Asana Rebel: Get in Shape Reviews

by The Next Leading Man

I am beyond annoyed and flustered at Asana Rebel’s billing. No less than 4 times have I purchased a subscription at what is billed the “premium” package, only to be denied workouts and forced to buy a more expensive package that is the “true premium” or “unlock everything” package. This has resulted in over $250 in losses over the course of a year, via purchasing the “same product” over and over again. I have cancelled all subscriptions and will not be using this product again.

I’ve found the workouts to be sufficiently challenging and a nice variety, but interacting with the screen at any point in the workout proves to be impossible. If you need time between movements/a movement is too much to do in a given moment, trying to pause for a breath can result in you missing an entire exercise, as the screen does not register your touches, which results in my personal frustration for needing to fiddle with both the pause button and the time icon/bar trying to recover that exercise.

Unless sufficient software repairs are made to AsanaRebel for its billing and interface, I would not recommend it. Decent content does not counterbalance a customer’s user experience.

by Kimmaklyn

I clicked one month subscription, just to try it out (I’ll come back to my subscription at the end of this review). I answered all the usual questions, and began my first workout. The video quit half way through the warm up, which could have been my WiFi. It happens. I switched off the WiFi to use data, and the video was still stuck. I tried restarting AsanaRebel , and it automatically took me back to the beginning of the video as if it had no memory of where I was (For $15 a month, it should keep my place). So I tried fast forwarding to the part of the workout where I left off, but you can’t fast forward. So I chose to skip set, and it completely skipped the rest of the warm up. It went straight to the workout. I thought, “Fine, I guess I’m working out then.” I could not even keep up. It goes too fast. Sorry, but I do not want to hurt myself when I can’t keep up with good form. And since I know I can’t rewind or fast forward seconds at a time, there’s no way this is at all going to be compatible with my life - for $15/mo?! I went to cancel after activating my MONTHLY subscription literally 15 minutes before and it is set to take $60 worth out of my account. So now I have to try to stop apple from taking my money. Honestly, if it was just $15 that I lost I would have just been like “oh, well. That’s what I get for trying something that doesn’t offer a free trial.” AsanaRebel is terrible! I do not trust this company! Do not waste your time or money!

by KAYTOG

I would gladly give my money every month to have the old program back. You had the option to start a 4-6 week long program based on your needs. The workouts were perfect and only took me about 2 weeks to start seeing incredible results. I even got abs for the first time in my life! Now that option is gone. You can still access the old workouts but they don’t register on their workout log anymore so it doesn’t show that you worked out for the day if you do an old workout. Also, there are only 5 workouts available from each old program (fatburn, bikini body, stretch & move, etc.) so there is no progression or building towards a long term goal. The new workouts are 5 minutes shorter than the old ones and include a 5 minute warmup and an 8 minute cooldown. So your actual workout is only about 10 minutes long, and has proven to been much less effective than the old ones. You spend more time warming up and cooking down than you do working out- what’s the point of that? The programs were what made AsanaRebel great. I’ve seen lots of customers express similar concerns and I’m not sure why they don’t seem to care? They would be making loads more money if they incorporated both the old and the new. I’m only subscribing as long as the older workouts are still accessible. If those leave, I’ll finally cut ties...unless they decide to listen to the people who’ve supported them the longest. ✌🏼

by Jen1500

I used to rave about AsanaRebel to EVERYONE I know, now... not at all. The last 6 months with AsanaRebel had been difficult to say the least. There have been a lot of technical and development issues, aka having to restart AsanaRebel EVERYDAY bc it would freeze, workouts “disappearing” and many more. The most disappointing thing about AsanaRebel now is that the “coach” feature is gone. THE REASON I had purchased AsanaRebel. I wanted to pick a goal style program aka “fat burn” or “Bikini body” and just have to open up my app and click the days workout because it was a 4-6 week guided program. I enjoy yoga but i don’t have a degree or certification in the best way to go about my program, that’s why I purchased AsanaRebel and now that feature is GONE. Asana claims that they changed the formatting so people could be “free and flexible” with their work out, that’s fine and dandy for those people, but what about us over here who do not want it that way?! Why does it have to be one OR the other? Why can’t you integrate both old and new programs into one app? “Coaches programs” AND being able to be “free and flexible” with doing all of your own choosing? All in all this was once a great app so that’s why I didn’t go below a 3, but I am just so disappointed with the changes they made and I of course have the 1 year subscribe, soo. The changes they’ve made do not make working out easier, now it takes a pep talk to get myself motivated, when I used to be excited

by EMarieNYC

The workouts in Asana Rebel are really great, especially if you need a short but effective one, and to supplement other kinds of exercise. I’m starting this again after losing conditioning so looking forward to building up strength with this. One thing I am missing is, at the end of the workout it will say “wait for the cool down” and then nothing. I will have to look through the workouts myself to find something which may or may not equate to a “cool down.” Perhaps I am remembering incorrectly, but I thought the last time I subscribed that it automatically linked to a cool down? I can do it myself, I have done my own “cool downs” but that’s not what I’m paying for.

