Every feature of the StretchZen stretching app

Guided stretching routines

Every routine is a sequence of stretches with a set hold time. An illustrated figure demonstrates the stretch, a ring counts down the seconds, and below it you see what comes next. For one-sided stretches StretchZen tells you whether it is the left or right side. Pause, skip a stretch or go back any time.

Each stretch has short instructions (“Show instructions”) and the muscles it targets – like hamstrings, shoulders or calves. If you like, your iPhone gives a light haptic tap at every change.

• iPhone & iPad

Library: 74 routines and 92 stretches

Routines are grouped by goal: stretching, posture, recovery and short strength routines such as Planks I to IV, Core and Squats. The 92 stretches cover back, core, hips, legs, neck, shoulders, wrists and the full body, and can be filtered by position: standing, seated, kneeling, lying down or with a chair.

22 routines are free, including Wake Up, Tech Neck, Lower Back, Hips I, Full Body, Before Sleep, Desk Break, For Runners, Post-Workout Cooldown and the warm-ups for every sport.

• Levels for beginners, intermediate and experienced
• Hips I–III and Planks I–IV build on each other

• iPhone & iPad

Programs (sport programs new in 1.2)

19 programs spread routines over 7 to 42 days: 7-Day Posture Reset, 14-Day Flexibility Kickstart, 21-Day Desk Neck, 14-Day Hip Opener, 30-Day Splits and programs for individual sports. StretchZen remembers which days you have completed and shows your current program on the Today screen.

The 14-Day Flexibility Kickstart and Kick Mobility Starter are free; all 19 programs come with Premium.

• iPhone & iPad

Stretching for 13 sports

Muay Thai/kickboxing, taekwondo & karate, boxing, BJJ/judo/wrestling, MMA, soccer, running, cycling, tennis, swimming, golf, climbing and strength training each have their own routines: a dynamic warm-up for before training, a calm cool-down for after and a mobility session for rest days. The 13 warm-ups are free.

• iPhone & iPad

Custom routines, generator and sharing

In the routine builder you pick stretches and set the order. One custom routine is free; with Premium you can save as many as you like. Routines can be shared with a link, and whoever opens it can add the routine to their app.

The routine generator (Premium) builds a routine from your choices: body areas, minutes, level and allowed positions – for example standing only, for the office.

• iPhone & iPad

Progress, streak and weekly report

Progress shows sessions, minutes, your current and longest streak, a calendar of your stretching days and the body areas you stretched most. The weekly report sums up your week in one line and can be shared; it can also arrive as a notification.

• iPhone & iPad

Mobility check (Premium)

Five short self-tests – forward fold, shoulder reach, hip opening, neck rotation and spine rotation. For each test you choose the position you can reach; StretchZen saves the result and, with Premium, shows how it changes over time. An optional reminder lets you know when the next check is due.

• iPhone & iPad

Reminders, Siri, widgets and Apple Health

One daily reminder is free; multiple reminders at different times come with Premium. With Siri you can start today’s routine or a specific routine and ask for your streak or weekly minutes – that is free.

Premium adds Home Screen widgets (Today and streak), your sessions as workouts in Apple Health and iCloud sync between iPhone and iPad. Even with Premium, StretchZen does not read any data from Apple Health.

• iPhone & iPad