IWT -Interval Walking Training

Kritota

About this app

Interval walking training (IWT) is a free-living training intervention involving alternating fast and slow walking cycles. IWT is efficacious in improving physical fitness and muscle strength, and reducing factors associated with lifestyle-related diseases. In individuals with type 2 diabetes, IWT improves glycemic control directly through enhanced glucose effectiveness, challenging conventional views on mechanisms behind training-induced improvements in glycemic control. Whereas adherence to IWT in short-term studies is high, ensuring long-term adherence remains a challenge, particularly in populations with chronic diseases and/or overweight/obesity. Long-term studies in real-world settings are imperative to ascertain the widespread effectiveness of IWT and elucidate its impact on hard endpoints.

Ratings and reviews

Great app! one request would be to add a chime or a different tone when the workout has finished. I keep the phone in my pocket during the workout and use the tones as a guide to switch from slow or fast. It'll be good to have a tone, a different tone that says the workout has finished

The voice prompt stopped working after 2 intervals. When I checked the settings ( discovering there is no volume setting to change) it restarted the programe to zero time elapsed. The voice prompt is quiet with no means to increase it. ( My phone volume was on full). This was the first time of using, so particularly frustrating.

Decent app, but when going through your walk, it's hard to hear when to change pace. Fix that and it would be a better app.

What’s new

IWT-2.0:
Upgraded UI
Streaks Feature
Workout History
Share completed Workout