Can we talk about how exercise apps push way too hard for beginners?

I signed up for a 30-day running plan last month and on day 2 it wanted me to do a 5k. That's how you get people to quit on a Tuesday. Anybody else feel like these apps forget what starting from zero actually feels like?

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zara_hill463mo ago

And day 3 probably expects you to run a marathon at 5am with no warmup.

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nelson.cameron3mo ago

... wait hold on, day 3?! I thought we were just complaining about day 2 being rough... Who in their right mind jumps to running a marathon on day 3 of anything... that's like signing up for a cooking class and being expected to run a restaurant kitchen by the third lesson. I gotta see this full list now because I feel like day 4 probably involves climbing a mountain with no ropes or something ridiculous like that.

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