Alright, so today I wanted to chat about this thing I tried out recently, the ‘ghd sport app’. Yeah, you heard that right. My journey with it was… well, it was something, and I figured I’d share the whole messy process.
It all started a few weeks back. I was scrolling, probably procrastinating, and an ad popped up. ‘ghd sport app’. My first thought was, “ghd? Like the hair straightener folks?” It seemed super random. A sport app from a company known for making your hair look sleek? I was genuinely scratching my head, thinking, “What in the world could this be?” But, you know, curiosity is a powerful thing, especially when something sounds a bit off-kilter. So, I thought, “Why not? Let’s see what this is all about.”
Getting it on my Phone and First Look
So, I headed over to the app store and hit download. The download itself was quick, no biggie. Installation went smooth too. Points for that, I guess. Then I tapped the icon to open it for the first time. The splash screen was fancy, very… glossy. Kind of like their product ads, you know? Very polished.
Once it loaded, the main interface was… clean. But also a bit confusing for what I expected from a sports app. It didn’t scream “let’s get sweaty” at me. It was more like “let’s look fabulous while potentially moving a bit.” There were these sleek menus and icons, but I had to poke around for a bit to find anything resembling actual sport tracking.
Trying to Actually Use It
I was looking for the usual stuff: run tracking, maybe some workout routines, calorie counting, the basics. I found some of that, buried under a few layers. But then, oh boy, then I found the “ghd signature features.” This is where it got really interesting, and not entirely in a good way for a sports app.
There was this one feature, I think it was called ‘Kinetic Glow Optimiser’ or something equally bizarre. I tapped on it, and it seemed to want access to my camera to… analyze my complexion post-workout? I was like, “You want to WHAT now?” Another section was about ‘Style Metrics’, which apparently rated how graceful your movements were during exercise. Not your pace, not your heart rate, but your ‘gracefulness’. I kid you not.
- I tried to log a simple jog. It kept giving me pop-ups about ‘optimizing my silhouette’ while running.
- There was another bit that seemed to suggest hairstyles that would ‘endure a high-intensity workout’ while maintaining ‘peak chic’.
Honestly, I felt like I was in some weird parallel universe where marathon runners were also judged on their hair flips at the finish line. I just wanted to track my distance and maybe see if I was getting faster, not worry if my ponytail was ‘aerodynamically sound’ for peak aesthetic performance.
My Final Take on the Whole Thing
So, after about a week of trying to make sense of it, and frankly, getting more amused than athletic, I had to make a call. Was this ‘ghd sport app’ going to be my new fitness buddy? Absolutely not.
Look, I get branding, I get trying to be different. But this felt like they took the ‘ghd’ brand and just slapped ‘sport app’ next to it without really thinking about what athletes or even casual exercisers actually need. It was more of a novelty. Maybe, just maybe, if you’re an influencer who needs to look perfect in every single gym selfie, this app has some bizarre appeal. But for actual, gritty, sweaty exercise? It was a total miss for me.
I ended up uninstalling it. It was a memorable experiment, I’ll give it that. Made for a good story, right? But yeah, I went back to my old, boring, but functional sports tracker. Sometimes, you just need a tool that does the job, no frills, no ‘glow optimisation’ required. Just my honest experience, from start to finish.
