The 5BX App is the easiest way to track 5BX workouts - the classic fitness plan originally developed for the Royal Canadian Air Force. Fully supports the 5BX Plan. 6 charts, 12 levels per chart, 11 minutes a day. Perfect for exercising at home, no equipment needed!
Beautifully designed and simple to use while you workout - just tap a single button to control. And now with audio prompts, it’s better than ever. Whether you are a seasoned 5BX exerciser or just starting out, this app is a great way to track your progress.
Here's what some 5BX App users say:
◈ "Now there's this app, which makes it so much easier. Worth x3 the price."
◈ "... this App is a perfect guide/log. The App is intuitive, works well, and is easy to follow."
◈ "A big thanks to the developer for putting this together!"
◈ "I love the app"
◈ "I wanted a straightforward app to step me through the 5BX program every day. This does that"
◈ "Easy, simple. Audio queues are really helpful. Thxs"
Easy to Use
◇ Single button to step through exercises
◇ Plays a voice or chime audio prompt at the start of exercises and reps
◇ Tracks your chart & level progress
◇ Follows 5BX Plan recommended progression rate for age
◇ Beautifully designed with a clean, intuitive user interface
◇ Created by a seasoned 5BX exerciser
Features
◇ Animated exercise graphics with rep counts clearly displayed
◇ Progress bars show where you are in each exercise
◇ Timer displays your elapsed exercise time
◇ Statistics of your exercise days and times
◇ Interactive guide shows you how to use the app step-by-step
Settings
◇ Exercise 5 Walk, Run or Stationary Run
◇ Automatically adjust progression rate according to age
◇ Automatically go to next level and chart when current level completed
◇ Voice or chime audible prompts at start of each exercise and repetition
◇ Display Metric distances (km) of walk & run options
◇ Flying Crew increases recommended chart level for some age groups
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4.19 out of 5
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One more feature would make this perfect
I wanted a straightforward app to step me through the 5BX program every day. This does that. The one feature missing is simple audio prompts. If it had that it would be super useful.
WHAT I LIKE. I was looking for a simple 5BX app that remind me (visually) of each exercise, in sequence, for each stage of each chart. I wanted something that would help me do the routine, every day, and move me up the charts automatically. In other words, make it super simple to put in my age and, day by day, make it easy to put in the 11 minutes per day and slowly level up. No thinking. Just start the app and press go and 11 minutes later I’m done. This will do that. Almost. That’s where audio comes into play.
THE AUDIO FEATURE. I wanted an audio feature to prompt me when to do another rep of an exercise and when to switch exercises. Suppose I’m on Level C. I’m supposed to do exercise 1 for 7 reps over 2 minutes, then exercise 2 for 8 reps over 1 minute, and so forth. I don’t want to be constantly checking my phone, or watching a timer, or guessing if it’s time for another rep. The audio feature would tell me I’m starting the first exercise (maybe name the exercise), then beep 7 times over the next two minutes at regular intervals, then tell me when I’m done, tell me the next exercise and give me a few seconds to get ready. When I move to level C+ it would do the same but automatically adjust the timings.
I could use and app like Seconds Pro for this. And it work just fine. But every time I move to a new level I would need to manually adjust the timings for each exercise, or create a timing for each one. That’s a lot of work.
The app has the information I need. It has the right idea. But without audio I’m going to use Seconds Pro instead. With audio this would be perfect.
It doesn’t keep track of your time at each level
It worked fine at first, but now it does not keep track of my days. I am deleting it. That is the main reason why I got it. So it could calculate when I go to the next level. It’s defective
Doesn’t fit iPod Touch well
I use an iPod Touch and not all the information fit the screen which makes the app harder to use. This would be a 2 star but I absolutely appreciate the fact that someone made a 5BX app as it’s simple, effective and cheap to do for great general health. Please fix the scaling for small screens.
Basically useless
No manual or tutorial is provided, and as a result the app serves only as a collection of images of the exercises. I wrote to the developer asking for more information and received no reply.
So glad to see this!
A big thanks to the developer for putting this together! I used to do this as a kid back in the 70s and have done it off and on over the years. Nice to have an app again. And I like the choice of stationary run, mile walk, or 1/2 mile run for X5.
