STÆDIUM Reviews 13

The Dash game on Staedium offers a unique and interactive workout experience with a wide range of predefined workout routines that target different muscle groups and provide a full-body workout. The game provides instructions and videos for each exercise within the workout routines, so you can ensure you are doing them correctly and safely. The leaderboard feature makes it even more fun and challenging as you can compete against both other players and bots and track your progress on the leaderboard. The game also counts the repetitions reliably via the phone's camera, ensuring you get the most out of your workout. The addition of the new Orbital game immerses you in a space adventure while you work out, making it so engaging and entertaining that you will forget that you are working out at all.
One of the best things about Staedium is the two adjustable dumbbells that come with the package. These dumbbells are of high quality and the mechanism to switch the weights is reliable and easy to use, which allows you to adjust the weight of the dumbbells from 4kg to 24kg. With increasing strength over time, you don't need to buy multiple sets of dumbbells and save a lot of space. While it does not offer individual exercises to be performed, the predefined workout routines provided in Dash are well-rounded and effective. Keep in mind that Staedium is still in its early stages, so there may be some room for improvement, but overall it has a lot of potentials to be a great product. The gamified approach of the Dash game makes working out feel less like a chore and more like an enjoyable and challenging experience. I would recommend it to anyone looking to improve their strength and fitness while enjoying an exciting game.

I'm brand new to strength training and having a lot of fun with this product so far. Racing in Dash against intermediate level bots is very entertaining and I am enjoying the potential of Orbital Early Access, despite the fact it does have a lot of bugs at the moment. I have to say, there have been numerous launch issues including the software, and a less-than advertised item that comes in the hardware setup, but overall the core product is working well, and the unboxing experience was very nice. It's clear a lot of care went into the sourcing of the dumbbells, down to the laser etching of the weight on each plate, the general quality twist function is very neat and looks/feels great. Even the branded black Styrofoam protection inside the beautiful boxes which housed the dumbbells was beautiful. It feels so extra to say I was impressed by branded Styrofoam, but that was a really pleasant surprise, after all of the shipping delays I would have expected more haphazard shipping. I just can't throw out the packaging. In case I move to a new home, I want to re-pack my setup in them. The training mat is thick, and does not slip on the floor, so it's definitely adequate. The dock is not as advertised on the website, so I assume there were some sourcing issues here. Nonetheless it holds the weight of my phone without issue. I would hope that they could issue an as-advertised dock later, however, because the custom design on the website did seem really nice. All cables required are included, one for iPhone it looks like, and the other for Android (USB-C) and the quick start instruction booklet is succinct and very cleanly laid out in English and German.

On the software side, it's still leaving something to be desired, with a slightly awkward setup (I need to open the app first, choose my exercise, THEN plug it in to the tv and mount to the stand, and THEN turn it backwards?) and occasionally the audio plays from my phone instead of the TV.

I am finding 4kg weights challenging enough already, and the dumbbells go between 4kg and 24kg, so I think there's plenty of room to grow in Dash, which seems a bit limited in terms of content, but is largely bug-free. Two to three short exercises per day (under thirty minutes) already have me feeling pretty sore. I also enjoy the visuals a lot, which are smooth and relaxing. I'm playing on a Samsung S22 and don't notice overheating, though my phone doesn't charge when the USB portion of the dongle is plugged into my TV! I've set up an alternative plug behind entertainment system since the USB cable can reach that far, but hopefully this is fixed for other customers. Starting this game without confidence that it can charge via USB from my TV set is a bit problematic. What if I need to leave the house shortly after my workout and my phone is nearly out of juice?

What's saving this whole thing for me right now is that I am getting 6 months free subscription upon buying this product. Without that, I think I would be disappointed in the money-spent-versus value at launch, since the software is not entirely there yet. For now, I am happy to stick around doing daily races in Dash, but expecting much, much more from Staedium in the coming months.

It's good, still has some room for improvement but that is expected for a start up

Lots of potential, looking forward for the next updates !
I don't see the time pass when training. The dumbbells are really good quality and the mat is the best I had until now.

I tested the product in December and was really impressed. The body tracking and weight recognition works pretty seamless, meaning you just pick your weights and workout and the app tracks your movements and the weights your lifting.

The adjustable dumbbells feel great, the click they make when you change them is really satisfying and they feel like very good quality.

It’s definitely still in its early stages, with some bugs and small things to fix, but overall I had a really cool experience.

Big mess - many promises, taking a lot of money, but don't deliver anything. They confirmed 'delivery in November'. Not. Then they confirmed 'delivery before Christmas'. Not. No updates, very slow replies. This is a premium priced fitness product but with a lower than lowbudget treatment. They say: destory boring. But better could say: destroy the relationship with our launching customers who trusted us and payed us almost € 800 for nothing at the moment.

As a beta tester I could test stædium over the last couple of months and I really love the concept. I’m surprised how quickly you forget you’re working out when you start playing. I never used dumbbells at home before because I didn’t want to buy a bunch of them so I could switch weights for different exercises and then progress to heavier weights. I only used them in the gym, which I very rarely go to, so I didn’t stick to weight training. But these are super nice to have at home and the mat is finally big and thick enough to really train hard without damaging my knees or floor. When there are more games and features to try, I would give it 5 stars, but as a new product that’s still being developed, I’m already convinced 👍 I think I will stick to my training better thanks to it.