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When you first download and start setting up your account, it makes you choose your “size” and gives the options: “regular”, “flabby,” and “extra”. The pictures next to each of the words is a picture of a thin woman’s abdomen, a BARELY thicker photoshopped abdomen, and one more hardly bigger (and still photoshopped) abdomen, respectively. I was shocked that an app promoting health and fitness would pair these pictures with such words. It’s blatantly disrespectful and triggering for many. Fitness is for all. Do better.

The concept of Madbarz is great. Workouts and plans that help people track their progress and achieve their goals. However, the app falls short in many ways. The most frustrating part to me is that your phone needs to be open the entire time you’re completing a workout. This is a massive flaw. The timer should be actively counting even when the phone is locked or you’re using another app. Additionally, I don’t like that you have to walk through the workout move by move without being able to see the workout as a whole (you should be able to navigate around the app while the workout is still going). Lastly, why a 5 second rest and a 5 second countdown? You should be able to move from move to move with absolutely no rest. It’s frustrating clicking your way through a workout and feeling like it’s slowing you down. Again, I like the concept, but if you’re charging a monthly fee, you really need to improve the app experience.

I’ve been using this app for over 3 years now. The running exercise needs to include the ability to set a duration by distance in addition to being able to set a duration by seconds. I’ve been asking for this feature for as long as I’ve been using the app. I love this app but this has gotten to the point of being ridiculous. I used to recommend Madbarz to people all the time, but I won’t be recommending it to anyone until this feature is added.