App Tip: Advanced Workout Creation in Workout Trainer

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Have you enjoyed playing workouts in the newly updated Workout Trainer app? Ready to start creating your own workouts with your favorite exercises? Below are some tips on how to create custom workouts using our latest features!

Workout Creation Tips:

1. Select the ‘+’ icon to begin creating a workout. You can find the ‘+’ icon on the home screen and in the workouts tab.

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2. Add exercises to your workout set. You can choose exercises by typing in the search bar, browsing by muscle group or equipment and by looking through popular exercises. If you don’t find what you are looking for, you can add a new exercise!

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3. You can choose how you want each exercise performed by customizing the playback options. Depending on the exercise, you can set it to be completed for a duration OR for a target number of reps. You can even select reps until failure! Additional optional details can be included, such as load type and level, as well as target effort level. Check out the ‘info’ icon on this screen in the app for examples of how to use these variables.

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4. Finalize your exercises. After you have built your set of exercises you can easily remove, swap, edit playback options, duplicate and re-order exercises.

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5. Finalize your workout. Make any last adjustments to your sets. You can edit the number of times a set is to be completed (this is the ’rounds’), duplicate a set, remove a set and re-order the sets.

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One more thing, if you are a Trainer or Pro you can even personalize your workouts with your own instructional exercise photos!

Start exploring our advanced workout creation features in the latest WORKOUT TRAINER app for Android & Apple devices. We’d love to see what kind of workouts you love to do and share!

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App Tip: Advanced Playback in Workout Trainer

Skimble Workout Trainer - Advanced Custom Media PlayerLast week, we released our latest Workout Trainer app update. This BIG update includes a redesigned workout player, giving you an enhanced playback experience. Keep reading for some great tips on how to make the most of the new Workout Trainer player features and functionality.

Workout Playback Tips:

1. Tap the arrow icon in the top left corner of the blue progress pane to minimize the exercise video and pictures. To return back to the default view, simply tap on the current video or photo.

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2. See exercise instruction text by tapping the info icon in the top right of the blue progress pane.

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3. Rep-based exercises can be completed at your own pace. When you are done with your reps, use the red ‘TAP DONE’ button to progress to the next exercise.

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Remember to get the latest version of Workout Trainer to get this enhanced playback experience.

4. Time-based exercises will automatically progress to the next exercise when the time is completed.

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5. You can pause your workout by tapping anywhere on the screen. On iOS devices, you can access your music and modify other playback settings, like expert audio mode and turning video off, by tapping the icons in the top right. Android users can modify their playback options in Settings.

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Start exploring our new playback functionality by getting the latest WORKOUT TRAINER app update on all your Android & Apple devices today!

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Beautiful update for Workout Trainer on Android

Workout_Trainer_Android_App_Icon_ShadowAttention (Android) Skimblers: After much anticipation, we’re excited to give you the first scoop on our latest app update! Not only did we completely revamp the overall look of Workout Trainer, but we’ve added some slick features that make it easier for you to stay on track with your fitness goals. We invite you to check out all of our new features by downloading the update in the Google Play Store.

✓ Beautiful Redesign including a new app icon

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✓ Do the new fitness assessment so we can customize your experience.

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✓  New dashboard with more targeted, recommended, and featured workouts.

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✓ Set your Weekly Workout Goal to stay on track and be consistent.
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As we mentioned earlier, you can auto-sync with Smasung’s S Health app on Galaxy S5 and other devices like the Note 3 for complete tracking of your fitness progress across apps. We told you about our exciting partnership with Samsung a little earlier, and we’re happy to announce that the Samsung S5 is now on the market! New Workout Trainer users can take advantage of a complimentary 6 month Pro+ subscription free trial (valued at over $40 USD), which unlocks additional features including HD exercises, premium audio coaching assistance, an all access pass to custom training programs, and Pro-only community forums led by certified personal trainers. Be sure to sign up for Workout Trainer with your Samsung Account on their S5. If you need assistance, feel free to reach us at support at skimble dot com.
Download the updated Workout Trainer app today in the Google Play store and get your workout ON!

New iOS Update for Workout Trainer by Skimble

Our iOS Skimblers are going to be jumping for joy with this update, version 2.9.  We’ve listened to your feedback and know you’ll be pleased to see some highly requested features, like copying existing workouts and the ability to do multiple programs at one time!  The general navigation and look of the workout screen has also been streamlined for a cleaner look.  But we’ll stop gushing… check it out for yourself with these gorgeous screen captures below, and get the update in the iTunes App Store today!

✓ New sidebar menu navigation in app (just swipe right to view the new menu)
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✓ Complete multiple Workout Programs at the same time (up to 5!)

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✓ Browse our exercise how-to library by popularity, muscle groups, and equipment

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✓ Copy and duplicate existing workouts (modify your own workouts without replacing the original)

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✓ Updated Help FAQ & tips

Voice your opinions, Skimblers– we love to hear your feedback and suggestions in our Forums! We are also always reachable via email should you have any specific questions, feature requests, or issues.

