Can't decide how to move? Don't. Spin, and the wheel hands you a real routine with video. One minute later you're done, and a bit more awake.
By Pedro Wunderlich, Co-founder, Wakeout · Updated
Pick a wheel
Seated. Stay in your chair.
A random exercise generator picks a move for you, so you can skip the deciding and get on with the moving. This one is a wheel. Each wedge is a short routine from Wakeout, the movement break app Apple named iPhone App of the Year, filmed with real people. Spin it, and it shows you one move on video to start with.
Choose 1, 2 or 5 minutes and copy what you see. A one-minute routine is four moves of 15 seconds each. It is free, there is no sign-up, and you can spin as often as you like.
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Four wheels
Every wedge is a pack from the Wakeout app. Tap a name to see all of its moves.
Seated
For the middle of a workday. Everything happens in your chair, in work clothes, without anyone needing to know.
Standing
For when you have been sitting since nine. Kicks, punches, a little tai chi and a few moves your dad would be proud of.
Seated
Slow, seated routines led mostly by people over 60. Chair pilates, pillow stretches and easy mobility. Nothing bounces unless you want it to.
Standing
The loud wheel. Animal moves, pajama dancing and aerobics that don't take themselves seriously. Put it on the big screen and let someone else press Spin.
Spin this wheelQuestions
Yes. Every wedge has the same chance on every spin, and the first move of the routine is picked at random as well. You can get the same routine twice in a row. That's randomness, not a bug.
Yes. Pick the Brain break wheel and show it on a screen the group can see. The routines are led by adults, and the moves are simple enough for children to copy, like animal moves, kicks and dance steps.
Two. At my desk is seated and a bit lively, for the office. Gentle is seated and slow, with routines led mostly by older adults. It works well as an exercise wheel for seniors.
No. Most routines need nothing but you. A couple on the Gentle wheel use a pillow or a cushion, which most homes have. Everything works in normal clothes.