$29.99/month ($119.99/year or $59.99/quarter) · 7-day free trial · An all-in-one fitness and wellness app pairing expert-programmed workouts with dietitian meal plans and meditation, and a dedicated 12-week Menopause Strength program · Founded by Chris Hemsworth · Bodyweight to full-gym equipment.
Personally tested: logged into Centr and explored the app hands-on: the Menopause Strength program, Centr Sculpted, the coached and self-guided libraries, the filters, and the meals, meditation and sleep content. The screenshots here are our own. Pricing verified August 2026. Testing status: Sample tested (a hands-on look rather than a full multi-week test, so long-term ratings are provisional).
How we tested this. We signed into Centr and spent time inside the app: we opened the Menopause Strength program and other programs, used the filters, and looked through the workout, meal, meditation and sleep libraries, and the screenshots here are our own. This is a hands-on look rather than a completed multi-week test, so long-term scores are provisional. This is education, not medical advice; speak to your clinician, especially about HRT or existing conditions.
Centr Review 2026: Quick Answer
Sample tested: signed in and explored the app, with our own screenshots. Long-term scores provisional.
Self-motivated women who want a polished all-in-one app (workouts, meal plans and meditation) and like that it now has a dedicated menopause strength program
You want clinician-led menopause depth (pelvic floor, symptom and hormone guidance), or you dislike auto-renewing subscriptions with no refund
Chris Hemsworth’s premium Train, Eat and Live app: strength, HIIT, boxing, yoga, Pilates and mobility, plus dietitian meal plans and mindfulness
About 20 to 40 min, with shorter and longer options
Bodyweight to full gym; a filter matches workouts to what you own; dumbbells for the menopause program
Low to high (yoga and mobility through to HIIT and boxing)
Above average for a general app: a real 12-week Menopause Strength program with bone-building work, but no pelvic-floor, cycle-sync, education library or clinician
No; on-demand and self-guided
iOS, Android and web; cast or AirPlay to TV (no native TV app); offline downloads; Apple Watch
$29.99/mo; $119.99/year (about $10/mo) or $59.99/quarter
7-day free trial; a card is required and it auto-renews
Cancel via the app store; no refund after the trial, and billing complaints are common (Trustpilot 1.7)
Neutral (silent on menopause medicine)
Active and updated; new 2026 menopause program
7.4 / 10
Quick Verdict
Worth it for women over 40? Yes with caveats, and more so than most general apps thanks to its menopause program.
Centr earns 7.4/10 on our hands-on look, the highest of the big general apps we have tested for this audience. It is genuinely polished: expert-programmed strength, HIIT, boxing, yoga, Pilates and mobility, dietitian-built meal plans, and a strong meditation library, all in one well-made app. What lifts it for our readers is that it has actually built a dedicated 12-week Menopause Strength program, with progressive dumbbell work, bone-building movements and recovery matched to hormonal shifts. The caveats are real: it is one menopause strength track rather than menopause depth (no pelvic-floor, cycle-sync, education library or clinician), the brand still skews male and athlete-first, and its billing and no-refund reputation is poor. Start here: use the 7-day trial to try the Menopause Strength program, and set a reminder to cancel before day 7 if it is not for you.
Is Centr right for you?
Centr is strongest for nutrition support (7.0 out of 10, against a 4.0 average across the 77 programmes scored) and weakest for pelvic floor problems (3.5 against 4.6).
