No matter what your age, keeping your body in peak condition should always be your first priority; after all, heath is wealth. As your age progresses, it will be more important for you to eat and sleep well and devote a certain amount time from your schedule to keeping yourself fit. No matter how busy your lifestyle may be, you should always find time to exercise and counter the debilitative effect our “sitting-in-front-of-the-computer-for-hours” lifestyle has on us.
Not only does exercising and doing sports on a regular basis help you not end up being a literal couch potato, it also boosts your stamina and immune system, increases your work performance, tones your body, helps in letting out all that extra tension, cultivates a sense of confidence, all of which eventually increases your fitness level – both on the emotional as well as the intellectual level.
We understand that all this can be a tedious process. Fortunately, in today’s day and age, there are apps that can help make your fitness ventures much easier. Ideal for people in any stage of fitness, from beginners to seasoned and from veterans to restarters, these fab fitness apps give you the motivation and the knowledge to stick your fitness goals.
JEFIT Workout Tracker Gym Log
An app that is known for its excessive simplicity, yet efficient performance, JEFIT Workout Tracker Gym Log is packed with options and features that aim to take the extra time and stress out of fitness workouts. A multifaceted app, JEFIT acts as a free and portable personal trainer that helps record and log your fitness activities in one place. It allows you to set timed goals and design customized workout routines to achieve them. Not only does it feature 1300 exercises accompanied by in-depth descriptions and tutorials which you can pick and choose for your routine, it also has encouragement, feedback, and vital tips to boot. Last but not the least, JEFIT features advanced personalized records which you can use to track and analyze your progress, identify the areas that need change and keep yourself motivated.
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Google fit – fitness tracking
With Google having its presence in almost EVERY sphere of our lives, it comes as no surprise that it has an Android fitness app as well. Google Fit – Fitness Tracking contains everything a great fitness app should, right down to the ability to track your activities and real-time stats on route, speed, elevation, and pace. The app is swamped with super-useful features such as the ability to set time-based goals, track steps, distance, and calories burned, receive personalized recommendations and even get personalized coaching, among others.
What really makes the app special, however, the fact that it can seamlessly sync with fitness apps and fitness trackers, which in turn helps you collect better and more accurate information on sleep, nutrition, and weight, among other things.
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Nike+ training club
Coming from Nike’s best athletes and elite trainers, the Nike+ Training Club includes a very wide variety of fitness goals and offers hundreds of workouts covering various intensity and fitness levels. Focused solely on crucial issues such as mobility, endurance, and strength, the workout videos are presented by sports icons like Skyler Diggins, Serena Williams, Ellie Goulding, Ashton Eaton, and Kevin Hart (yeah, we’re a little confused about that one too). The app is filled with smart features such as the ability to record all of your fitness activities, customize how much visual guidance you receive in every workout, connect with other Nike+ users to form a community.
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Fitnotes – gym workout log
While FitNotes actually specializes in in-depth workout recording, logging, and tracking, it also has features that help with exercise and workout routines. Armed with a simple design and a streamlined interface, FitNotes lets you keep a record of your workouts and helps create workout routines with ease. Furthermore, it has features such as exercise-oriented workout history, a rest timer enabled with vibration and sound options, a rich-in-information calendar, an in-depth exercise database consisting of starter packs for every major muscle group, and the ability to make and name your own routines.
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Sworkit personalized workouts
The king of workout personalization apps, Sworkit has over 20 million users all over the world and has been rated #1 by an ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine) study that ranks fitness apps on the basis of parameters such as safety, stretching, and progression, among others. The app features a large library of goal-oriented video workouts ranging from five minutes to over an hour (or more), which you can easily use to advantage depending upon the body part you’re targeting. It also offers a large collection of rehabilitative exercises that are used for injury and surgery recovery.
As mentioned earlier, this app is indeed all about personalization, which implies that it allows you design your own workout programs or modify existing ones, as per your requirement. The exercises are simple, yet effective and generally do not need any extra equipment or gyms. Sworkit also has a Coach-Created Training feature which can be used by sports and personal trainers, physical therapists, PE teachers, and other fitness professionals.
Although the basic version of Sworkit should be enough to keep you fit, you can gain even more from the app by subscribing to the premium version, which has advanced features like guided workout routines and custom exercise intervals, exclusive workout videos, unlimited custom workouts, no ads and a special “Ask-a-Trainer” feature to get professional help.
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Fitness & bodybuilding
A simple app filled with pro-health features, Fitness & Bodybuilding stays true to its (matter-of-fact) name and serves as a fantastic app for those who wish to design their own workout plan. The app comes with a comprehensive exercise database that includes every muscle in your body that you can exercise, along with an in-depth description and a video tutorial. Additionally, it also features top lists which contain the best exercises for every muscle group. In the event that you’re a novice when it comes to designing your own workout routine, the app has readymade fitness, bodybuilding, and powerlifting plans that you can easily choose from and use as your very own free, portable personal trainer.
Just like its contemporaries, Fitness & Bodybuilding has no dearth of top-line features, including (but not limited to) the ability to track and review your progress and performance via interactive graphs, to keep records of your workout history, choose your own measurement units, alter your training program the exercises get added via updates, and use the app’s built-in timer and calendar to increase your precision keep track of your workout routine.
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7 minute workout
One of the best Android apps for beginners, 7 Minute Workout employs the HICT (High Intensity Circular Workout method to help you achieve the level of fitness you desire. The app is a winner of several accolades such as Top Trending App, Best of 2016 App, as well as the Best Self-Improvement App (2016), is helmed as the #1 app in over nineteen countries, and is among the top five in 57 others.
The app consists of high-intensity routines containing a set of 12 exercises that are specifically designed to strengthening your core muscles. You must do each of these for 30 seconds, and give a 10-second break between each one. The 7-Minute Workout is no slouch in the fitness department either, packing in features such as Google Fit support, voice guidance, tutorial videos, abs-workout specifically for women, motivating and encouraging notifications, the ability to see your performance in the workout logs, and the ability to adjust rest time and circuit time.
What really makes the app fabulous is the fact that it consists of a number of short bursts of exercises that you can do anywhere and anytime, using nothing more than a wall and a chair. What’s more, you can workout along with your colleagues and add to the fun.
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30-day fit challenge workout
One of the best fitness apps on Android, the 30-day Fit Challenge has been developed by a leading fitness coach, and has won several top awards including (but not limited to) the Best Self-Improvement App (2016).
A rare app that has actually been scientifically proven in its effectiveness, 30 Day Fit Challenge mainly specializes in at-home workouts and offers a trio of 30-day challenges namely a full body challenge, an abs-workout challenge (to help get those washboard abs), and a butt challenge (to build a better-looking booty). Every one of this “trio” itself consists of three difficulty levels namely, beginner, intermediate and pro.
The app is totally fit in the features department as well. Besides recording your progress and tracking the amount of calories you burn, the 30 Day Fit Challenge Workout features in-depth video guides that help you execute your exercises with the best-possible precision so that you can progress faster and avoid injuries. It also syncs seamlessly with Google Fit.
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