Zealo App Mastery
Get the most out of what the app actually ships: workout logging, trainer program import, PDF reports, widgets, Apple Health, and progress photos. Guides describing behaviour we cannot confirm in the current build say so.
Chapters
Metabolic Metrics Explained: BMR, RMR, TDEE, and Body Composition
What each metabolic number means, where it comes from, and how to act on it. Plus an honest note about which of these surfaces are confirmed in the current App Store build.
How to Import Your Trainer's Program into Zealo
Got a workout plan as a PDF or photo? Here's how to turn it into a fully trackable program in seconds.
3Cycle Tracking and Zealo: Where Things Actually Stand
Cycle tracking is not in the current App Store build, so this page does not document it as live. Here is what that means, and where to find the cycle education that is worth your time today.
4Plan Generation in Zealo: What It Does, When It Is Available
Plan generation is conditional in the current build, and the structure it produces is deterministic rather than improvised. Here's an honest account of what it does and what to check before relying on it.
5Complete Guide to Logging Workouts in Zealo
Everything you need to know about tracking your training sessions in Zealo, from starting a workout to reviewing your performance after the last set.
6Progress Photos: How to Take Them So They Actually Tell You Something
Progress photos only work if they are consistent. Here's how to standardise lighting, angles, timing, and clothing so that the only thing changing between shots is you.
7Setting Up Apple Health Sync in Zealo
Zealo reads health data from Apple Health through HealthKit. Here's what it reads, how to grant permissions, and how to troubleshoot a connection that is not working.
8Generating and Sharing PDF Reports in Zealo
Zealo exports your training data as polished PDF reports. Here's what's included, how to customize them, and how to use them for program reviews with your trainer.
9Setting Up Zealo Widgets on iOS
Zealo offers home screen and lock screen widgets that keep your training data visible at a glance. Here's how to set them up and get the most from each one.
10Best Cycle-Syncing and Cycle-Tracking Fitness Apps (2026): An Honest Comparison
Dozens of apps now promise to sync your workouts to your menstrual cycle. Most are period trackers with a fitness tab bolted on; a few are fitness apps that understand the cycle; and almost all of them make claims the evidence does not support. Here is how to evaluate them, what the categories actually do, where Zealo sits, and the honest answer about what any app can do with your cycle data.
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