| Question | Verdict | Rating | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| How it suits a perimenopausal body | |||
| Is Centr good for pelvic floor problems?Based on pelvic floor support and low-impact design | Low, and worse than mostmost score 4.6/10 | 3.5 / 10 | |
| Is Centr genuinely built for perimenopause and menopause?Based on menopause programming, hormone awareness, education and expert credibility | Low, but better than mostmost score 3.3/10 | 4.5 / 10 | |
| Is Centr good for painful joints?Based on low-impact design and recovery provision | Moderate, about the same as mostmost score 6.2/10 | 6.5 / 10 | |
| Is Centr manageable when your energy is low?Based on recovery provision and mind-body support | Strong, and better than mostmost score 5.7/10 | 7.5 / 10 | |
| Is Centr good if you are new to strength training?Based on beginner on-ramp and mind-body support | Moderate, about the same as mostmost score 6.1/10 | 6.5 / 10 | |
| Is Centr good for building bone density?Based on bone loading and progressive strength | Strong, and better than mostmost score 5.1/10 | 7.5 / 10 | |
| Does Centr help with nutrition?Based on midlife nutrition support | Strong, and better than mostmost score 4.0/10 | 7.0 / 10 | |
| How it performs as a product | |||
| Can you fit Centr into a busy week?Based on time efficiency | Strong, about the same as mostmost score 7.6/10 | 8.0 / 10 | |
| Is Centr worth the money?Based on value for money | Strong, about the same as mostmost score 6.9/10 | 7.0 / 10 | |
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What Centr Actually Is
Centr is a premium all-in-one fitness and wellness app founded in 2019 and inspired by Chris Hemsworth’s own training. It is built around three pillars, Train, Eat and Live: expert-programmed workouts across strength, HIIT, boxing, MMA, functional training, yoga, Pilates and mobility; a large meal-plan library of more than 600 recipes created by chefs and dietitians, with an automatic shopping list; and a Live library of meditation, mindfulness and sleep content. You follow structured multi-week programs organised by goal and duration, with a daily dashboard that sets a workout, a meal and a mindfulness activity. It is polished, well produced and easy to navigate, and it runs on iOS, Android and the web.
For this audience the notable addition is a dedicated 12-week Menopause Strength program, marketed explicitly for women navigating perimenopause and menopause: progressive full-body dumbbell strength across periodised phases, bone-building and power movements, and recovery sessions framed around hormonal shifts. That is more than most large general apps offer, and it is the main reason Centr scores well for women over 40, even though it is a single strength track rather than a full menopause suite.
Who Is Behind Centr? Credibility
Centr was founded by Chris Hemsworth, who remains a shareholder and involved in its programming and marketing, though the company is run by its own team. Its training and nutrition bench is genuinely credentialed: trainers such as Luke Zocchi and Ingrid Clay, and a sports dietitian, Angie Asche, behind the meal plans. So its general fitness and nutrition credibility is solid and its production values are high. What it does not have is menopause-specific clinical authority. There is no menopause-qualified clinician, no pelvic-floor physiotherapist and no medical or clinical advisory board. That matters for how you read the menopause content: the Menopause Strength program is real and well-structured, but it is coach-built, not clinician-led, so treat it as good menopause-aware training rather than medical guidance.
Content and Features
At a glance: a polished all-in-one with strong strength, nutrition and mind-body content and a genuine menopause strength program. It is on-demand only, the community and coaching layer is thin, and menopause depth beyond the strength track is limited.
| Format | On-demand, self-guided or trainer-led video; structured multi-week programs. No live classes. |
| Disciplines | Strength, HIIT, HIRT, boxing, MMA, functional, yoga, Pilates, mobility, meditation and sleep. |
| Menopause programming | Yes. A dedicated 12-week Menopause Strength program with bone-building work and hormone-aware recovery. |
| Menopause education | Partial. Some menopause blog articles, but no structured in-app, clinician-led education library. |
| Pelvic floor / cycle tracking | None found. |
| Nutrition | Strong. 600-plus dietitian and chef recipes, meal plans and an auto shopping list. You cannot add your own meals or track macros manually. |
| Recovery and mind | Strong. Mobility, recovery, meditation, mindfulness and sleep content. |
| Coaching and community | Thin. No live or one-to-one coaching, and only a private Facebook group rather than an in-app community. |
| Progression | Progressive overload built into the strength programs, with beginner to advanced levels. |
What Equipment Do You Need for Centr?
It depends on the workout, and an equipment filter matches sessions to what you own. The Menopause Strength program uses a chair (any sturdy dining chair), dumbbells and fabric resistance bands, so those plus a mat cover the great majority of the strength content. You do not need a kettlebell or a door-anchored tube-band set. If you enjoy the treadmill and walking workouts, an optional treadmill helps, but much of the app is dumbbell and bodyweight based.
