The Body Coach Reviews 76

I cannot rate this app highly enough- the content is perfect- the personalised progressive plans are perfect- the all round nutrition access is perfect- the encouragement and energy from Joe brightens every day of mine. It is incredibly affordable, exceptionally high quality health & fitness.
Thank you for being the health coach in my pocket Joe. Thank you, for creating a platform for fitness that I can fit into my life.

This app is excellent. You can tell it's been very well thought out. Great range of recipes to make, all from scratch, with the calories and macros already calculated for you. I love everything about this plan so far. I usually eat fairly healthy food but obviously over eat somewhere despite always feeling peckish but on this plan, I was still full up from lunch when dinnertime came! Incredible. I genuinely woke up after day 1 on this plan with so much energy, I got straight out of bed! It's so simple that good, wholesome foods are what your body needs so no wonder it makes you feel so good. Would 100% recommend.

I can't rate this app or Joe Wicks' approach to healthy body & healthy mind highly enough! I completed the SSS plan a few years ago and the app just makes everything so much easier now. The workouts take you step by step from beginner to advanced, and you literally have to press play 4/5 times each week, do what you can, and the results just happen. Getting all the ingredients organised is probably the trickiest part, but using the shopping list function really helps and after a few weeks it becomes more routine to do. Stick it out and you can't go wrong!

Have used this app for 3.5 years now primarily for training and I’m very much a fan. Started in my living room during COVID like everyone else and graduated through the stages until weights were introduced (actual kgs are never stipulated - you lift whatever weight you can).That was another game changer as I never even thought about weight based training before. I now know how important it is and do two weight sessions a week. I go to the gym regularly now but I still do two Body coach HIIT sessions a week as nothing is better for getting a sweat on! (And still I haven’t gotten through all the sessions yet!) Joe of course is a great guide . The David Attenborough of fitness!

I have been a Joe wicks fan for a long time, I regularly do his YouTube workouts but was getting bored and had done a lot of them many times. I was sceptical of paying for the app and have been pleasantly suprised.
The content in the app is brilliant. The number of workouts and being able to filter by things like time, intensity and trainer is so helpful.
The meal plan recipes are great. I have all of Joe's books and there are a lot of different recipes in the app. The button to then create a shopping list for ingredients is awesome.
Having a 4 week cycle created for me with progressive workouts has given me more structure and motivation to continue my fitness journey. i will be recommending this app to friends that are stuck in a fitness rut!!

This is just what I need! Classic working mum here. I've done a good job of losing some weight on my own through calorie counting and some home exercise but needed something that gave me another kick in the right direction. A few weeks in and I feel better already! The meals are varied enough that I've no excuse to get a takeaway away, the workout are short enough to have no excuse not to fit a few in a week and Joe's pep talks throughout the workout keep me motivated. Long may this continue...

The added bonus for me is the ability to export your shipping list based on the meal plan. Hallelujah! LOVE the planning aspect of the app.

I’ve got to say my experience with the team couldn’t have gone any better…
The customer service/support I received from a lady named Gemma was so helpful nothing was too much and she was very cheerful and took all pressure off from the moment of communication…
Lovely lady, lovely experience
Thankyou very much 🙂

Absolutely life changing app. I have lost 4 stone in a year all down to the exercise programme. I really needed to lose weight and change my life style heading towards menopause. I have tried for years to exercise properly but always gave up as I didnt know where to start or what to do. The workouts are graduated but challenging and Joe is just brilliant at demonstrating, explaining and motivating. I went from barely able to bend to pick up something off the floor to advanced level exercise programme in a year, weight lifting and running 5k and it all started with Joe Wicks and the apps training regime. I will be eternally grateful for what he has done for me.
Only thing I'd recommend is to make the exercises easier to search through as there is so many, and maybe more searchable lists of what body area is targeted in each workout

I contacted the customer service because I was charged £89.99 for the yearly auto renewal even though my trial period ended and I cancelled it and I disabled my account at the same time and delete the app as I didn’t find it very intuitive for me and wasn’t going to use it. It’s been over 2 weeks and no one has come back to me regarding this, it’s awful, where is the customer service? I just want a refund.

Absolutely disgraceful. I signed up for this app 3 years ago, never used it, and have just found out they have taken £89.99 from my account each year without notifying me. I didn't use the app as it is impossible to navigate, slow, and the IT support/support is non existing. Read the small print if you do sign up - they are going to con you out of your money otherwise. Absolutely disgraceful from someone who prides themselves at helping people.

Don’t bother getting this app. Meal plan is rubbish, meals you just wouldn’t eat every day, especially breakfast menu. Get no feedback or support from anyone. You can’t add your own meals just ones on his plan.
The exercise is good but can get as good or better on YouTube.

EDIT: One year on and I am still using and loving the app - I have just hit the milestone of 150 workouts completed and had a renewal offer for £60 for an entire year. It's an absolute BARGAIN!

