5BX 4+
Track your daily 5BX exercises
Turtle Beach Studio
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- £3.99
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Description
The 5BX App is the easiest way to track 5BX workouts - the classic fitness plan originally developed for the Royal Canadian Air Force. Fully supports the 5BX Plan. 6 charts, 12 levels per chart, 11 minutes a day. Perfect for exercising at home, no equipment needed!
Beautifully designed and simple to use while you workout - just tap a single button to control. And now with audio prompts, it’s better than ever. Whether you are a seasoned 5BX exerciser or just starting out, this app is a great way to track your progress.
Here's what some 5BX users say:
◈ "Now there's this app, which makes it so much easier. Worth x3 the price."
◈ "... this App is a perfect guide/log. The App is intuitive, works well, and is easy to follow."
◈ "A big thanks to the developer for putting this together!"
◈ "I love the app"
◈ "I wanted a straightforward app to step me through the 5BX program every day. This does that"
Easy to Use
◇ Single button to step through exercises
◇ Plays voice or chimes audio prompts at the start of exercises and reps
◇ Tracks your chart & level progress
◇ Follows 5BX Plan recommended progression rate for age
◇ Beautifully designed with a clean, intuitive user interface
◇ Created by a seasoned 5BX exerciser
Features
◇ Animated exercise graphics with rep counts clearly displayed
◇ Progress bars show where you are in each exercise
◇ Timer displays your elapsed exercise time
◇ Statistics of your exercise days and times
◇ Interactive guide shows you how to use the app step-by-step
Settings
◇ Exercise 5 Walk, Run or Stationary Run
◇ Automatically adjust progression rate according to age
◇ Automatically go to next level and chart when current level completed
◇ Voice, chimes or silent audible prompts
◇ Display Metric distances (km) of walk & run options
◇ Flying Crew increases recommended chart level for some age groups
What’s New
Version 4.2.1
Bug fix for the Statistics screen
Ratings and Reviews
Great app but sound is intermittent
*Update* : A workaround for inaudible voice prompts, in the absence of a development update, is to toggle the Settings -> ‘Audible Prompts’ ->Voice button
You don’t even need to leave the button enabled for the voice prompts to work. The toggle seems to circumvent the bug preventing use of voice prompts while doing exercises.
Loving this app, it’s motivating to get to next level. Good clear explanations, sound prompts & help however the sound prompts don’t always work first time (volume is up and silent button on side of iP is not on). I can eventually get sound but I have to restart the app and fiddle about, hence 4 stars not 5. Overall I would & have recommended. I do exercises first thing after getting out of bed so it’s part of my morning routine. Good job Turtle Bay :)
Good idea but needs improvement
The app needs some usability improvements. It’s not clear how to use it.
Developer Response ,
There is a help icon at the top of the screen which shows an interactive guide for how to use the app. It's very straightforward. Just tap the large button at the bottom to start exercises 1 through 4. Then tap again when ready to start exercise 5 and for each set. Version 4.0 has just been released and contains optional audio prompts (voice or chimes) for all chart levels. You can choose prompts for exercise starts only or both exercises and reps. The prompt timing adjusts automatically for the number of reps - there's nothing to calculate or set.
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Here are some reviews from Canada & US:
"Best fitness programme ever devised ★★★★★
by MrFredPret – Jul 24, 2020
I did 5BX out of a booklet in high school... got incredibly fit in only 11 minutes of HIIT a day. Starts of incredibly easy, once you get to the higher charts, it’s a serious challenge. Now there’s this app, which makes it so much easier. Worth x3 the price. Personally, I’d pay top dollar for this."
"So glad to see this! ★★★★★
by dewdaw – May 1, 2020
A big thanks to the developer for putting this together! I used to do this as a kid back in the 70s and have done it off and on over the years. Nice to have an app again. And I like the choice of stationary run, mile walk, or 1/2 mile run for X5."
Rubbish
A timer and some rubbish graphics - if this was a physical product bought on line I would have returned it for a refund.
£3-99 wasted which reduces the likelihood of me buying apps in future.
App Privacy
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Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Provider
- TURTLE BEACH STUDIO LLC
- Size
- 5.2 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2020 Turtle Beach Studio, LLC
- Price
- £3.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.