Recommended spec examples. These picks are curated by specification and feature fit, not personally lab-tested for long-term durability. Prices are examples; verify before buying.
Adjustable dumbbells (starter)
~$73
Starter. Light and adjustable to about 20 lb, enough to begin the strength and Menopause Strength programs.
Adjustable dumbbells (best value)
~$60
Best value. A 5 to 25 lb dial pair that carries most of the Centr strength library.
Adjustable dumbbells (our pick)
~$399
Our pick. Adjusts 5 to 52.5 lb, so you can keep loading heavier for the bone-building work the menopause program calls for.
Fabric resistance bands
~$20
Recommended. Centr uses fabric booty bands for the lower-body and glute work.
Exercise mat
~$20 to $40
Recommended. For the floor, mobility, yoga and Pilates sessions. A sturdy chair from home covers the chair-assisted moves.
Bottom line on equipment: a chair, a pair of dumbbells, fabric bands and a mat cover the menopause program and most strength work; add a treadmill only if you want the cardio content.
How We Scored Centr: the 7.4 / 10 Breakdown
Scores on our 9 weighted criteria, based on a hands-on look at the app. Because this is a sample-tested review rather than a full multi-week test, any rating that depends on long-term use is provisional. Women Over 40 is our most heavily weighted menopause criterion, and its full 12-capability breakdown follows in the next section.
| Category | Weight | Score | Reasoning (confidence) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time Efficiency | 15% | 8 | Sessions around 20 to 40 min with shorter options; easy to fit in. (confidence: high) |
| Muscle Potential | 18% | 8 | Real periodised strength programs with progressive overload, bodyweight to gym. (confidence: high) |
| Women Over 40 Specificity | 10% | 5.7 | A genuine menopause strength program lifts this above general apps, but menopause depth is limited; full breakdown below. (confidence: medium) |
| Joint Friendliness | 12% | 6 | Low-impact yoga, Pilates and mobility exist, but the brand default skews high-impact HIIT and boxing. (confidence: medium) |
| Recovery Compatibility | 10% | 7 | Strong recovery, mobility and meditation content, and hormone-aware recovery in the menopause block. (confidence: medium) |
| Programme Structure | 12% | 8 | Well-structured multi-week programs with clear phases and progression. (confidence: high) |
| Value for Money | 8% | 7 | Feature-rich for the price, but premium at $29.99/month and dented by billing and no-refund complaints. (confidence: medium) |
| UX and Design | 8% | 8 | Highly polished and easy to use; some historic reliability wobbles. (confidence: medium) |
| Nutrition Integration | 7% | 8 | Strong: 600-plus dietitian recipes, meal plans and a shopping list. (confidence: high) |
| Total | 100% | 7.4 / 10 | Our Score (sample tested); long-term rating provisional. |
Is Centr Good for Women Over 40?
As a general platform, Centr is a strong fit for a woman over 40, and better placed for this audience than most big-name apps. Its strength programming is genuinely progressive, which is exactly what a midlife body needs for muscle and bone, and it pairs that with a proper dietitian-built meal-plan system and a deep meditation and mobility library for stress and recovery. Crucially, it has actually built for this life stage: a dedicated 12-week Menopause Strength program with bone-building work and recovery framed around hormonal shifts. That is rare in a mainstream app, and it is the reason Centr sits at the top of the general platforms we have tested.
What I found using it. I logged into Centr and it is a well-designed app with a huge range of programs and workouts, including a dedicated Menopause Strength program, which I liked. It mixes progressive strength workouts with low-impact days for recovery: nothing new, but genuinely challenging with the right weights, and better assembled than something like Simply Strong or Fortify, though not built solely for women the way Menovation or Owning Your Menopause are. There is a great filter that lets you find exactly what you need by time, body area or equipment, and real variety: strength, Pilates and yoga, and even treadmill workouts if you like those. There is also a library of education articles and recipes, plus meditation and sleep content (including, yes, a cat-purring soundscape). The caveat is the one the scores reflect: it is not a dedicated women’s or menopause app, so if you specifically want menopause, hormonal, pelvic-floor or clinical education, apps built for that go further. I could not stick with Owning Your Menopause myself because of the low video quality, which is one place Centr’s polish clearly wins.
