It’s that time of the year again. Everyone is hitting the gym and all of the machines and mats are taken. However, this occurence is a perpetual cycle–the gym is filled for two months and then empty again. Why? People have lost motivation, caved in and stopped their diets because they missed that delicious junkfood. However, what if I told you that there are apps that you could download onto your phone that will help you preservere? Here’s a list of 8 of the top-rated apps on the market that are FREE and created to help you overcome all of the obstacles of healthy living whether it is in the kitchen or in the gym.
Fleetly: This app is geared to make you the master of your success. You can choose from an array of options that include starting pre-made challenges or creating personalized challenges and tracks your progress. This app is great if you want to create goals and see how far you have yet to go and how much you have already achieved. It tracks your mileage when you decide to do cardio, suggests workouts when you don’t know what to do for certain goals, and is simply a great motivator!
Tempo Run: If you are a cardio fiend, this app is perfect for you. This app synchs your music library to the app and categorizes it based on the tempo of the beats of the music. Your music is then categorized into different playlists based on the speed that you are intending on running. The music is set up so you will always have motivating music for the fast or long runs, or relaxing music for simple jogs.
Nike Training Club: The name says it all. This apps shows you multiple workout routines that cater to any body region to any intensity level. This app is great because it provides you with workouts that are suitable for the gym and your living room. Moreover, the app has real trainers (or sport models) break down the workouts. While you’re working out, you can listen to your own music and see the progress that you have made.
Pocket Yoga: Not everyone wants to run and lift weights as their workouts. Some simply just want a peaceful workout doing yoga. This app is great for teaching you new poses illustrated with full descriptions so you can do these at home.
Lose it!: This is a nutrition app that helps your monitor your caloric intake and burn. What’s great about this app is that it has a built-in scanner so when you go grocery shopping or start to eat something at home, you could check if it is acceptable based on your goals for losing or maintaining a certain weight.
Fitocracy: This app is great for those who prefer social motivation. This app combines a huge fitness social circle where people share successes, failures, advice, basically everything fitness related. Its great for those who want to do different exercises or those who want to eat different foods to lose weight because everyone posts so much!
FitID: The Huffington Post claims this app as your free “CrossFit gym or Zumba Class.” This app allows you to compare what you are doing to what you are SUPPOSED to be doing. This app has a lot of information about popular workout routines and diets. Finally, this app is social so you get to hear advice from everyone.
Hot5: Fox has named this app one of the 5 best fitness apps that will actually able to get you results. This app has plenty of 5 minute workouts shown by trainers with their favorite routines. This app is great if you want to add quick workouts that are effective and target another area of your body after you devoted your whole day in the gym to leg day.