I’ve written before about how Gentler Streak is by far my favorite exercise app due to its human-first approach to exercise. Today, the developers behind the app are introducing The Outsiders, which takes the same approach to high-level training. Here’s what it looks like
A familiar approach to performance training
Gentler Streak is an App Store favorite because, instead of taking the standard “push-it-to-the-limit” attitude to exercise, it focuses on rewarding and recovering for a more pleasant and comfortable training routine.
With The Outsiders, the company behind the app now has an offering for performance athletes who train, rather than casually working out.
The app features the same beautiful interface, animations, and overall attitude you’d expect from the makers of Gentler Streak. It applies it to the needs of driven athletes who need deeper performance insights into their exercise routine.
This makes The Outsiders perfect for athletes prepping for marathons, races, or looking to push beyond their personal goals while trying to minimize the risk of injury or overtraining.
The Outsiders pays close attention to performance and recovery metrics, and leverages Apple’s HealthKit framework to offer a highly flexible experience. You can customize your heart rate zones per activity type, and get weekly, monthly, and yearly trends as far as your health data history goes, for better insights into your performance and evolution.
You can track trends for endurance fitness, cardio fitness, and cycling FTP, and you can pick between polarized, pyramid, or threshold guidance, according to your goals.
The app also offers a detailed in-workout analysis, as well as a map for route tracking. Gentler Stories reminds users that this app is really focused on athletes who train regularly, and who wear their Apple Watch at night, so it can leverage the data for more precise recovery monitoring.
Here is Gentler Stories CEO Katarina Lotrič on the new app:
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