Category : Health & Fitness
I missed my Spin classes at the gym during lockdown so downloaded BKool (both Fitness and Cycling). I use Fitness about 3x week and love it. Its easy to use and although pre-recorded, the instructor encouragement forces me to push as hard as I can. The only reason it lost a star is I'd love to see new sessions being added on a regular basis. I don't think they've changed since I started and as a result there's just a few I use repeatedly.
Still only giving the app four stars, however now that I have been using it for several months I'm very happy with it. Certainly the app makes you push yourself harder due to the instructors encouragement . Really needs to sync with Strava so your power, cadence etc is recorded. We'll worth the money as the Bkool simulator is included in the subscription.
I'm really enjoying these classes. They are varied and it's much more entertaining to have that class environment, helps the tone pad better for me. It works well, it's definitely improved since the early version. I hope bkool keep investing in this, I use it a lot more than their other app, it keeps me fit and it's fun.
I'd been using the BKOOL cycling app for a while before discovering the Fitness app and suspected it would be an additional subscription but, no ... all included in the same monthly fee as the cycling app! I first tested it on a Saturday morning to see if it worked and ended up doing a 45 min class in my slippers and jammies :-) Initial versions required manual gear changes even on my Tacx Vortex Smart to keep the power & cadence meters in the green zone but no big deal. Recent update includes an option for auto resistance on a smart trainer and its a game changer ... works brilliantly! New classes appear to being added all the time ... only dodgy element is the soundtrack sometimes ;-) A great app on its own but bundled with the cycling app they are superb value on the current monthly sub ... please don't do what your competitor did though and rocket the price!
New update 06/09/19 App now drops Ant+ connection with both heart rate belt & Tacx Neo trainer. Has gone from fairly stable to being a pain. Hope they fix this soon. The updated Bkool desktop app remains OK so unlikely to be a hardware problem. Just wish the classes were back on there where they used to be! Managed to get a training session done eventually but spent way too long setting & resetting things up. Roll back to previous version would be good option!!
You cannot share with Strava or Google fit...neither with Garmin/Suunto. You can only keep the workouts on the app. Almost useless in 2021....
Nice updates, works great with new kickr v5 with bluetooth. Would like to see even more videos. I would like to have the ftp-test on the bkool fitness.
Connected first time to my BKool Pro 2 but consistently drops the Bluetooth connection rendering it impossible to complete a full class. Not worthy of a subscription fee.
I like the new app. What I don't understand is why are there so many apps for bkool? Can't the simulator and fitness apps be joined together so it's all in one place? The Chromecast works well, why doesn't the simulator have the same thing?
Great app nicely prized. Can't wait more content
You've mashed it with the update. Crashes every time i load it. Gutted. Cannot even use the trainer now. Fix it and quick!
Still issues with connection on my pixel 6 pro so quiting, shame it was decent app apart from that. 2 stars because they had ages to fix this.. cheers
Great application for training at home with my Bkool Smart Bike. Looking forward to more content and classes to be uploaded 😎
This Bkool Fitness app will not play on my laptop giving no choice but to download Bkool Cycling app which does not include their classes.
Can not open fitness program NEED HELP PLESE
Great for a HIIT workout. Hurry up with Strava integration please!
Fantastic app. It's exactly what I needed! 💪
Awesome app. Very addictive 😂
Awesome!! Love it!
Love the bkool spinning
The app has potential, but the main feature doesn't work. The video streaming kept cutting out. I have a strong and very fast WiFi connection, but I kept having to pause the workout to let the streaming catch up. That would fix it for 2-3 minutes, and would need to pause again. At least the workout continued when the video stalled, but not of course when I paused it. I also don't know what the '00 or '59 in the workout names was referring to.