How to Stay Fit, Healthy With My Favorite iPhone & Droid Apps
By
Joe Lorenz The athlete who wants to stay healthy and fit will want to check out some apps that I've found effective in following a training schedule and staying on a healthy diet. Because I always have my cellphone with me, I load it with apps that assist me in following my training schedule, maintaining weight training, and making sure my diet requirements are met.
Here are my top 10 choices:
• Navy SEAL Fitness offers a range of physical training exercises, flexibility and cardiovascular health for elite total body fitness.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/navy-seal-fitness/id324155166?mt=8 • Lose It! allows you to track the calories you burn. After inputting your daily calorie budget, tap in what you ate after each meal and Lose It! logs in your calorie count to help you reach your weight goal.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lose-it/id297368629?mt=8 • Calorie Tracker is a useful free app from Livestrong.com, Lance Armstrong's health and fitness website. Users can look up and track daily caloric, fat, carbohydrate and protein intake. Included is a Daily Plate nutritional database with more than 450,000 food and restaurant items. This App also calculates burned calories for a variety of exercises.
http://itunes.apple.com/app/calorie-tracker-achieve-your/id295305241?mt=8 • 40-30-30 is an App designed to help you achieve the right nutritional balance by quickly calculating the percentage of carbs, protein and fats in your meal. Just scroll through the weight (in grams) options for each nutritional element to view your ratio.
http://itunes.apple.com/app/40-30-30/id288459024?mt=8 • NikeWomen Training Club will customize the user's workouts, demonstrate new training drills, and challenge friends to healthy and fun competition.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nikewomen-training-club/id301521403?mt=8 • Men's Health Workouts has 23 preloaded workouts and more than 150 step-by-step upper and lower body exercises. Not a perfect substitute for having a personal trainer but close.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mens-health-workouts/id319740615?mt=8 • Yoga Stretch helps users achieve physical and mental balance without leaving home. After selecting a meditative background sound the user simply follows voice prompts and images for each pose. Choose from a preloaded routine or create a custom session that fits the user's skill level and body.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/yoga-stretch/id295454747?mt=8 • iMapMyRide relies on its built-in GPS to track and record every mile a cyclist rides. Voice feedback lets the cyclist know how far they've gone and how fast they are pedaling. When finished, this App will upload your route and time directly into your profile at MapMyRide.com.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/imapmyride/id292223170?mt=8 • Couch to 5K is a fun but useful App with structured training sessions that coax you from the couch and get you motivated to exercise. For runners and non-runners alike.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/couch-to-5k/id313494823?mt=8 • StepTrackLite is a simple pedometer to measure and track physical activity while running, walking or simply strolling along the beach. This free App works whether your iPhone is in your pocket, on your belt or in your backpack. Makes it easy to listen to music while exercising.
http://itunes.apple.com/app/steptraklite/id289521481?mt=8 The right fitness App can provide the boost needed to get through your workout. Many are free and others will cost up to $20-$25. Select the App that fits your budget and meets your fitness, dieting and lifestyle needs. Got a favorite app I should know about? Let me know and I'll check it out.
About the Author
Joe Lorenz is the founder of Real Sports Labs which produces
The Real Deal, a powerful
pre-workout supplement that helps improve endurance, energy, strength and mental focus whether biking, swimming, running, body building or weight training. The Real Deal is available at Health Clubs and Gyms as well as from personal fitness trainers or online at
http://www.TheNewRealDeal.com