Who it suits, and what is missing. The gaps are about depth and breadth of menopause support. The Menopause Strength program is a strength track, not a menopause suite: there is no pelvic-floor content, no cycle-sync or symptom tracking, no structured menopause education library and no menopause clinician behind it. The wider brand also leans male and athlete-first, with HIIT, boxing and Thor front and centre, so a nervous beginner may not feel it is aimed at her. It suits a woman who is reasonably self-motivated and wants a polished, do-it-yourself platform with a real menopause strength option; it is a weaker fit for someone who wants to be guided, or who wants clinician-led menopause care.
What the wider picture shows. Reviewers consistently praise the production, the trainers and the meal plans, and the app rates highly in the stores. The recurring warning is commercial rather than about the content: a free trial that auto-renews into a premium annual charge, and a no-refund policy that generates a lot of billing complaints. Read Centr as a high-quality, menopause-aware general platform that a woman over 40 can use very well, provided she is comfortable managing the subscription carefully and does not need clinician-led menopause depth.
This is the perimenopause and menopause assessment, and it is separate from the overall score. Twelve things a programme either does for a midlife body or does not, each scored out of 10 with my reasoning next to it. Together they produce a single menopause fit score, and that becomes one of the nine categories in the overall scoring below.
How Centr Fits Perimenopause, Menopause & Beyond
Women Over 40 is our most important criterion, and here's the full breakdown behind it.
Centr is strongest for progressive strength and mind-body support, and weakest for pelvic floor, menopause education, hormone awareness and expert credibility, in our menopause and midlife capability assessment for women over 40.
At a glance
| Capability | Score | Rating | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right training for a midlife body | |||
| Low-impact | 6/10 | Some | Yoga, Pilates, mobility and low-intensity options exist, but the brand default skews high-impact HIIT and boxing. |
| Progressive strength | 8/10 | Strong | Structured, periodised strength programs with rising load, dumbbells to gym. |
| Bone loading | 7/10 | Strong | The menopause program names bone-building and power movements, backed by progressive resistance. |
| Recovery & deload | 7/10 | Strong | Strong recovery and mobility content, with recovery matched to hormonal shifts in the menopause block. |
| Built for menopause | |||
| Menopause programming | 7/10 | Strong | A real, dedicated 12-week Menopause Strength program with periodisation and bone work; a single track, not a full suite. |
| Pelvic floor | 1/10 | None | No pelvic-floor content found. |
| Hormone awareness | 4/10 | Minimal | Programming acknowledges hormonal shifts, but there is no cycle-sync or symptom tracking. |
| Menopause education | 3/10 | Minimal | Some menopause blog articles, but no structured clinician-led in-app education library. |
| Expert credibility | 4/10 | Minimal | Credentialed trainers and a sports dietitian, but no menopause clinician and no medical advisory board. |
| Whole-woman support | |||
| Mind-body support | 8/10 | Strong | Deep meditation, mindfulness, sleep, yoga and recovery content. |
| Beginner on-ramp | 5/10 | Some | Beginner-to-advanced levels exist, but weak for total beginners, with thin community and no coaching. |
| Midlife nutrition | 7/10 | Strong | 600-plus dietitian and chef recipes and structured meal plans from a credentialed sports dietitian. |
ScaleBest-in-classStrongSomeMinimalNone
What the sources say: Sample-tested (hands-on app use, iOS, Aug 2026), cross-checked against the official pages, the Menopause Strength program page, the app store and Trustpilot record, and independent reviews.
