{"id":20573,"date":"2025-10-22T19:37:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T17:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/22\/i-thought-i-hated-working-out-until-i-tried-this-fitness-app\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T19:37:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T17:37:14","slug":"i-thought-i-hated-working-out-until-i-tried-this-fitness-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/22\/i-thought-i-hated-working-out-until-i-tried-this-fitness-app\/","title":{"rendered":"I thought I hated working out until I tried this fitness app"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Future Fitness bottles the best parts of a personal trainer in the convenience of an app \u2013 here\u2019s why it\u2019s worth the $199 a month<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2025\/sep\/14\/jadeyoga-harmony-yoga-mat-bifl\">This natural rubber yoga mat lasted me a decade of daily practice<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global\/2025\/sep\/09\/sign-up-to-the-filter-us-our-newsletter-guide-to-buying-fewer-better-products\">Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For most of my life, I have hated exercise. Every time I embarked on a fitness regimen, I would fall victim to boredom or laziness. Gym memberships went dormant; home exercise equipment sat unused. The only times I have ever exercised with any kind of consistency was when I had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2024\/jan\/11\/the-experts-personal-trainers-on-20-fabulous-ways-to-get-fighting-fit-for-free\">personal trainer<\/a>. But they also cost hundreds of dollars an hour where I live \u2013 not an option I could afford long term.<\/p>\n<p>For the last three years, I\u2019ve been using the next best thing: <a href=\"https:\/\/future.co\/\">Future Fitness<\/a>. It\u2019s an app and membership that connects you to a real-life physical trainer who customizes your workout schedule for you and holds you accountable, just like an in-person trainer. At $199 a month, it\u2019s still not cheap, but as the only exercise app that has ever worked for me, I find it well worth the money. Here\u2019s why.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/thefilter-us\/2025\/oct\/22\/future-fitness-app-review\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/e186d209a7527488cb166c82b2fc50745fb6c34b\/24_0_6827_5464\/master\/6827.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=6e84982e76ba381f8fc89599e3178e3a\" title=\"I thought I hated working out until I tried this fitness app\" \/>Future Fitness bottles the best parts of a personal trainer in the convenience of an app \u2013 here\u2019s why it\u2019s worth the $199 a month<\/p>\n<p>This natural rubber yoga mat lasted me a decade of daily practice<br \/>\nSign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things<\/p>\n<p>For most of my life, I have hated exercise. Every time I embarked on a fitness regimen, I would fall victim to boredom or laziness. Gym memberships went dormant; home exercise equipment sat unused. The only times I have ever exercised with any kind of consistency was when I had a personal trainer. But they also cost hundreds of dollars an hour where I live \u2013 not an option I could afford long term.<br \/>\nFor the last three years, I\u2019ve been using the next best thing: Future Fitness. It\u2019s an app and membership that connects you to a real-life physical trainer who customizes your workout schedule for you and holds you accountable, just like an in-person trainer. At $199 a month, it\u2019s still not cheap, but as the only exercise app that has ever worked for me, I find it well worth the money. Here\u2019s why. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Future Fitness bottles the best parts of a personal trainer in the convenience of an app \u2013 here\u2019s why it\u2019s worth the $199 a month This natural rubber yoga mat lasted me a decade of daily practice Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things For most of &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/22\/i-thought-i-hated-working-out-until-i-tried-this-fitness-app\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">I thought I hated working out until I tried this fitness app<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":20574,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20573"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20573"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20573\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}