Health is a concern for everyone. Some may be looking to get themselves into shape, while others might want to lose weight.
But one thing’s for sure. There’s never a better time than summers to do it. Add in the Ramzan fasts for extra difficulty points and you’ll be shedding those pounds in no time.
Today we will be looking at fitness apps that can help you get fit. Whether it’s keeping track of your workouts, your runs or making a new routine, there’s something here for everyone.
Here are five fitness apps which can help you reach your health and weight loss goals.
MyFitnessPal
Available on: Android, iOS and Windows Phone
This app lets you easily track your eating habits. You can scan a barcode or choose from a database of 5 million foods to help you track nutrition and calorie intake. It can sync with many different fitness trackers (Fitbit, Jawbone, Withings etc.) and other popular apps like Strava, RunKeeper and MapMyRun.
It’s available for free, with an optional premium subscription also available for $9.99 per month or $49.99 (approx. Rs. 1,500-52,000) per year.
JEFIT Workout
JEFIT is a personal trainer app which offers more than 1300 different exercises and has animations showing you how to do them. Standard fitness tracking is also available with fitness plans with a social aspect to them as well. You can sign up at its website to keep track of your stuff there.
It’s free to use.
Google Fit
Available on: Android
Google Fit has been around for quite a while and was updated last year with added functionality. It offers you stats, several tracking features and complete integration with Android Wear. Compared with other apps its still pretty simple, but if the bare basics are what you need, then this fitness app has got you covered.
The app is free to use.
Jawbone UP
Available on: Android, iOS and Windows Phone
Like the others, this can also track the calories burned, amount of steps and distance traveled, and more. It offers smart coaching and gives you personalized feedback to motivate you to reach your exercise goals. UP can also track your mood aside from food and drink tracking. Connecting with third party apps is also possible such as MyFitnessPal, Strava, RunKeeper etc.
Jawbone UP wearable(s) is only required for sleep tracking, and you can use the rest of the app features without it. Its free to use as well.
Couch to 5K
Couch to 5k is an app which will change you from a couch potato to a motivated runner which can do 5K (or 3.1 miles) runs. This app has a variety of tracking features and also lets you create music playlists to help motivate you to run. The app has options for zero to 10K, 5K to 10K and half marathon training if you need them.
The trial version for this app is available for free while the full version costs $1.60 (approx Rs. 200)
Find any fitness app to your liking? Or know a better fitness tracking app? You can share your thoughts in the comments below.