Also, written to support at least three times with simple questions (that I think I might have figured out just don’t have the answer i am looking for but don’t know). I have never received a response. For an app with paid content and a subscription I find that terrible customer service. I feel like they dropped the ball on AsanaRebel, not the fault of the trainers who designed the workouts - which are a pretty great combination of yoga and strength training that you do not see many other places.

by WiccaJoe

Workouts are great! They get you sweating in a short amount of time, they incorporate different kinds of exercises with yoga and that’s really cool, but the music played during the workouts is not my thing. It’s too pop/up-beat cycling/pilates class type music. Since it’s yoga, I’m used to more zen/chill music in the background. Also, I feel like the explanations from the instructor (tbh I’ve only done vids from 1 instructor, blonde, female) are a little vague at times; I have to go back and look at my phone (kind of difficult at times), which brings me to my 3rd point... it’s all on your phone, which is a pretty small screen. There should be an option to project the video from your smartphone to your smart t.v. (as most people have at least 1 smart t.v. in their homes nowadays, I think). I’ve listened to the focus music and the selection is extremely limited and repetitive. The most important part of AsanaRebel are the workouts, definitely a hit, spot on, love them, but most other things need a lot of work. I haven’t used the sleep tab or the meditations tab, so I’m not going to review those. Thanks!

by DreaLee76

Hello, first I'll share that I really enjoy your app, but have one major hitch in using it as I want to: the workouts are too short and to do many I have to pause too long to scan through and skip the warm up. First and foremost PLEASE add a feature to allow me to skip warm ups (not just cool downs) for when I need to combine workouts to meet my needs. It would also be SOO helpful if you could add a feature allowing users to create "playlists," where we can mix and match our favorite workouts. Being that you provide no workouts longer than 26 minutes (as far as I have seen), these would be vital functions to add for paying subscribers to really get what we need from AsanaRebel . It would also be great if you would add some longer (45 min+) workouts for each brand you offer (fat burn, strength, flexibility, etc.), but the first 2 are most important for flexibility. I would be recommending you a lot more if these features were available. I gave 3 stars because these features do not exist and I see in other reviews that you have gotten a lot of similar feedback and there doesn’t seem to be a response to that feedback. Thanks for your time!

by Mjspy

Two years ago I started using AsanaRebel and loved the way the programs were laid out. Each move was listed in the video so I found it very easy to work through. I loved the coach function as well and was very happy paying $10 a month for the subscription. I stoped using AsanaRebel when they only allowed you to buy 3 month, 12 month, and forever subscriptions because I didn’t want to layout that much money. Side note- I’m pretty sure AsanaRebel continued to charge the $10 a month but I no longer had access to the subscriber portion of AsanaRebel . Will have to take that one up with Apple. Anyways, fast forward to today- I haven’t been working out as much as I would like. I thought of Asana rebel and decided to pay for it because of how positive my previous experience was. I started a workout and it kept glitching so I assumed AsanaRebel might need an update. I updated and I am so disappointed. I hate every change they made right down to the logo, which now lacks personality. I liked the program/coach element and how personal it felt. I’m going to continue to try using it (because I paid for it) but I’m so disappointed.

by Briaxoxo

Ok app, it has a nice idea but I think it could be better if
1. they offered more for free. I’m not even being cheap, it seems the only option is the free app or $60 per year. Paying $60 up front for something I barely know anything about is a lot to ask, wish there was at least like a monthly subscription for $10 or a one week free trial or something because there’s hardly anything free on AsanaRebel (one focusing song, three workouts (2 of which of 5 mins, the other 6 mins), one guided meditation, etc). You can only get about a day’s use out of AsanaRebel before you have to pay to access more.
2. Apparently in older versions of AsanaRebel there was an option to make a daily plan for yourself over the following weeks to help reach your goals. I was actually searching for something just like that when I came across AsanaRebel! I would love if that were brought back. Right now it kinda forces you to only look at what you’re meant to do at that exact time of day. Not a big fan, but I kinda see the benefits of this more minimalistic, laid-back approach as well.
Otherwise, AsanaRebel is pretty cool, but I only downloaded it yesterday and it doesn’t look like it’ll be staying on my phone much longer.

