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Summary: In with a bang, out with a fizzle...
Review: Got the desktop/palm software 1-2 years ago. It works okay, and does basically what I want it to. But, as far as I can tell, the company has flatlined. No new software updates, no enhancements to their product since it came out. And $50 is way too steep. I feel duped. Try something like Diet & Exercise Assistant 5.0, at palmgear.com. It's only $15-20.
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Summary: In with a bang, out with a fizzle...
Review: Got the desktop/palm software 1-2 years ago. It works okay, and does basically what I want it to. But, as far as I can tell, the company has flatlined. No new software updates, no enhancements to their product since it came out. And $50 is way too steep. I feel duped. Try something like Diet & Exercise Assistant 5.0, at palmgear.com. It's only $15-20.
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Summary: Neat Software!
Review: Great fitness software at a reasonable price. Very user friendly!
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Summary: Doesn't work with newer Palm, Tech support non existant
Review: I bought this program when I had a Palm IIIc. I raved about it. It was a great program until I upgraded to a palm T3. I have emailed Tech support 5 times with no response. They are NON EXISTANT! The program still works on my desktop but will not funtion on the T3. Don't waste your money!
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Summary: Doesn't work with newer Palm, Tech support non existant
Review: I bought this program when I had a Palm IIIc. I raved about it. It was a great program until I upgraded to a palm T3. I have emailed Tech support 5 times with no response. They are NON EXISTANT! The program still works on my desktop but will not funtion on the T3. Don't waste your money!
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Summary: Vivonic, better cross your fingers
Review: It is a very interesting piece of software...BUT the company does not support the product in any way...no tech support, no
problem resolution, no product updates, need I go on??????
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Summary: Very useful to those for whom 'diet' is a bad word
Review: Keeping a food journal is the ONLY way I can get a handle on my eating since I am loathe to even consider a formal diet.
Beginning to journal daily eating was a good first step for me and once that became an established routine I searched for a program to help me keep track of nutrients, carbohydrates and fiber. Vivonic suits me very well for this and more. I can tell at a glance which vitamins I'm not getting enough of, what my percentages of fat, carbohydrates and protein are and approximately how many calories my daily exercise burned. One completes the screens for "The Plan" which asks questions about fitness level, weight, goals, level of activity and that sort of thing. At the end Vivonic supplies the number of calories one needs to eat and the number one needs to burn in order to lose weight at a moderate pace (if one choses the weight loss option). I adjusted the carb, fat, protein and fiber numbers to suit my own eating style and created custom reports for carbs and fiber so I can keep an eye on both.
I've learned a lot about my eating since using Vivonic, primarily that I don't eat as much protein as I thought even though I strive toward a lower carbohydrate diet and, as I suspected, I'm usually nowhere near the 25 g of fiber I think is ideal. And, even with a daily multiple vitamin I was always short on magnesium and vitamin e and have begun to supplement them seperately. Adding custom foods isn't hard though it's a bit of a pain in the beginning. I wish Vivonic syched with my Pocket PC, allowing me to see my counts away from home, but it currently supports the Palm platform and its own dedicated device only. Instead, I note in my PPC what I've eaten and record it manually at home. As time has gone on I have a very good sense about how much I can eat without slavishly referring to a book of calorie counts. Overall, a very useful program.
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Summary: Vivonic Fitness Planner
Review: This is a horribly laid out program. After one goes through and enters values of weight, routine, physical measurements, etc., it does not compute a regiment for you. I'm waiting for the new Fred "Dr. Squat" Hatfield program to come out later this year. The company that carried his previous program, "BodyCraft" discontinued the contract a few years ago. Stay away from this Vivonic garbage!
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Summary: Vivonic Fitness Planner
Review: This is a horribly laid out program. After one goes through and enters values of weight, routine, physical measurements, etc., it does not compute a regiment for you. I'm waiting for the new Fred "Dr. Squat" Hatfield program to come out later this year. The company that carried his previous program, "BodyCraft" discontinued the contract a few years ago. Stay away from this Vivonic garbage!
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Summary: Alot of great features for planning your fitness program
Review: Vivonics Fitness Planner has alot of features that are really a pleasure to discover. One thing that I think is outstanding is the way it shows anything that you have eaten too much of in red. That's great...but even better, when you click on it, you are shown which of the foods contain it and how much from most to least. Since I teach dance, I do notice that it is hard to find fitness information that includes dance as an exercise. Dancers are very fitness conscious and it should be included in more books and programs. I do doubt that there is a better Fitness planning program than this one. It is very easy to locate foods and nutrients, etc. I am still learning to use it...but it isn't difficult at all. I really do recommend it.
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