Being fit is the new mantra! Six packs, toned abs and slim figures are here to stay. Rest assured, fitness is just a click away at your finger tips. Yes, we are talking about apps which help you attain a casual approach to exercise yet look your best.
Check out the best health and fitness apps of 2015. Monitor your fitness goals and get ready to be showered with compliments!
Up:
Available: Both IOS and Android, Free
Looking for a clever app that also tracks what you eat? Up fitness app might just be your answer! Up by Jawbone uses your phone’s built in sensors and tracks all your activities providing you an all-round idea of where you stand. It gives a gentle reminder if you miss your regime for a day. There’s also a thumbs up for exceeding your capacity.
Benefits: A comprehensive app which even tracks the food you consume. It helps you set goals based on your height, weight and age. Something you can rely on, definitely!
Carrot fit:
Available: IOS, 2.99$
A fitness app with a sense of humour? Read on! Carrot fit is not your average fitness app, and definitely not for the faint at heart. As their site says, Carrot fit makes getting in shape ‘suck less’ with its hilarity. Offers the ‘7 minute in Hell workout’. Scary? But that’s what you need to become a Grade A specimen of the human race, right?
Benefits: This app is actually judgmental of your regime offering wisecracks and motivational pep talk. Only if you drop a pound can you learn new fitness tricks. In other words, exercising is compulsory, no cheating!
Google Fit:
Available: Android, Free
Google Fit offers a far simpler approach to fitness tracking. Nothing to complicate your life! Using the Android Wear smart watch, it reads your heart rate and activity data as your swim, walk or run your way through the day. Goals can be based on steps, time, distance and calories burnt.
Benefits: Offers personalize insights and coaching.
Cody:
Available: Both IOS and Android, Free
Are you a casual fitness fan? Cody offers videos from the best fitness coaches you can find and helps you keep track of your regime. These videos range from yoga to various other exercise forms are an asset for weight watchers.
Benefits: Unlike other fitness apps, Cody offers emotional support encouraging users to post why they chose a particular activity. Other users can comment or like your activities and offer encouragement which is a big mental boost.
Nike+ Training Club:
Available: Both IOS and Android, Free
With Nike+ Training club, being fit is a breeze. The Nike Training Club app offers nonstop motivation capturing all your workout moments. Although it doesn’t keep track of your diet(which we wish it did), the USP is the 100+ workouts by Nike Master Trainers.
Benefits: WorkOut of the Week motivates you and helps you take up new challenges. It offers music from Spotify to iOS users, providing access to 30 million songs while on the run.
Microsoft Health:
Available: IOS, Windows and Android, Free
This app helps you track your activities and pairs with Microsoft Band for advanced fitness tracking. Check your daily steps taken and calories burnt along with tracking your sleep. Change your goals according to requirement and work towards a fitter you.
Benefits: Integration with third party wearable’s like MyFitnessPal and RunKeeper makes monitoring fitness easier than ever before. The wearable Microsoft Band tracks heart rate, see how many steps you take, how many calories you burn, and how well you sleep making it a comprehensive fitness package. Microsoft Band is available on Amazon.