These are evidence-informed suitability ratings, not clinical measurements. They combine exercise science with product-specific research and, where indicated, hands-on testing, alongside multi-source verification, and are approximate. Individual response varies. A starting point, not medical advice. How we score menopause fit
What the sources say: scores combine the official pages, the Menopause Strength program page, the app store and Trustpilot record, and independent reviews. Menopause programming scored genuinely well because the dedicated 12-week program is real and periodised, not marketing; it is held below a purpose-built menopause platform because pelvic-floor content, cycle-sync, a structured education library and any clinician are all absent. Progressive strength, bone loading, mind-body and nutrition scored high as core, verifiable strengths.
These are evidence-informed suitability ratings, not clinical measurements. They combine exercise science with published-feature analysis and multi-source verification, and are approximate. Individual response varies. A starting point, not medical advice. How we score menopause fit.
What the Research Says: Centr’s Approach Checked
Centr’s training centres on things the evidence supports for midlife women. Progressive resistance training improves bone mineral density and preserves muscle in postmenopausal women, which is exactly what the Menopause Strength program targets.[1] The caveat is that the strongest bone gains come from heavier, higher-intensity loading: in the LIFTMOR trial, supervised training at around 80 to 85 percent of one-rep max improved bone density and function, whereas light home exercise did not, so the bone benefit scales with how much you progress the weight.[2] The high-intensity content is also supported: HIIT improves cardiorespiratory fitness and reduces body-fat percentage in middle-aged and older women, though changes in total body mass are less consistent, and high-intensity work is worth capping to one or two sessions a week in perimenopause when recovery is slower.[3]
The mind-body and nutrition sides stack up too. Yoga reduces overall menopausal symptoms and improves mood and quality of life, with sleep benefits more mixed.[4] Pilates improves balance in older women, though we would not claim it prevents falls outright.[5] Mindfulness-based stress reduction eases anxiety, low mood and perceived stress in menopausal women, supporting the meditation library.[6] And pairing training with adequate protein matters: expert consensus recommends about 1.2 grams per kilogram a day or more for active older adults to preserve muscle, which is where Centr’s dietitian meal plans genuinely help.[7] In short, the science backs Centr’s ingredients; the menopause-specific value depends on you progressing the strength load and not treating the HIIT content as an everyday default.
What Users Report: Verified Sentiment
Rating snapshot: the product rates well and the company rates badly, and the gap is the story. On the Apple App Store Centr holds about 4.8 stars from roughly 21,000 ratings, and on Google Play about 4.4 from roughly 17,000, both healthy. On Trustpilot, where people review the billing relationship rather than the workouts, it sits at about 1.7 from around 109 reviews, with 87 percent one-star. Report both; do not average them.
Consistently praised
- The all-in-one design: workouts, meal plans and meditation in one polished app.
- Engaging, high-quality trainers and strong production values.
- The personalised meal plans with an automatic shopping list.
- Well-structured programs with built-in rest and recovery days.
Consistently criticised
- Billing: free trials auto-renewing into a premium annual charge, with a no-refund policy. This dominates Trustpilot.
- Price: premium at about $29.99 a month rolling.
- App reliability historically, worst around a 2023 outage, though recent versions are more stable.
- A male and athlete-first feel, with no pelvic-floor or clinician-led menopause depth.
Source and credibility note: figures were read live from the Apple App Store, Google Play and Trustpilot (August 2026), with independent testers corroborating the content praise. Store ratings are large and product-focused but skew positive because of in-app rating prompts; Trustpilot is small and self-selected toward billing grievances, so its 1.7 overstates dissatisfaction with the product while accurately capturing dissatisfaction with the subscription experience. No reliable women-40+ or menopause-specific breakdown exists in the review corpus, so that lens is inferred from features, not from reviewer statements.
Devices, Platforms and App
Centr runs on iOS, Android and the web. There is no native TV app, but you can AirPlay from an iPhone or iPad, cast from Android or a browser, or mirror to a screen, and the mobile app lets you download workouts to watch offline. It syncs basic activity with Apple Watch through Apple Health, though without deeper recovery or heart-rate-variability analysis. We did not find confirmation of subtitles or captions, so if that matters to you, check during the trial. The main platform limitation for a 40-plus woman who likes to follow along on the television is the lack of a dedicated TV app, which makes casting the workaround rather than a built-in feature.
