Ten great fitness apps you can download today
For most of us, Christmas was a time of fun, food and indulgence but it’s February now and it’s time to get moving, get fit and ditch those Christmas kilos. If your New Year's resolution was to lose a little weight or improve your fitness, help is at hand. Here’s 10 great fitness apps you can download now to help you get in shape and keep healthy. They're all free, although many have an option to upgrade to a premium version that will give you more features and customisation.
MyFitnessPal
This is a great little free app that helps you track the calories you consume each day and it also calculates the amount of calories you burn up through activity. It’s a great app for monitoring your food intake and helping you understand exactly how much exercise it takes to burn off that extra biscuit you had for morning tea. If you want to lose weight, this is the app for you.
Couch to 5K
There’s a runner hidden deep down inside all of us. This free 8-week schedule gives you 3 workouts a week that’ll get you off the couch and running 5 kilometres by the end of the program.
Fitnet
Fitnet is a great exercise app for anyone who doesn’t think they really have time to exercise. It’s jam-packed with 5 and 7 minute targeted workouts, and it uses your phone’s camera to monitor how closely you follow the moves shown on the screen.
Sworkit
For the ultimate in customisation, just tell Sworkit how much time you have and the type of workout you’re interested in and the app will deliver an exercise session that’s just right for you. Choose from strength, cardio, yoga or stretching and set your time from 5 minutes to an hour.
7 Minute Workout
Specifically targeted at women, this is another app that let’s you get a great workout in just 7 minutes. It features 10 high-intensity exercises with video tutorials and daily workout reminders. No gym or workout equipment required!
Daily Workouts Personal Trainer
Developed by a certified personal trainer, this app features more than 95 different exercises with on-screen instructions and a timer so you know exactly how long you need to do each exercise for.
Fitbit
Fitbit is one of the world’s best known activity trackers, You can use the app alone to track basic activity on your phone or connect with one of Fitbit’s many activity trackers to get a complete picture of your health, including steps, distance, calories burned, sleep and weight.
Map My Walk
This handy app lets you track and map every walk or run that you take. For every kilometre, you’ll get feedback and stats that will help you to improve your performance.
Strava
If you’re a little competitive, Strava is a running and cycling app that lets you compete against every other person who has the app, It collects data from all users and then shows you who has the best time along different stretches of road and trails.
Stacked
Stacked is a new type of workout tracker for weightlifting. From beginners through to experienced weightlifters, Stacked helps you to plan your workouts, measure and monitor your body composition and analyse your progress.
Just get out there!
So there you have it – what we think are 10 of the best and easiest fitness apps available today.