Abs Workouts app review: attain the perfect-looking belly

Introduction

Abs Workouts by Weedo Technology Co., Limited is a health and fitness app that is free for a limited time only. This app can help you create that perfect-looking belly in just 12 days as it's filled with exercise and motivation to keep you going. Think of it as your pocket personal trainer.

The app was updated on Apr. 15, 2013 and is available in English and Simplified Chinese.

User Experience

While the content in this app appears useful, it can be a bit slow and cumbersome to navigate. Additionally, it just felt a bit tired-looking as far as the way the exercises were displayed. If you follow the exercise routine laid out here you may be able to achieve some results; however, to reach a perfect belly in just 12 days seems a bit unlikely.

Features

Within this app you are given 20 different abdominal exercises you can use to achieve a flat belly. Each time you complete one of the tasks you'll get a medal, which is meant to act as encouragement and motivation. You can even create your own customized plan by entering in your personal information such as height, weight, and age.

There is a reminder for the next workout, recommended foods that can help you attain a flat belly, and an audio coach that takes you through the exercises.

The user interface is basic and simple, maybe a little too much so for some users.  Go ahead and share your workouts with your friends and family on Facebook and Twitter.

The idea here is that by completing the abdominal exercises two days a week for six weeks you'll be able to banish that unsightly belly fat.

In-App Purchases

There are a number of in-app purchases, all of which give you additional workout options. These in-app purchases range from $1.99 to $2.99.

Update Info

Version 2.6 features a fix for crash issues and the app now supports iPhone 5.

Customer Ratings and Feedback Comments

The current version of the app has 10 customer ratings with an average rating of 4.5 out of five stars. For the most part users are happy with the variety and types of exercises offered; however, one user in particular still seems to be having issues with it crashing, even after the latest update.

Personal Comments by Reviewer

I agree completely with the users as I too had a bit of a problem launching the app. It was extremely slow and lagged quite a bit. Once opened I found the exercises to be quite good and they offered a nice variety of positions and types of exercises so you wouldn’t grow bored. I also liked that the app took you through the whole routine telling you exactly how long it would take to complete.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Features 20 abdominal exercises geared at giving you the perfect belly
• It's easy to follow the exercises and all feature audio as well
• Your workouts can be shared on Facebook and Twitter

Cons

• Very slow to load the app
• Only 20 exercises are offered and you will need to make in-app purchases to get more
   

For: iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation), and iPad with iOS 5.0 or later. Abs Workouts is optimized for iPhone 5.