I love to track and optimize every area of my life, especially my health. On my left wrist sits a smartwatch, on my right an Oura ring, and together they tell me I slept poorly last night and exactly how to improve it.
Yes, I’m a healthtech geek, and I’ve tried countless apps. Most of them I deleted almost immediately. Honestly, I just didn’t understand why I needed a separate app to track water intake, and I quickly tired of spending half an hour logging every ingredient of my dinner just to calculate calories and macros.
I’m not alone in this. About 53% of users uninstall health apps within 30 days of download, with the main reasons being lack of interest or declining motivation.
Recently, however, I discovered Lasta – an app that combines the functionality of several apps into one. You can track your food, work out, get a meal plan, track water, sleep and much more.
So I gave it a try, and this is my honest review.
What is Lasta?
Lasta is a wellness app assistant. Using technology to combine nutrition, workouts, psychology, and mindfulness, it aims to help users build lasting healthy habits rather than pursue quick fixes or restrictive diets.
This app is designed for people of any age or gender who want to maintain a healthy weight, improve their lifestyle, and find support without “hardcore fitness” approaches. Lasta offers various diet plans and adaptive workouts that don’t require any special physical training or equipment. All you need to do is dedicate some time and follow the visuals and instructions.
Lasta’s core philosophy centers on three pillars: transforming both body and mindset, building sustainable habits through small daily wins, and providing a judgment-free space for wellness.
In addition, there is educational content on improving overall wellness and mental health. That’s what makes this app different from various tracking tools, making it a comprehensive lifestyle companion.
How Does Lasta Work?
First, the app learns everything about you. During onboarding, I was asked about my age, gender, current weight, height, activity level throughout the day, fitness goals, and lifestyle habits.
Based on this information, Lasta creates an adaptive plan that includes customized workouts, meal guidance, and mindfulness lessons. The algorithm adjusts recommendations as you progress, ensuring the plan evolves with your changing needs and achievements.
Depending on the user’s goals, Lasta offers access to a variety of features:
- ==Workouts==. The app offers exercises designed for all fitness levels. Lasta has tons of recorded videos with functional exercises, wall yoga and pilates, chair yoga and pilates, bed pilates — you don’t need any equipment or physical training.
- ==Intermittent fasting programs==. The app offers programs ranging from 7 to 21 days of fasting designed to regulate eating patterns, prevent aging, reduce inflammation, and support safe weight loss.
- ==Trackers==. Lasta includes six essential trackers to help you monitor various aspects of your wellness journey: fasting, water, calories, weight, steps, and mood. All trackers integrate with Apple Health, allowing automatic synchronisation of activity, sleep, and step data for a complete picture of your health.
- ==Meal Planning==. Lasta’s meal planning features go beyond simple calorie counting. You can get a personalized meal plan or choose one of the diet options. In addition, using a barcode scanner, users can get all the nutritional information about packaged foods at the supermarket, making grocery shopping and meal logging effortless.
- ==Habit-Building==. Instead of getting quick results, Lasta helps you to play long-term, supporting lasting change. This is achieved through gamification (a motivational “streaks” system), educational and self-care content, and mindfulness practices.
My Experience Using Lasta
I signed up for Lasta to see if it could truly replace the multiple health apps cluttering my phone.
The onboarding process was straightforward and took about ten minutes. After answering questions about my goals, current habits, and preferences, Lasta presented my personalized plan. I was immediately impressed by how the app explained why it recommended certain features based on my responses.
I started with the easiest wins: workouts, tracking water intake, and setting up my first fasting window. The interface made this process feel effortless. Unlike other apps where I’d feel overwhelmed by too many features at once, Lasta has become my personal wellness and fitness partner. No aggressive push notifications or complicated exercises that I couldn’t do in my small living room.
By the end of the first week, daily workouts, hydration, and fasting had become consistent parts of my routine. At the end of the second week with Lasta, workouts and mindfulness lessons began to feel like a routine rather than chores. I found myself looking forward to my morning bed pilates session.
My discovery is a wall and chair yoga. I used to think that yoga (and pilates, by the way) was boring, but now it’s part of my routine. I work from home by spending 8 hours a day on my laptop, and then I continue sitting while studying, reading a book, or watching YouTube. I have developed the habit of taking quick breaks to move around, so now my body feels better, and I don’t have back pain.
After four weeks with Lasta, my life hasn’t changed 180 degrees. As I said, I was already quite disciplined and cared about my health. But I started spending much less time on sports and stopped bombarding ChatGPT with questions about what to cook for dinner, as now I have a meal plan! Another bonus — I noticed less emotional eating.
So, Here’s My Verdict
After using Lasta for a month, I identified the following pros and cons.
Pros:
- Personalized and adaptive plans that evolve with your progress
- A combination of physical and mental wellness in one platform
- Barcode scanner and AI coach are so handy
- Easy start for beginners with no equipment required
- Trackers keep me motivated
- A wide range of trackers and workouts eliminates the need for multiple apps
Cons:
- Algorithm sometimes struggles to find the ideal pace or level on the first try
- It would be nice to have more flexibility — for example, to change exercises manually
The main thing I noticed (and my smartwatch confirms) was that my energy levels increased. I don’t know what exactly contributed to this — more movement, nutrition, better hydration, or the combination of all three — but I’m happy! I became more focused throughout the day and developed a habit of daily exercise. I also like how my legs look now, would never have thought that pilates would help with this as much as exhausting workouts. Thanks to regular personalized exercises and nutrition, I don’t have bloating and even see my abs.
Lasta is definitely worth trying for those who are not looking for quick fixes but want to develop a long-term habit. Instead of paying for five different apps with workouts, trackers, diets, and mindfulness, it is more cost-effective to join Lasta and have all the information about your progress in one app. It’s certainly my choice.