Centr specifications
- Free trial
- 7 days
- Cancellation
- cancel anytime; 7-day trial
- Session length
- ~5 to 60 min (avg ~30)
- Who makes it
- Centr (Chris Hemsworth); head trainer Luke Zocchi + roster; nutrition team; Menopause Strength is expert/coach-designed, no named clinician
- Still maintained
- Active; iOS v10.5.2 (2026-08-03)
- What is included
- On-demand classes: yesLive classes: noRecovery content: yesMenopause education: partlyStructured programmes: yesMeditation: yesNutrition guidance: yes
- Women over 40
- Pelvic floor work: noMenopause clinician involved: noInjury modifications: partlyBone-health focus: partlyModified progressions: yesCycle syncing: noPrenatal options: partly
- Devices and access
- Offline downloads: yesCasting to TV: yesSubtitles: noWearable sync: yes
- Support
- Clinical advisory board: noCommunity: partlySupplement upsell: no
- Last verified
- 12 August 2026
Centr Price 2026: What You Actually Pay
| Plan | Cost | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | None | No permanent free tier; a 7-day free trial gives full access, with a card required. |
| Monthly | $29.99/month (US) | Full access: workouts, meal plans, meditation and the Menopause Strength program. |
| Quarterly | $59.99 / 3 months (about $20/month) | Lower effective monthly cost than paying monthly. |
| Annual | $119.99/year (about $10/month) | The cheapest per month; a seasonal Black Friday rate has been lower. |
Cancellation and Billing
Centr requires a card to start the 7-day trial and auto-renews unless you cancel, through the App Store or Google Play where you subscribed. This is the app’s most common complaint: trials that auto-convert into an annual charge with little reminder, and no refund once the trial ends. Set a reminder to cancel before day 7 if you are unsure, cancel through your device’s subscription settings, and keep a confirmation. The annual plan is $119.99 (about $10 a month) and a 3-month plan is $59.99, and a seasonal promotion has been lower.
Will You Actually Stick With It?
Huge variety across strength, HIIT, boxing, yoga, Pilates and mind keeps it fresh.
Structured programs and a daily dashboard tell you what to do each day.
No live or one-to-one coaching and only a Facebook community, so it leans on self-motivation.
Premium price, no refund after the trial, and a poor billing reputation to manage carefully.
Centr Pros and Cons
Pros
- Polished, well-produced all-in-one: workouts, nutrition and mind-body in one app
- A genuine dedicated 12-week Menopause Strength program with bone-building work
- Real progressive strength programming, bodyweight to gym
- Strong dietitian-built meal plans with an auto shopping list
- Deep meditation, mindfulness and recovery library
- Huge variety and engaging, credentialed trainers
- Offline downloads and casting to a TV
- 7-day free trial to try the menopause program
Cons
- Menopause depth is limited: no pelvic-floor, cycle-sync, education library or clinician
- Brand skews male and athlete-first; high-impact by default
- Premium price at about $29.99 a month, or $119.99 a year
- Billing and no-refund complaints are the dominant grievance (Trustpilot 1.7)
- No live classes, no one-to-one coaching and a thin in-app community
- No native TV app; casting is the workaround
- You cannot add your own meals or track macros manually
How Centr Compares to Similar Platforms
If you are deciding between premium all-in-one platforms, this is how Centr sits against the alternatives women most often weigh it against. Scores come from our independent reviews and update automatically as each is scored; Pvolve is included as the menopause-built contrast.
