I just did a search in the store and discovered there are at least 15 separate workout apps published by the same company with the same red icon theming. (men, women, abs, legs, lose weight men, lose weight women…)
Like, what the actual fuck.
I guess when people treat the app store like a search engine we get into the situation where apps become hyper-specific to match the hyper-specific things people are searching for, using individual app names as if they are search results.
I hate it, and I hate the human behaviour that has lead to this being a profitable tactic for app developers.
Finding an app that focuses on the thing you wanted to do specifically probably gets people to install it better than a generalized app
And takes “shelf space” from competing apps.
The 15 genders. Anyone who’s legs or abs HMU
searching right now “make big ass app”
app store search is often super bad. it ignores words etc, because they make more money by people not finding what they want and falling back to installing a few promoted apps with extra ads and tracking instead
I doubt 98% of them have any real usage. The barrier to entry is low. The play/Apple stores are very healthy and profitable. If course a few smaller app are going to pop up to try and get a cut.
It may be the same workout app just multiplied for SEO. I don’t think making official dupes is an offence against the rules of said platforms, as these are not unauthorized clones, and spamming apps to appear in every potential search querry is what for-profit companies without a brand recognition would undoubtedly strive for.
Woman one for legs, Man one for upper body.
¿Por que no los dos?
Targeted exercising doesn’t work.
How so? If you train your biceps you won’t get stronger feet?
You both are correct, depending on the context. The first user’s point is correct when it comes to losing weight. You can’t just lose belly fat by doing a bunch of situps.
Funny enough, you actually can target losing belly fat to a degree with diet. Both alcohol and fructose are broken down via the Krebs cycle, and the fat that is the output is deposited in between (and inside of) the organs in your gut. Cutting out alcohol, fructose, and sucrose (which is glucose + fructose) will stop adding fat there. In addition, ketosis tends to cause visceral fat to be broken down for energy more than subcutaneous fat, so that can be used to target visceral fat.
Also, getting rid of visceral fat is a very good idea. Subcutaneous fat doesn’t have much of a negative effect on health unless there is a lot of it, while visceral fat can lead to organ problems like fatty liver disease.
Ah yeah that explains it, thanks! And also IMO completely correct. And I didn’t know about keto burning belly fat better (alcohol belly is a well known result though).
And double yeah, you don’t want fat lining your internal organs, that’s a major health hazard.
And I didn’t know about keto burning belly fat better
FWIW, it’s most prominent on fat that’s already specifically in the liver, since the liver is the organ that converts fats into ketones. And it’s specifically visceral fat. Subcutaneous fat on the belly should be burned at the same rate as subcutaneous fat located anywhere else
So me stopping drinking and going keto-ish diet is a double bonus?
Kinda. Not drinking stops the problem from getting worse, keto will help fix it.
Also, you would need to do full keto to get the bonus. Otherwise you won’t be going into ketosis. Only having a low-carb diet wouldn’t be significantly different from basic calorie restriction.
Also, you still need to exercise and restrict calories to lose weight on keto. For weight loss, it mainly makes the process easier; if you eat more than you burn you still won’t lose weight. I like it, it’s a useful tool, but it’s not magic.
Some extra bits of advice in case you try keto:
- Take elecrolyte supplements, especially magnesium to avoid the “keto-flu”. There aren’t many people who can get away with not taking any
- You’ll likely lose 10-12lb in the first week or two. That’s mainly water weight that you’ll gain back after going off the diet. The typical sustained weight loss is 2lb per week.
- Eat a balanced diet of real food. As in, eat a mix of unprocessed meat and vegetables. Don’t just eat nonstop jerky and “keto certified” cookies and ice cream. Make your own food from scratch as much as you realistically can.
you still need to exercise and restrict calories to lose weight on keto. For weight loss, it mainly makes the process easier; if you eat more than you burn you still won’t lose weight. I like it, it’s a useful tool, but it’s not magic.
I don’t think this is a good way to do keto. After the initial onboarding, hunger and satisfaction signals will work properly and people wont overeat.
Thank you 💕 but I have already been through the keto flu a bunch of years ago, and I’m 100% commited now so let’s hope everything pans out well!
I think the double bonus will vary based on how “keto-ish” you go; you will still need to enter and maintain ketosis!
I “tried” keto for ages but kept giving myself little treats (and vodka) which kept me out of ketosis… Still lost weight, but it wasn’t really keto 😂
😁 wine here, but now I’m going full zen mode with good eating habits and some regular sport 🥵😁 will try 100% keto 🤓 too!
I think they both have the same exercises.
Do they? I haven’t checked, but men and women do tend to focus on slightly different things: men tend to focus more on upper body and building mass, women tend to focus more on lower body and toning. There’s a lot of overlap for the basic compound exercises, but I wouldn’t be surprised if there are some differences.
I believe they have pretty much the same sets and all that it might just be a difference in which ones it suggests to you.
I would believe that, muscles are muscles.
2nd one :3
