Tempo's AI Generates Custom Strength Training Plans for 'Guaranteed' Gains

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Pre-programmed workout videos are so last year. Tech-forward fitness company Tempo today debuted a new version of its app that uses ChatGPT-like generative AI and biometric data from your smartwatch to customize training plans and workout videos on the fly. 

Rolling out to all users today in a free software update, the Tempo 2.0 iPhone app also features an AI-powered body composition measurement tool to help you monitor your starting point and progress. Tempo is so confident about its new AI personal training experience that it's guaranteeing results in four weeks. 

Tempo 2.0 is available exclusively on iOS and is compatible with the Apple Watch and other smartwatches and fitness trackers that connect with Apple Health, including Garmin and Whoop. Tempo's membership costs $39 per month, or a little less if you commit to 12 months ($35 a month) or 24 months ($30 a month).

Tempo Cofounder and CEO Moawia Eldeeb and Head Coach Melissa Boyd gave me a demo of the new experience over Zoom last week, and it's a pretty big deal. Tempo already uses computer vision and AI to suggest the appropriate weight you should be lifting for each move, count your reps, and offer real-time form feedback, but the latest version of its app promises truly individualized training plans and workouts that take the guesswork out of making gains. Read on for details of Tempo 2.0. 

To assess your starting point, the Tempo 2.0 experience starts with an optional in-app 3D body composition scan. While wearing close-fitting clothing, you stand in front of your iPhone with the Tempo app open at a distance so your full body is in view of the front-facing camera, then follow the prompts to complete the scan. During the Zoom demo, Boyd, wearing a sports bra