by Thezenpsycho

I switched over to Asana after being committed to a different yoga app for the past few years. I haven’t explored much beyond the workouts which have all been valuable so far. I love the diversity in instructors and hope to see more of that. I am a big fan of the workouts being 30 minutes or less. For the price point, there is great value with the recipes, meditations, music, etc. My main complaint is the obnoxious voice that pops up towards the end of the workout before the cooldown begins. I think we can all already see the button for ‘skip warmup’ or ‘skip cooldown’ that is there. It tends to take me out of my zone for a little bit. I see the appeal for some, but would love an option to turn this off at least. It would also be nice to have a filter included for common ailments (ie, achy shoulders, neck, tight hips, etc). I find that the search bar can miss out on some workouts if you’re not specific enough. The ability to plan your workouts for the day/week would be nice too so I can spend some time on a certain day planning my workouts for the week rather than a lot of searching and thinking each day about what might work.

by AJHENRY22

The first time I paid for a subscription to Asana Rebel it was on accident. I clicked on the yearly rate to check it out and the transaction went right through. Oops!
My friends made fun of me for weeks for accidentally spending $60 on an app. But once I started using AsanaRebel , I didn’t regret it so much anymore! Within just a few weeks, I could already feel my body toning and strengthening. I like that there are different trainers and different music and differently themed workouts, so I’m not doing the same thing every single day. I also like that there are different intensities, so if I do a really difficult workout one day, I can switch to an easier one the next day. Although I got bored quickly with the available workouts, they soon added more videos so I had more to do. I even got my mom into yoga, and she never thought she would be able to do it! She loves the basics of vinyasa series. They are always updating AsanaRebel and have great customer service!
The only thing I don’t appreciate about AsanaRebel is it’s price. I’m a college student, and I don’t have the money to drop $60 at once. Maybe if they gave me an option to pay $5 a month? I’m not sure that I’m going to pay for another years subscription because I don’t think I can afford it, but I really liked my time here. It will be difficult to replace this.

by Omg Stop It Already

I like the workouts a lot. I sweat. I’m losing fat and I’m getting stronger. But the process of getting an hours workout is frustrating. Each workout is 10 minutes plus warm up and cool down. I want 45 minutes of workout with one warmup and one cool down. So I can “add a workout” before the cool down starts and AsanaRebel does the right thing (skips cool down and the next warmup). But what it doesn’t do well is report to my Apple activity. When I “add a workout”, and I finish doing 50-60 minutes, AsanaRebel only reports one workout of 21-29 minutes (the typical warmup+workout+cool down), not the entire time I worked out. So to calculate the workout correctly on my phone, I have to skip through the cool down and skip sivasana and skip the next warmup. It’s too much downtime between workouts. And when I do that, it actually adds too much one because even though I skipped 10-15 minutes, the “whole workout” is considered to be 21-29 minutes (not just the additional 10 I actually worked out in the second and third sets). I would really like to build my own workouts. Also, fining workouts I’ve done before is clunky and you can’t click to start them from the list, you can get the name and then scroll to find it in another area. Also no search feature. Also I can’t figure out how to see previous month’s workouts.

by Sazliner

I primarily use AsanaRebel for the exercise modules. While many of them are great, most are super downward dog centric, which is fabulous if you are one of their 104 lb 6’ tall yoga models. A ton of downward dog is not so rad if you are of a curvier or heavier build, or have any sort of issues with your shoulders, wrists, headaches/sinuses. It’s cool to see that they are getting WOC to model in some of their videos, but for the most part they still stick to the same emaciated ballerina body or in one woman’s instance, she’s muscular as hell but with close to 0 body fat. That’s totally cool if you are built like that, but most of us aren’t. I’d like to see better representation in their modules, there are many diverse body types who can do yoga. It would be nice if there were modifications thrown in for those of us who have injuries to our shoulders or knees. I do get a good workout from these videos, however they need to keep up with the zeitgeist of where we are at culturally: which is one of more inclusivity and diversity. Not super down with the #thinspo aspect of this, but again, I do get a good sweat and feel my muscles and form improving. Worth the $13 a month but the second I find something more inclusive I am jumping ship.

