How do you ramp up your fitness routine and add some excitement?

What if you had to train for an apocalypse? We gave the new Apocalypse Survival Training app a try

It’s an app that fuses fitness and storytelling for an immersive action-packed ‘bootcamp’ experience that is guaranteed to get hearts pumping.

Consumption of audio fitness content has boomed during the lockdown, people are turning to audio cues for fitness instruction, whilst getting a much-needed break from screen fatigue. Apps like the NHS’ Couch to 5k, which provides a personal running coaching, have sky rocketed, with a 92% increase in downloads compared to 2019 (March to June). Having to train alone means many people are looking for new and innovative ways to stay motivated and engaged during their home workouts.

This audio fitness adventure places you and your workout at the centre of an epic storyline, which is set in an alien invasion of the London of an alternative reality, where the lives of city’s survivors are in your hands. The high-quality audio production includes full cast, composition, sound effects and binaural processing to really place you in the middle of all the action.

The story unfolds over three workout types, giving you the skills that you need to survive each stage of the apocalypse. There are also rewards to be earned, such as nuggets of top-secret intel, which are revealed as you complete each episode. The unlocked intel, progress and run logs are stored in the ‘Talon’ section of the app.

The three workout types are Speed (running), Strength (body-weight circuits) and Control (stretch and core). The training programmes have been written by experts, and each exercise is fully instructed by characters.

There are options for both new and experienced fitness fans, to cater for a variety of different fitness levels and abilities; you can also view the exercises from each episode before you hit play to ensure you’re comfortable with them.

Adele Andersen, founder of Apocalypse Survival Training, says “We have seen over 150% increase in downloads over the lockdown compared to the same period in 2019.  Users are looking for something a little different to give them that push they need at home, to get moving, and keep moving.”

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Apocalypse Survival Training app is available to download via the App Store and Google Play store, and includes two free trial plays of episode 1 – you can then continue your mission by purchasing single episodes or a package (£6.99 for the first 10 episodes or £0.99 per episode, or unlock a £5.99 special offer at the end of Episode 1). Are you ready to survive against all odds? www.apocalypsesurvivaltraining.com