So glad I signed up for this app. My primary reason for joining was to strengthen my legs and core to prevent running injuries now that I'm heading towards menopause. I had also got in to the habit of eating less healthily and wanted to see what the recipes were like to try and get some inspiration to go back into the habit eating more healthily.
The workouts are fab, so much variety. People say you can just do them on YouTube but I've tried that before and you have to know what you are looking for. On the app you can search the workout catalogue for workout type (there is lots more than just HIIT on there), which body area you want to target and other criteria. Alternatively you can just do the workouts that are set for your cycle - or a combination of both.
The recipes are great, I've only had my first set so far (you get about 170 recipes on your first cycle, then more every 4 weeks) and have tried lots of them; they are delicious. I love that the focus is on fuelling your body with tasty, healthy, balanced meals rather than low fat/calorie counting, which doesn't work for me (although I know that does work for others).
Weight loss wasn't my motivation for joining (losing a few pounds would just be a bonus) and I don't follow the eating plan to the letter - just for breakfast and lunch - but I've noticed that I am less hungry in the evenings having eaten 2 balanced nutritious meals in the day. I'm not sure how people can say the diet plan isn't tailored to you because that simply isn't true. The recipes are based on your food preferences so allow for vegan, pescetarian etc. The quantities in the recipes are adjusted to the information you provide to put you in a small calorie deficit to enable slow, sustainable weight loss or maintenance - the food plan takes in to account whether you want to lose or maintain. I can only assume that people must be expecting all their meals planned out for them each day, but I think the flexibility in this plan would be better for most people.

No exercise or weight management plan works for everyone, but if you think the Body Coach might then I'd very highly recommend signing up. Obviously it takes commitment, but I am already noticing that I am more toned after a couple of weeks. I am enjoying the workouts and believe I will definitely be able to maintain this.

I brought this app to get myself of to a new routine and good habits for exercise. I like things to be in once place and track my own progress which is why I chose to buy the app as opposed to using YouTube. I really enjoyed the workouts and there is a wide variety. The meal plan isn't really for me but it looks like there are some nice meals recipes to follow. I have made a few of the healthier snacks which are okay but nothing to rage about.
My main feedback would be to have alerts on the days I have scheduled workouts, as currently I do not get these and have checked all my notification settings. I also would like a history record for the workouts I do if I deviate from the plan, such as add a workout in one day or miss one. Then I could look back and see what workouts I have achieved each week.

Overall I think it's a good app to get into a good mindset, but definitely room for improvement.

For starters I am glad I took out a one year subscription but may not have been so pleased has I not secured a [legitimate] discount. Even with the discount I won’t be renewing. Of the many BIG pluses, the video led workouts are good but for me following the intermediate cycles the second round requires dumb-bells to get the full effect. That’s fine if you have, or want, expensive door-stops at home or if you have access to a gym. If, like me, you live in a mix-floor apartment then unless you have very patient neighbours, those downstairs won’t appreciate the star jumps/burpees/running on the spot type routines! If you are at the gym then you have the full range of routines and equipment available which is good. However, if like my gym, they frown on open speaker stuff playing on your phone you will need earplugs or headphones. That being the case you can’t then play at the same time your favourite motivational soundtracks as the App won’t support multiple audio streams. The meal planner is excellent; bespoke for your personal
goals and if you want to batch cook you can easily toggle up the ingredients. A word of caution though; some meals use wraps, tacos and other highly processed carbs so be wary on portion size. I stuck to the program in every detail and put in weight (and not muscle gain according to my Garmin Index 2 scales…) So, for getting in to a good routine regime and easy to prep meals this is good. For me though this won’t be a rolling subscription. I have already developed my own systems for exercise and meal planning with much cheaper alternatives (Tabata Timer and MyFitnessPal) but would recommend BodyCoach to kick start a healthy lifestyle; if you can find a valid discount option.

Love it! Use it every day for both workouts and meals! I’m fitter now than I’ve ever been!

I contacted the customer services after my plan auto renewal and explained I hadn't used the previous years plan due to illness and some personal issues. I got a response within an hour, and the refund was processed straight away with a very helpful and friendly reply.
I didn't get to use the plan so can't comment on that but the customer service for this company was top rate. 5 stars most definitely.

I love the app, everything in one place. The recipes are great, big portions and I'm already losing weight and getting fitter without having to count calories. The classes are also great, it helps improve week to week. I wasn't sure 30 mins would be enough but it really is.
I love the shopping list, no need to go through and write it all down.
Having everything in one place really helps.

For the amount you pay you expect tailored meal plans and exercise. You also expect support. No one ever contacts you to offer encouragement or support. You watch Joes advert and he says this time we will do it together. But the whole thing is superficial and fake. You get no communication at all. The meals are all generic and you get better videos from Joe for free on YouTube.

I wanted this to be as amazing as everyone said, but I can get everything from this paid for app for free using Joe Wickes videos on you tube and recipes online. There is nothing that makes this amazing, even some recipes are not great, like the blueberrry breakfast cake, everyone who tried them put them in the bin, I bake often and make good products following recipes, but these were so dry and hard to swallow, sadly. If I could get a refund I would.
I think Joe WIckes is insprational but I think this app is another way for his team to make money, rather than tailor make plans to genuinly help people - the app it too generic.

Very poor. I log in but it takes me to the payment page and I can’t get anywhere on the app except to send ANOTHER log in email. Which takes me to the payment page and around we go……
This has gone on for months now