by Ruby Joye

I am so surprised by AsanaRebel! When you first get in, it tried to get you to sign up immediately with a yearly sub, which I felt was a bad sign.. I mean I hadn’t even used it yet. I closed all the ad screens and they offered me a free trial, so I took it and tried it out. At first I was surprised by how simple it was.. it just shows you a list of full workouts and one short workout at the top. I felt like.. wait, that’s it? Turns out they change the short workout every morning. I started with the topmost workout and figured I would just make my way through the list. It was amazing. I’ve been doing yoga regularly for a few months now and I’ve never had such a motivating, smooth, and exhausting but enjoyable workout. The videos are super well done, and as a woman, seeing gorgeous and elegant bodies and poses is inspiring and motivating. I felt like they did an amazing job of structuring truly full workouts into the yoga sessions, and this could easily be the only app one uses to stay fit. I am excited to let my trial end and pay full price, they definitely deserve it. I will be using this from now on.

by PatriceMB

After not being able to do any impact exercises I was even struggling with biking but my knees can’t handle that everyday. I started this program. I love that there is not a over excessive talking instructor she is calm and you don’t have a coach if you don’t even want one but I actually like her and her little tidbits of info. So not only did I tone up very fast, I am strong, my back pain is gone, my mental focus is amazing and I am in such a better mood. I’m up to level III but I have done yoga in the past. It don’t even feel like work with the breaks and the stretch feels so good. I like AsanaRebel because I can do it anywhere. You can pick a program and it gets harder as you progress. I love all the little short videos you can do in addition. I did the 5 supper fit exercises that work everything and I’m sore already. I don’t see how anyone could find this a bad idea. There is something for everyone. Continue to look for new poses as well to keep it interesting. Their really good with the flow from antagonistic to protagonist muscles, you want that. You will get really sore strong.

by Gorko

The value is amazing, you get high quality, intense, customizable yoga work outs at your finger tips. It's so easy to just do a quick workout! I am a new Mom and this had changed my work out routine because I can do a quick 5 minute set or 30 minute set. I love the programs and have definitely noticed a change in my body since starting.

Updating my review just for feedback:

I’ve been using this program for probably three years. I loved how in the beginning they had programs that you would follow and a schedule. The programs were based on your level of experience and fitness. Now there is no reason or rhyme to the workouts and with the new update there is now intensity level shown so I start a workout that is wayyyyy too advanced for me and I get frustrated. I also wish there was a way to see what workouts I have already done while I am browsing so I don’t keep doing the same ones over and over. I would love if there was an option to build a program to custoMize and follow like way back when I did the beach body one. Thank you!

by Chainz_wuwu

I just turned 44 and was needing to refocus on my fitness. I also belong to a video yoga website but was finding I just wanted some more “workout” based options. Asana Rebel has been absolutely perfect for me because of the customized selection of workouts, their even pacing (not hyper like some cardio classes), and their length. Some days 20-25 minutes of strength training is all I can handle and this makes me feel like I am still able to engage and keep up even when I am still sore or have less time to devote. I am definitely building strength and tone quickly and in a way that doesn’t leave me decimated for days. The video and audio quality is excellent - loads better than the other site I am on. I like the music options and the home feed’s suggestions. I don’t have to go searching for what I want, it’s served to me which saves me the decision fatigue.
I like the music options and will be checking out some of the recipe suggestions soon. Overall this just makes my fitness commitment super easy and very doable.

by Rrense

I was always skeptical about paying for workout apps. I’ve been bouncing around trying to find a gym I like, or a yoga place I like, going between bootcamp or a personal trainer and everything else in between. It’s the coronavirus time right now and I obviously can’t go to the gym, but I love Asana Rebel so much. Seriously. AsanaRebel has so much more than just exercise videos, it’s clear the creators want you to take a holistic approach to your health and really take everything into consideration. I have reminders for drinking water, meditating, doing homework, even sleep meditations or music to help me sleep. The workouts are amazing and every single one makes me feel glad to be working out. There’s really good recipes, too. You guys, this is totally worth the money. I’m gonna quit all my gym memberships (I have 2 right now) and only do AsanaRebel with my husband from now on. THANK YOU ASANA REBEL! This is a seriously amazing quality app you have created. ♥️

by Reesis

I love this program. I especially like the challenges and sets of workouts because I’m doing in the morning I just want to click on the next days workout and do it without much thought. Some other reviewers said there used to be more programs for long term success that were more effective, I would love that and thought that, from the ads, thats the way asana would be. I hope that is also done, that both the old and new ways are both available.

My favorite flows are the ones by Jonah. I wish there was a feature to search by teacher, that’s one other improvement I would make to AsanaRebel . I LOVE the feature where at the end of a workout there’s an option to do another one, it really encourages me to do that, and because I’m feeling so good after the workout I just did, its easy to do just a little bit more. This is the first time I’ve done any workout/yoga program where I truly look forward to doing it every day, and at the end I’m like “its already done?”, also that I don’t even have to psych myself up and “just do it”. Even the hard ones are a pleasure to do.

by Ben Eastrize

I really like AsanaRebel. I’m a relatively active person (weights, YOGA, HIIT) already and AsanaRebel has many workouts that push me to the limit. I like that AsanaRebel stops before the cool down and gives you the option to do another one.

