The Best Fitness Apps to Enhance your Workout…
Fitness apps are by no means a new concept when it comes to exercise, however navigating the sea of fitness apps now avaliable to you can be somewhat confusing, so we have narrowed down popular fitness apps which can help track, train, and enhance your workout.
Running App
NIKE + RUN
The Nike run app is fantastic for cardio and has established itself in the running industry, with great personalised training plan tailored to meet your goals and fitness level. Whilst reminding you daily of your run schedule and showcasing fitness milestones along the way.
Free, App Store and Google Play, nike.com/plus
Running App Tracker
Map My Run
Map My Run uses your phone’s GPS to track exactly where you’ve run, how far, how fast and stores it all up and presents it to you in an easy-to-understand way. What more could you want?
Free, App Store and Google Play, mapmyrun.com/
Cycle App
Strava
One of the most popular GPS cycling apps on the market, functions include being able to keep track your ride stats such as speed, distance and time. Whilst showing you exactly where you have been, you can share this information with a huge community of users, congratulate others on their efforts, and ask for advice.
Free, pro £5.99 monthly, App Store and Google Play, strava.com
Counting Calorie App
MyFitnessPal
There is very little room for cheating with My Fitness pal with the comprehensive database of food avaliable to log, it has never been so easy to calculate a meal. Making it the simple to keep track of calories and macros throughout your day.
Free, pro £7.99 monthly, App Store and Google Play, myfitnesspal.com
Strength Training App
Stronglifts 5×5
Stronglift is wonderful in its simplicity to help build strength and muscle. It breaks down exactly what exercises to do, including the amount of reps, sets and weight, and makes it easy to measure your progress over time. BOOM!
Free, £9.99 for Power Pack, App Store and Google Play, stronglifts.com
Comprehensive Strength Training
Gymaholic
For those committed to the weights room Gymaholic offers a more comprehensive in depth plan for your workout. Allowing you to browse their library of exercises and build a custom routine.
Free, pro £4.99, App Store, gymaholic.me
Swimming App
SwimIO
SwimIO is perfect for passionate swimmers allowing you to set goals whilst the app helps you achieve them. You can find local swimming pools in your area and join challenges to compete with others who are as passionate about swimming. As well as the being able to track and analyse your progress to help keep you reaching your milestones.
Free, App Store, helloswimio.com/
Fitness Apps allow us to face facts and in doing so you can keep up-to-date with where you are excelling and where improvements can be made on your fitness journey. We hope you find some of these apps helpful within your training.
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