Last Updated on March 30, 2021 by admin
You’ve got the fun workout gear, the home gym equipment, the fitness tracker and the motivation to smash your goals. Now it’s time to update the fitness apps on your phone. Be it a desire to gain strength, lose weight or improve flexibility (the list goes on), fitness apps can be the difference between succeeding and struggling. Where motivation once came from enthusiastic gym instructors and/or the friends we trained with, the coronavirus pandemic has left lots of us at a loose end, but technology could be the solution. Here are the best fitness apps to download now.
1. Results Wellness Lifestyle
Price: £19.99 per month, or free for a 30-day trial in January
Lucy Mecklenburgh’s fitness app Results Wellness Lifestyle prides itself on the ability to house all your health apps in one place with 1000+ workouts, 600+ recipes, four mindset courses, 11 structured programs and weekly live workout classes. Since launching in 2012, it has garnered itself a loyal following with 341k Instagram fans and counting.
DOWNLOAD RWL APP
2. Apple Fitness+
Price: £9.99 per month
Apple’s Fitness+ app works best when integrated with an Apple Watch. From there, users can sync metrics recorded from each workout completed on the Apple library to their iPhone, iPad or Apple TV.
DOWNLOAD APPLE FITNESS+ APP
3. Strava
Price: From free
Strava’s sense of community is what sets it apart from its rivals. Over the years, it has served to cement the app as the UK’s most popular cycle and run tracker, thanks to the ability for users to share routes and PBs with friends.
DOWNLOAD STRAVA APP
4. Nike+ Training Club
Price: Free
Sportswear powerhouse Nike’s master trainers curate four-six week personal training plans for each NTC user, recommending workouts from a library of over 190 classes – just input your goals and how long you want to spend on each exercise session.
DOWNLOAD NTC APP
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5. FIIT
Price: £10 per month
FIIT boasts a bevy of top trainers that have joined forces to provide 600+ classes and 20+ training plans for those at entry-level to advanced athletes. Members can choose between live and pre-recorded sessions, while you can also create private classes with friends. Invest in the brand’s heart-rate monitor to track your progress more acutely.
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6. Peloton
Price: £12.99 per month, or free for a 60-day trial
Peloton might be renowned for its at-home spin bike (and treadmill) but the brand has also made its fitness app accessible to those without any equipment. Workout tutorials run the gamut from yoga to walking, with the option to select duration and complexity.
DOWNLOAD PELOTON APP
7. Couch to 5k
Price: Free
Amateur runners need to look no further than the C25K app. As the name suggests, it provides beginners with a plan proven to help hit the 5k finish line by combining interval training, sprinting, and distance runs. All that’s required is 30 minutes of exercise per day, three days a week for nine weeks.
DOWNLOAD C25K APP
8. MapMyRun
Price: Free
Activewear maven Under Armour is the brains behind MapMyRun. The run-tracking system uses GPS to offer real-time audio coaching that will update you on your current distance, speed and elevation, before logging each session to a handy record that allows you to review your progress.
DOWNLOAD MAP MY RUN APP
9. Interval Timer
Price: Free
Fine-tune your fitness sessions according to high-intensity bursts and rest periods with Interval Timer. There are a few handy features to take note of: the colour-coded interface to keep track of timings from afar, the ability to individually configure intervals, and a choice between various sounds to mark the end of each block.
DOWNLOAD INTERVAL TIMER APP
10. Asana Rebel
Price: Free
Whether you want to master your vinyasa, practice your poses or solve your sleep issues, Asana Rebel is the one for you. Yoga is the underlying ethos, but workout classes cover everything from Hatha to HIIT.
DOWNLOAD ASANA REBEL APP
11. MyFitnessPal
Price: Free
Under Armour also owns MyFitnessPal. Using your height, weight, and goal, it calculates a recommended daily calorie and macro intake for you to monitor as you record foods eaten throughout each day. Search for the food and brand on the app’s 5million-strong database before saving it along with its nutritional information.
DOWNLOAD MYFITNESSPAL APP
This article was originally published on hellomagazine.com
