Question 1

What is OUT?

Accepted Answer

OUT is an app for training outside: calisthenics and bodyweight strength, and running. You get a plan for your level, a map of the fitness parks and routes around you, and a how-to video for every exercise.

Question 2

How much does it cost?

Accepted Answer

You can download OUT and start for free. There's also a premium subscription with advanced features.

Question 3

Do I need equipment or a gym?

Accepted Answer

No. Workouts use your bodyweight and the equipment already in public parks. Training at home? Every exercise also has a home version, with what you have: a door, a chair or a wall.

Question 4

I'm a complete beginner. Is it for me?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely. You start with a short level check, and your plan is built from wherever you are. Every workout moves you a few percent closer to the next level. Already advanced? Work on skills like the front lever, planche and handstand.

Question 5

How does the workout know what's in the park?

Accepted Answer

More than 1,000 fitness parks are mapped in the app, with their equipment. The workout is synced with the equipment at the park nearest you, and if there isn't one nearby, it's built around what you have.

Question 6

Is there running too?

Accepted Answer

Yes: running and walking routes around you, free runs with a map and GPS, and hybrid workouts that join a run with strength stops at the parks on the way. Personal running plans are coming soon.

Question 7

Which phones does it run on?

Accepted Answer

OUT is on the App Store for iPhone and on Google Play for Android.

Question 8

What happens with my data?

Accepted Answer

It's used to run the app and tailor your workouts to you. Where the app runs in partnership with a municipality, the municipality sees aggregate usage data, like how many people train and when, to improve public spaces.

Question 9

How is OUT different from other fitness apps?

Accepted Answer

OUT is built for cities and their residents. Instead of a generic plan, workouts fit the equipment actually installed in each park, and each resident's level. The city also gets a dashboard with an up-to-date picture of physical activity in public spaces, and we work with the city on rollout, marketing and community.

Question 10

Do we need a tender?

Accepted Answer

No. OUT is a sole supplier, so municipalities can contract with us under a tender exemption. We're also on the approved supplier lists of Mashkal and MIC, the municipal innovation centers. In practice: you contact us directly, we settle the details, and you're up and running within weeks.

Question 11

What does it cost?

Accepted Answer

Pricing has two parts: a one-time setup fee (mapping the parks and adding them to the app), based on the size of the municipality, and a monthly fee for maintenance and service, based on the number of parks.

Question 12

We're a small municipality with a tight budget. Does it fit?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Setup is priced by the size of the municipality and the monthly fee by the number of parks, so small municipalities can join too.

Question 13

Why does the city pay instead of residents?

Accepted Answer

So the service reaches as many residents as possible, including those who can't afford a gym or a trainer. Just as the city funds parks and sports facilities, it can also fund making them accessible.

Question 14

How is residents' data protected?

Accepted Answer

Data is stored on Google's cloud infrastructure, and communication between the app and the server is encrypted. The dashboard shows the city aggregate usage data: how many people train, when and where, to inform decisions about public spaces.

Question 15

Will an app really get people out of the house?

Accepted Answer

An app alone isn't enough, so our method has three parts: exposure (an online and street campaign, signage in the parks), knowledge (a personal plan and a video for every exercise), and community (groups and events around the parks).

Question 16

Are the figures on this site accurate for our city?

Accepted Answer

They're based on national studies. Every city is different, which is why the dashboard measures what happens in yours: how residents actually train in your parks.

Question 17

What are the steps to get started?

Accepted Answer

An intro and demo, the agreement, mapping the parks and routes, launch prep (marketing materials and signage), the city launch, and then measurement, reports and ongoing support.

Question 18

What if we decide to stop?

Accepted Answer

The park mapping and its data stay yours, and you decide whether to keep them in the app or delete them.

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