There are sooo many fitness apps out there that it can get overwhelming and you can feel like you ar emissing out if you don’t have all of them! Health and Fitness apps can be very motivating and educating so I highly recommend you spend some time checking them out and figuring which ones will work best for you. Read through mine and by all means add your faves in the comments and help each other out!
Here are a few of my favorite things… and some bonuses
- FitFitBit – FitBit offers 8 different fitness trackers as well as the new ARIA scale that syncs directly to your tracker. I love the fact that it keeps you mindful of getting in more movement every day. you can challenge your friends to keep yourself and the people in your live accountable and healthier. As a trainer I always hear my clients say that they need the accountability to keep moving toward their goals. This is exactly what the FitBit offers. With trackers starting at only $69.95, Fitbit products make fun and affordable gifts for family and friends. I also love the fact that some of the trackers will log your sleep patterns which is so important for good health and fat loss as well as having the capability to log your food intake.
2. Peak Bain games I love this app because we so often forget to exercise our brain but it is so important. this app will run you through “workouts” every day that will challenge you problem solving, memory, mental agility, language and focus skills. It will show you how you have improved each day and allows you to compare yourself with your friends, others in your age group and various professions. It can be quite eye opening (read: humbling) where your weaknesses lie but I can actually feel things firing in my brain when I use this app! I highly recommend a cup of coffee first 😉
Other great food log apps are:
3. Think Dirty App (I am giving you the link because it can be quite a precarious one to Google search and I don’t want to stumble you) The app is put out by the Environmental Working Group and lets you scan bar codes of the beauty products you use and shows you where those products fall on the toxicity scale. It has been said that we use upwards of 900 chemicals on our bodies daily! This app has helped me narrow down which ones will be best for my health in the long run! The app also allows you to make comparisons with other products as well as store a list of your favorites.
4. Fat Secret There are many food logging apps out there so Fat Secret is jut one of my favorite. I like it because it shows you how many proteins, fats and carbs you are taking in at each meal. Many of the apps out there give you a daily total but I find it is helpful for my clients to get in touch with how many calories and macro-nutrients they are getting at each meal so they know their go-to foods easily. The app allows you to see whichever nutrients you are most concerned with. I like this feature as well because we all have different areas we need to support for better health. Another great feature of the Fat Secret App are the recipes built in to the app! What a great idea!
5. Zombies Run! Oh My Gosh!!!! This app is amazing!! Now, this is a paid app but ABSOLUTELY worth every penny! I am taking this description right from their website because I want to make sure I do it justice…
“Only a few have survived the zombie epidemic. You are a Runner en-route to one of humanity’s last remaining outposts. They need your help to gather supplies, rescue survivors, and defend their home.
And you have another mission — one they don’t know about…”
As you go out on your run you are listening to a story about a “mission” that you are on, you will collect “supplies”, be chased by “zombies” which you can hear breathing down your neck! , and in the end you are building your little city with the supplies you have collected during your run. It’s a motivation, a game, a story and a journey all in one. I can’t even explain how great it is so you’ll just have to go get it!!
Here are a few more workout apps to check out:
There are so many more apps out there but as I said these are just a few of my favorites and I wanted to offer you a variety. Let’s hear about your favorites in the comments below!