coach, strengthening exercises, running on grass, running on trails, and beaches. Still hurt. I have been using the app now for a month. Just finished 4.5 miles PB time. No pain. 😆Great value, short easy to follow videos. Video format talking only at the beginning then silent. You can watch the video without annoying repetitive narration. Videos continue until you are done. No need to start over. Helps in perfecting form.