Warmups and cooldowns are set at the same interval as workouts which is a mistake. These are super important to a workout and rushing them promotes injury.
The AI and the app should be a lot smarter than this. Moving from cat/cow to cobra is relatively quick but changing stretch positions needs more time. Or going from seated to standing too.
Because we all have mobility differences and you’ll never perfect the timing sequence, add a voice prompt option like “next” or “go” after the countdown gets to zero to start the next warmup/cooldown exercise.
This might come as a surprise but there used to be no time to get in position
The feedback is fairly valid As a tip you can essentially pause the timer for any WU/CD exercise by tapping on the video icon in the top right hand corner of the exercise screen allowing more time to get in to position.
Also, we do rely on Athletes to some degree to use their judgement to make sure they are warmed up enough or had sufficient cooldown stretching, as as you very correctly point out, we are all different. If you feel the need for additional stretching at the end of a session, please do do an additional cooldown from the Cooldown section
I appreciate the reply and am glad it’s improved from previous iterations. I also tried out your suggestion about the video icon. It’s a worthwhile idea but quite hard to tap easily.
I also get the idea that everyone should use their best judgment. That said, the app only has one speed and the AI doesn’t correct for anyone going slower or faster in warmups and cooldowns, afaik. So without a fix, people with poor judgment or no experience may rush and injure themselves.
Besides the voice prompt idea which may be overly technical, other options could be:
allow people to personalize their transition timing from 4-## seconds in warm-ups and cooldowns.
before the 5-second countdown, announce the next exercise verbally. Then the person can start thinking about what is next and transition faster to get the most out of that stretch.
As a tip you can essentially pause the timer for any WU/CD exercise by tapping on the video icon in the top right hand corner of the exercise screen allowing more time to get in to position.