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New Android Update for Workout Trainer by Skimble

Hey Android Skimblers, we’ve got some fun new stuff for you in our latest Workout Trainer update, version 4.8!  Not only did we do a fair bit of behind-the-scenes tune up, but we rolled out some new community and program features that we think you’ll love.  Check out some pretty pics of the newness we’ve been working on for you:

Google+ integration! Sign in & share workouts with your G+ friends.
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✓ Member photo galleries and more information about Programs.

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✓ Tablet UI/UX improvements including bigger text/images.

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Not only should you check out the new community updates, but while you’re there you might as well shoot us your feedback and suggestions in our Forums — we’d love to hear from you! Or, if you have more to say, just send us an email.

Download the updated Workout Trainer app (version 4.8) today in the Google Play store and get your workout ON!

New Workout Trainer Android Tablet App

Just in time to get you in tip-top shape for those new summer threads, we’ve got a sizzling updated look for Workout Trainer on Android tablets! With our new tablet-optimized format, you’ll stay motivated with the beautiful Featured Workouts and Programs layouts, but most importantly the actual workout screen. Check out the awesome views on popular 10 inch and 7 inch Android tablets:

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We added higher resolution exercise images and pro video, to further enhance the new workout experience for the big screen:

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More communication features too. Check out Private Messaging, accessible from your own profile page:

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Stay connected with our Community Forums and let us know what you think about the latest update. We think the new updates will really keep the psych high as you work to conquer at your fitness goals and wow your friends with your healthy and fit look.

Download of update Workout Trainer (version 4.5) today in the Google Play store!

Get the Workout Trainer Android update: free videos and PRO+ membership trial!

Hey Android Skimblers, we’ve got a holiday treat for you!  Do you love exercising along with our global trainers?  Want to see them come alive with video?  Our latest Workout Trainer app update for Android now provides you with a complimentary video experience for our Workout of the Week challenges!  For the WoW, you can sample our Pro audio coaching as well.  Try it today with our latest Workout of the Week, Holiday Hops!

Curious about what else you can get with our premium offering within the free app?  Now you can now get a 7-day FREE trial of our new PRO+ membership.  PRO+ provides members with all our PRO features & workout programs!  Think of it as an all-you-can-exercise package.  If you like using PRO+, then enjoy it for $6.99/month going forward.  You can cancel at any time.  Get PRO+ in our Workout Trainer app or upgrade on the Skimble.com website now!

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Skimble’s latest Workout Trainer update also includes even faster workout loading times so you can download them in advance onto your phone and do them when you are offline.  That means you can get your ‘exercise on’ while visiting your relatives in the far corners of Nunavut over the holidays.  After your workouts, you can browse our community forums, like & comment on posts, and use our new search functionality.  Cheers!

Just to recap, get the latest Workout Trainer v4.2 on Android with these new features:

??? 7 day FREE trial of PRO+, with access to all PRO features & programs!
??? Complimentary videos in Workout of the Week challenges.
??? Start workouts faster than ever.
??? Download workouts for quick access later.
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Get the latest iOS Update for Workout Trainer

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, so we decided to thank our amazing Skimble community with an awesome new update for iOS!  Workout Trainer version 2.7 now supports the beautiful new iPhone 5 and iPad Mini, and we’ve launched even more Community tools which means you can now like and comment on people’s posts within our Forums! 

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We’ve also added a ton of new high resolution and HD exercise images, and made it even faster to load workouts!  In addition, our Workout of the Week challenges now support complimentary videos if you do them that week.

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Don’t forget to grab the update in iTunes App Store, and tell us what you think in the new Community Forums, on Facebook or Twitter.

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A beautiful Android update for Workout Trainer!

Happy Fall everyone!  We’ve got an awesome new update in the Google Play store for all you Android Skimblers out there, and we think you’re going to get way more psyched about staying active with the changes we’ve made.

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First off, we revamped the entire shabang and gave it a more modern feel.  Check out the new look and let us know what you think in the new Community Forums, where you can chat about health & fitness topics.  Not only that, we’ve improved user profiles and friend-finding so you can expand your support network and stay motivated and fit with your friends!

The all-new dashboard view helps you discover the latest things to do, and you can now filter workouts based on your available time, target areas, equipment, and difficulty.  

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Get the update for Workout Trainer today in the Google Play store, and if you haven’t checked out this week’s Workout of the Week: Perform Better Challenge, you should do that too!  Let us know what you think in the Community Forums, or on Facebook or Twitter!  

NEW iPhone Update for Skimble’s GPS Sports Tracker

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Have you been tracking your favorite Olympic teams and sports?  We’ve been following all the coverage here at Skimble HQ, but also been working hard to release a new iPhone update for the GPS Sports Tracker app!  We hope that watching all these amazing athletes has inspired you, like it has us, to get out in the summer sun and start tracking your activities. With over 45 trackable activities, you could pick up a new hobby! 

Besides some bug fixes and usability upgrades, Version 3.1 now includes the brand new Community tab that you may recognize from our Workout Trainer app for iOS.  Get to know your fellow Skimblers and share your stories and tips! 

Come say hi and introduce yourself in our Welcome Wagon forum– update in the iTunes App Store today!

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