| Feature | Centr | Peloton | Sweat | BODi | Pvolve |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our score | 7.4 / 10 (hands-on) | 7.3 / 10 | 7.3 / 10 | 8.0 / 10 | 8.3 / 10 |
| Monthly price | $29.99/mo · $119.99/yr | ~$12.99 to $44/mo (verify) | ~$19.99/mo (verify) | ~$179/yr (verify) | $24.99/mo · equipment from $199 |
| Free trial | 7 days (card required) | Yes (app tiers) | 7 days | 14 days | 14 days (card required) |
| Best for | Polished all-in-one with a menopause strength program | Studio-style cycling and classes | Structured women’s strength and Pilates | Programmes plus nutrition and community | Low-impact functional strength, menopause, joints |
| Menopause programming | Yes, a 12-week strength program | Some women’s-health content | Minimal | None specific | Best in class: Menopause Strong, pelvic floor |
| Nutrition included | Yes, dietitian meal plans | Limited | Yes, meal plans | Yes, nutrition programmes | Not in streaming |
| Mind-body content | Strong (meditation, yoga, Pilates) | Good | Some | Some | Some |
| Coaching style | On-demand, self-guided, no live | Verbal, studio energy, live | Programme-guided | Programme-guided plus community | Verbal throughout, demos alongside |
| App Store rating | 4.8 iOS · 4.4 Android · 1.7 Trustpilot | 4.9 iOS | 4.6 iOS | 4.7 iOS | ~4.9 (Streaming app) |
| Best suited to | Self-motivated women wanting polish and a menopause option | Cycling and studio-class fans | Women wanting structured strength | Programme and community seekers | Women ~35+, perimenopause, joint issues |
Competitor prices are approximate; verify on each platform’s website. Scores reflect our independent reviews. See each full review for methodology.
Centr vs Pvolve: Which Is Better for Women Over 40?
This is the most useful pairing for our audience, because unlike most comparisons both of these apps actually have a menopause program, and the difference in depth is instructive. Pvolve is purpose-built for this life stage: its Menopause Strong programme is co-presented by a specialist doctor, and it surrounds that with dedicated pelvic-floor and hormonal-health content, a clinical advisory board and a University of Exeter study on women aged 40 to 60. It is low-impact by design and built around joint-safe functional movement. If menopause support is your priority, it goes considerably deeper.
Centr comes at it from the other direction: it is a broad, polished general platform that has added a strong 12-week Menopause Strength program on top of a huge library of strength, HIIT, yoga, Pilates, meal plans and meditation. It is the better choice if you want one app for your whole household and your whole routine, with a menopause option included, and if progressive strength rather than clinical menopause depth is what you are after. The trade-offs are its higher-impact default, its lack of pelvic-floor and clinician-led content, and its billing reputation. For clinical menopause depth, Pvolve; for a do-everything app with a genuine menopause strength track, Centr.
If Centr Is Not Right for You: Best Alternatives
Centr is a polished all-rounder with a real menopause strength program, but it is premium priced and skews high-impact by default. If that is your sticking point, here is where our other reviews point:
- Best for menopause-specific design: Pvolve is purpose-built and lower impact for perimenopause and menopause.
- Best free all-round alternative: FitOn covers strength, cardio and yoga in a big free library with no subscription.
- Best pure progressive strength for women: EvolveYou focuses on structured lifting with clearer muscle targeting.
Centr FAQ
Centr is a premium all-in-one fitness and wellness app founded by Chris Hemsworth. It pairs expert-programmed workouts across strength, HIIT, boxing, yoga, Pilates and mobility with dietitian-built meal plans and a meditation and sleep library. It runs on iOS, Android and the web, and it includes a dedicated 12-week Menopause Strength program.
Centr is about $29.99 per month in the US, or $119.99 a year and $59.99 a quarter, which lower the effective monthly cost (a seasonal promotion has been lower). There is a 7-day free trial, a card is required, and it auto-renews.
Yes. Centr has a dedicated 12-week Menopause Strength program for women in perimenopause and menopause, with progressive dumbbell strength, bone-building movements and recovery framed around hormonal shifts. It is a genuine, well-structured strength track, though it does not include pelvic-floor work, cycle tracking, a menopause education library or a clinician, so it is menopause-aware training rather than clinical menopause care.