The one problem I have is, from what I can tell, is it’s difficult to keep track of the work outs I like AND why. You can “heart” a workout but that’s it. Some are good for serious HIIT, some are good for a moderate yoga-like workout and the descriptions can be too vague to know for sure what you’re getting into. Honestly, that would be fine if there was a way for me to track what I liked about them. Even a simple notes section or something associated to my “hearted” workout to indicate what I liked about it. Just a thought! Other option would be a more thorough description.

Otherwise, I recommend AsanaRebel to many people and have enjoyed all the new workouts lately!! Keep up the strong work and maybe add a better tracking system for those of us who are looking for different workouts at different times. Thanks!

by Diamond Doom

When I first logged on I could not access content without subscribing. I purchased what I thought was a monthly subscription, but I was charged for the entire year (obviously it was an annual subscription). Hopefully they’ve fixed this to not be so confusing now, I signed up a few updates ago.

The audio is poorly mixed and they filmed it illegally without permits in my neighborhood. I realize through use that these are the people I caught in my neighbor’s yard, dangerously using my neighbor’s belongings for filming. As a Trapeze artist, I’m not faint of heart when it comes to acro, but as a former instructor I do know safety and would never condone breaking into private property to use somebody’s leisure equipment outside of its recommended confines without permission of the owners. That is insanity.

Despite this I figured I’d paid over $100 for it, might as well use it for the year. 100% of the times I try to use AsanaRebel it crashes at some point. Sometimes I get a black screen, sometimes a session just freezes. When AsanaRebel does work and I use it, I wear my various monitoring devices which read less than half the calorie burn AsanaRebel claims to provide. I hate to give a bad review to anybody, but this has become ridiculous.

by Lamashlitca

I’ve been using Asana Rebel for almost two years now. I love the workouts.I love that AsanaRebel as a coach program that gives you a different workout everyday and there are different programs you can do depending on your goals. However, I’ve never used any app that has as many technical issues as this one. Over the two years I’ve used it, there has been three or four times that a major feature of AsanaRebel has gone away or been made more difficult to use because of some kind of glitch. It’s usually after they release a new update, which makes a little bit of sense. I can give them some grace on that. But it on average takes them WEEKS or even MONTHS to fix these glitches. They always throw out a date when it will be fixed and then the date comes and goes with no fix. They’re in the midst of another one right now. I don’t know if they need a new tech team or what, but they would easily have five stars from me if this whole cycle hasn’t happened over and over and over again. It’s really frustrating. Only reason I haven’t given up is because the workouts are REALLY good and I like the format.

by AimAgain

Asana Rebel overall is my favorite way of practicing yoga; I’ve used it for over a year now. I like the coaching plans and workouts; Asana recently made an overhaul of its workouts and I like them - within a routine, there isn’t any repetition (I get bored easily). Downsides: with the new version, you can’t mirror workouts to your TV, even if you have an Apple mobile device and Apple TV. AsanaRebel seems to believe you’re trying to record the workout, based on the error message you get.

Yes, there is an Apple TV Asana Rebel app. Two dealbreaker problems with it: A) 4 out of 5 times, the TV app freezes during a workout, and there is no way to continue from that point other than starting over. Nope. B) The two apps (TV and mobile) don’t always talk to each other. They usually don’t talk with my Apple Watch either.

I like the workouts enough to continue to subscribe, but if there were ever a dealbreaker issue with the mobile device app, I’d have a decision to make. I’ve reached out to technical support about the above issues, but there’s been no resolution.

by Macie1127

For almost a year and half now I have consistently used Asana Rebel on an (almost) daily basis. I began with zero yoga experience and used the videos and tips to teach myself. Fast forward to a few weeks back, I went to a yoga and surf retreat- this was my first time ever taking yoga with an actual in-person instructor! I could do EVERY move, and more, and the teacher was blown away by my skill level. She really didn’t believe me when I said I only used an app! All of that to say, I highly recommend AsanaRebel for both the HITT style workouts for a good cardio workout and the slower yoga workouts. I also used it as my sole source of exercise for months when I injured my ankle and it worked wonderful for me to be able tailor exercise to what feels right for my body. AsanaRebel is constantly improving and it is obvious that AsanaRebel and the UI is well thought out and super user friendly. 10/10, this is app is worth every penny and will teach you more than you even realize!