Hestaria

Strength training for men 50 to 65

Built around the knee you actually have.

Most training apps are written for a healthy thirty-year-old. Hestaria starts with the knee, the blood pressure pills and the shoulder you hurt in 2009, and builds your program around them.

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Not a medical device. Hestaria plans your training around your health. It doesn't diagnose or treat anything, and it doesn't replace your doctor.

A man in his fifties in a home gym, checking his phone beside a squat rack.

How it works

Tell it about your knees once

You answer a few questions about your health on day one. From then on, every session uses those answers: which exercises you do, how hard, how quickly the weights go up, and what to keep an eye on.

A grey-haired man on a leg press machine in a bright gym.
Bad knee? The squat becomes a leg press. Same muscles, and you control how deep it goes.

Take Tom

He's 61. He has high blood pressure and arthritis in one knee, his last scan showed thin bones, his right shoulder complains overhead, and he takes a beta blocker. Here's what changes in his program.

Barbell deadlift→Hip thrust He doesn't know his fracture risk yet, so heavy lifting from the floor waits. If his doctor says the risk is low, he gets a light kettlebell deadlift instead.
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Back squat→Leg press Same leg muscles, with his back supported and a depth his knee is happy with.
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Finish
Overhead press→Landmine press Pressing at an angle is easier on the shoulder, and it keeps him from straining against a weight over his head, which pushes blood pressure up.
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Heart-rate zones→The talk test A beta blocker keeps his heart rate low, so the usual zones would tell him to push too hard. If he can still talk in full sentences, he's at the right effort.
Brisk, but can still talk

He also gets wall sits, which help bring blood pressure down, and a few minutes of balance work each session. Every change has a note beside it saying which condition caused it.

The app

What's on your phone

Big type. No streaks, badges or pop-ups. It shows today's session and how your numbers are moving, and that's about it.

A man doing a one-arm dumbbell row on a bench at home.

The planEvery change comes with a short note saying why.

Photographing a plate of chicken, potatoes and broccoli with a phone.

The food diaryTake a photo or tap in what you ate. It tells you if a meal doesn't suit your diet or your blood pressure.

A man sitting on a gym bench with a water bottle, reading his phone.

ProgressWeight, lifts and photos together, so one bad week doesn't look like the end of the world.

What's in it

A program that knows your history

It covers eighteen conditions and six kinds of medication, and asks where each one stands today. Is your blood pressure under control? Was the surgery last month or five years ago? It swaps exercises, caps how hard you go, and sets the pace. If something isn't stable yet, it asks you to check with your doctor first.

A log that tells you something

You log each set with the reps and how hard it felt. Once a week it looks back over your numbers. If your weight hasn't moved in three weeks, it suggests adjusting portions. If three weeks in a row felt too hard, it gives you an easier one.

A food diary that checks itself

Take a photo of your plate, or add protein and calories in a few taps. You get a daily protein target based on your goal weight. If a meal clashes with your diet, an allergy or your blood pressure, it says so.

A plan your doctor can check

Print all twelve weeks and take them to your appointment. Your doctor marks anything to change, like how hard to go or an exercise to drop. Enter their answers and the plan follows them.

Privacy

Your photos never leave your phone

The app has no way to upload a photo. We built it like that on purpose.

Your phone Hestaria sync Your account, your devices Numbers Weight · blood pressure · training log · food entries Photos Meal and progress photos stay on the device

There's no setting to change, because there's nothing to switch off. Photos stay where you took them.

Pricing

The free version is the whole program

The program built around your health, the log, the weekly check-in and the plan for your doctor are all free, and they stay free.

Free
$0

Everything on one device.

  • A program built around your health
  • Full training log and progression
  • Weekly review of your numbers
  • Food diary that flags meals that don't suit you
  • Progress photos, on your device
  • A printable plan for your doctor
Hestaria Plus
$6 / month

Your history, everywhere.

  • Everything in Free
  • Sync across your devices
  • Your log backed up if you lose your phone
  • Every doctor review kept, with what changed and when
  • Export everything, any time

Prices are indicative while we're in early access. Nobody is charged during the beta.

Questions

Things people ask us

Is this safe with my heart condition?

That's for your cardiologist to decide, and the app will tell you so. If something isn't settled yet, like a new heart rhythm problem, blood pressure that isn't under control, or a recent heart attack or procedure, you can still walk and do mobility work. The full program opens once you confirm a doctor has cleared you. The signs to stop are shown on every screen.

Does it replace my doctor or my physio?

No. Hestaria plans exercise around your health, and that's all it does. It doesn't diagnose anything, manage a condition or give advice about medication. If it ever disagrees with your doctor or physio, go with them.

Can my doctor check the plan?

Yes, and we hope they will. The app prints your program on a few pages: your conditions and medications, what it changed and why, all twelve weeks, and every exercise with a box to keep, remove or change it. There are a few short questions for your doctor too, such as how hard you should go and whether there's a blood pressure limit.

You type their answers into the app and the plan follows them. Their changes can only make it more careful, never harder, and the next printout shows what changed and when.

Why only men 50 to 65?

Because this is the age where things start to change. You recover more slowly, your joints have some history, and you may be on medication that changes how exercise feels. Building for one group lets us get the details right. Women and older adults deserve the same care, in a product made for them.

How fast will I lose weight?

About half a pound to a pound a week, so thirty pounds takes eight to twelve months. Faster than that is mostly water, and it tends to come back by week three. Better to know that now.

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