Original data from 52,804 fitness-quiz respondents (Jan 2021 – Oct 2025): build muscle is the top goal (66.9%), 52.5% ticked at least one pain area, led by shoulders (25.3%) and wrists (20.6%), and that share rises with age. Plus a separate 2026 dataset on what stops people training (n = 1,206), full methods and a citation.
(TMA)...it was helpful to be able to chart my progress in terms of a percentile in a skill and to see how close I am to be able to attempt the next progression in that modality or skill…
But before jumping on the rings and pumping out some reps, you must first evaluate your capacity and form on the rings.
You can only get the most out of the exercise if you’re doing it with the correct technique.
“...the website just had a bit more information. It sounded like the people from the company knew what they were talking about. It seemed quite structured in the approach, so that's why I chose it.”
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I really feel like it's matching me and my progress and not just pre-established tuition over a month. And if sometimes I can't do it or it's too easy, I can't move faster or slower. So I really like TMA because it can track my progress and adapt to myself.
I actually turned to the Movement Athlete app and although I was in pain decided to fully commit to it again, even more so than before. It has been the ONLY thing that has helped. Every day the pain has lessened and my situation is improving..
I started with monthly, and I never paid for an app in all the years I have used them. I eventually bought the lifetime membership knowing I don’t spend that kind of money without getting a good ROI.
The stories were inspiring: people who had had injuries, struggles in life, disappointments, and pain and were sometimes also a bit older, like me
Well I wanted to do something different and challenging, with the Covid19 pandemic I started to read about Calisthenics.
I’m about 40 days in now. Results are starting to come: core is strong and tight, waist line has shrunk, pants are rather loose now.
...most people can do a pull-up, right? But then when you actually go through the progressions, you realize that you were doing a pull-up wrong your whole life. You were doing a push-up wrong your whole life
