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Apple WatchUnited States

Bend: Stretching & Flexibility

Daily Yoga, Stretch & Mobility

Bowery Digital

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Apple Watch · United States

Bend is the simple, affordable way to make stretching & movement a part of your daily routine. With over 15 million users, our quick & convenient routines help improve your flexibility and maintain your natural range of motion as you get older. We offer hundreds of exercises and easy-to-follow routines designed for all ages and experience levels. It's never too early to start stretching everyday!…

Customer rating
173,803 ratings
Size
271.2 MB
Category
Health & Fitness
Compatibility
Requires watchOS 10.0 or later.
Languages
English and 15 more
Age Rating
13+
Version
Version 7.8.0

Ratings describe the app’s shared App Store listing, not a separate watchOS rating.

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About this app

Bend is the simple, affordable way to make stretching & movement a part of your daily routine. With over 15 million users, our quick & convenient routines help improve your flexibility and maintain your natural range of motion as you get older. We offer hundreds of exercises and easy-to-follow routines designed for all ages and experience levels. It's never too early to start stretching everyday!

“It’s like having a personal stretching coach in my pocket.” — The New York Times

“I could never stick to my stretching routine. Then I found this app.” — Wirecutter

STRETCHING IS IMPORTANT

A simple, daily stretching routine can have a huge impact on your quality of life. Every time you stretch, you invest in your long-term health and longevity.

Stretching benefits include:
⊕ Increase flexibility & mobility in your muscles and joints
⊕ Prevent and relieve pain in your lower back, neck, hips, shoulders and more
⊕ Reduce the risk of injury during outdoor activities and sports
⊕ Improve sleep quality and energy throughout the day
⊕ Improve posture and strengthen your core
⊕ Reduce stress & anxiety
⊕ Improve athletic performance
⊕ Improve circulation and blood flow
⊕ Accelerate muscle recovery
⊕ Improve balance & coordination
⊕ And more!

YOUR BODY'S FAVORITE APP

Bend offers dozens of daily stretching & mobility routines for every occasion.

⊕ “Wake Up”
Designed to maintain your body’s natural mobility and range of motion. Simple, quick, convenient, and effective, you can do it anytime, anywhere, everyday.

⊕ “Posture Reset”
Specifically designed to improve your posture with seated stretches that can correct habitual posture problems by increasing flexibility in the shoulders, back, and neck.

⊕ “Full Body”
Focused on improving overall flexibility, with more than 20 stretching exercises and poses that target key muscles and joints throughout your entire body.

⊕ “Sleep”
Gentle, long-hold stretches designed to help you unwind and de-stress after a long day at work through better quality of sleep, which is made possible by relieving muscle tension and relaxing the body.

⊕ “Expert”
Advance group of stretching exercises and yoga poses that cover all major muscle groups and extremities. Flexibility and range of motion can be improved significantly with their more complex movements.

⊕ "Hips"
Open and unlock tight hips with deep, focused stretches designed to improve hip flexibility and undo hours of inactivity from sitting at a desk, in a car, or on the couch.

⊕ "Hamstrings"
Improve hamstring flexibility with subtle stretches designed to reduce hamstring tightness and relieve pressure on the knees, pelvis, and lower back.

⊕ "Lower Back"
Reduce and prevent lower back pain with gentle stretches designed to increase flexibility in the lower back, pelvis, and hip flexors.

⊕ "Isometric"
isometric exercise routines that build muscle, strength, balance, and range of motion in targeted areas through static muscle contraction.

⊕ And more!

CREATE YOUR OWN

Create your own custom stretching routine suited to your specific needs. Choose from hundreds of stretches, yoga poses, and isometric exercises in our library.

EASY-TO-USE

Bend makes stretching simple. We use custom illustrations and a timer to guide you through each routine. Every stretch has detailed instructions, information about its benefits, and specific things to be cautious about!

STREAKS & ANALYTICS

Our dashboard displays your streaks and analytics to track your progress and you can set reminders to help motivate you to stretch every day. Check your Bendometer as a quick way to see how consistent you’ve been stretching over the last few weeks.

APPLE HEALTH
Bend integrates with the Health app, giving users the option to sync health information and activity with Apple Health.

FEEDBACK & SUPPORT
If you have any questions, feedback, or suggestions, feel free to contact us at hello@bend.com!

LEGAL

Terms of Use: https://bend.com/terms
Privacy Policy: https://bend.com/privacy