Yes, and more so than most general apps, because of its progressive strength programming, strong nutrition and meditation content, and its dedicated menopause strength program. The caveats are that it skews high-impact and male-oriented by default and lacks pelvic-floor, cycle-sync and clinician-led menopause depth, so pair it with those from elsewhere if they matter to you.
Cancellation and billing are Centr’s most common complaints, and its Trustpilot score is low at about 1.7 as a result. The 7-day trial requires a card and auto-renews into a paid plan with no refund afterwards. Cancel through your App Store or Google Play subscription settings before the trial ends if you are unsure, and keep a confirmation.
Not to start; there are bodyweight-only workouts and an equipment filter. For the Menopause Strength program and most home strength work you will want dumbbells, ideally adjustable, and a mat, with a bench as a useful extra. Adjustable dumbbells are the most practical choice because progressive overload means adding weight over time.
For a self-motivated woman who wants a polished, do-everything app with strong nutrition, mind-body content and a genuine menopause strength program, Centr is one of the better general platforms, though it is premium at about $29.99 a month. It is a weaker choice if you want clinician-led menopause depth or dislike auto-renewing subscriptions. This is a hands-on look (sample tested); a full multi-week test is still to come.
Final Verdict
Our Score: 7.4 / 10 · sample tested; long-term score provisional
Centr is the strongest general fitness app we have tested for this audience, and the reason is simple: it is genuinely polished across workouts, nutrition and mind-body content, and it has actually built a dedicated menopause strength program rather than leaving women over 40 to adapt a general plan. That earns it a solid score. The moderating factors are that its menopause support is one strong strength track rather than clinical depth, the brand still leans high-impact and male-first, and its billing and no-refund reputation is poor and needs managing carefully.
Centr is for self-motivated women who want one polished app for strength, nutrition and mind-body work, with a real menopause strength option included. Centr is not for women who want clinician-led menopause depth, pelvic-floor work or hands-on guidance, who would be better served by a purpose-built option such as Pvolve.
Testing Status
Hands-on look complete (signed in, explored the Menopause Strength program and the workout, meal, meditation and sleep libraries, with our own screenshots), alongside the official pages, the app stores, user reviews and peer-reviewed science. Full multi-week test: pending. A longer run would confirm the strength progression, adherence and how the menopause program holds up over 12 weeks, and move this to fully tested. How we score and profile.
Sources and Further Reading
- Systematic review and meta-analysis (2025). Optimal resistance training parameters for improving bone mineral density in postmenopausal women. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research. Available at: link.springer.com. Progressive resistance training improves bone mineral density in postmenopausal women.
- Watson, S.L. et al. (2018). High-intensity resistance and impact training improves bone mineral density and physical function in postmenopausal women: the LIFTMOR randomized controlled trial. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. Available at: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Heavier, high-intensity loading drove the bone gains; light home exercise did not.
- Systematic review and meta-analysis (2025). Effects of high-intensity interval training on cardiopulmonary fitness and physical function in middle-aged and older women. Available at: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. HIIT improved fitness and reduced body fat, with total body mass less affected.
- Cramer, H., Peng, W., Lauche, R. (2018). Yoga for menopausal symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Maturitas. Available at: maturitas.org. Yoga reduced menopausal symptoms and improved mood and quality of life.
- Systematic review and meta-analysis (2023). The effectiveness of Pilates training on older adults’ balance. Available at: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Pilates improved balance and flexibility in older women.
- Randomised controlled trial (2018). Mindfulness-based stress reduction for the reduction of menopausal symptoms. Scientific Reports. Available at: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. MBSR reduced anxiety, low mood and perceived stress in menopausal women.
- Deutz, N.E. et al. (2014). Protein intake and exercise for optimal muscle function with aging: recommendations from the ESPEN Expert Group. Clinical Nutrition. Available at: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. About 1.2 grams of protein per kilogram a day or more supports muscle in active older adults.
This is a hands-on look (sample tested), not a completed multi-week review. Pricing and features were verified August 2026 and may have changed. Some affiliate links may be present. This site does not accept payment from platforms reviewed. Education, not medical advice; speak to your clinician, especially about HRT or existing conditions.
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