One of the breakthroughs that Android has offered is creating a plethora of applications. From basic messaging to downright chef-like cooking, the Google Play store has something to suit every interest. One specific interest that everyone (should) has is fitness. And Android does not take this aspect for granted as it offers a wide range of applications to promote and even monitor fitness.
So here are the fitness apps that are widely proven not only to be user-friendly but more importantly effective.
Cardio-Based Apps
- Zombies Run, 2. For more than 60 enthralling missions with great storylines, experts and even beginners in running will be motivated and at the same time entertained to further push their limits just to escape from the ‘zombies’ running after them. You can play it not just while jogging in parks but even in treadmills.
- Endomondo Sports Tracker. If you’re an enthusiast of distance-based activities like running, cycling, and others, this one’s perfect for you. It can suggest and set routes nearby your location through its map. More than that, it can track speed, distance, duration, calories burned, and even heart rate during the activity.
- Couch-to-5k. This app is beginner-friendly as it gently builds up the users from being couch potato to 5k runners. Through its voice commands, it has plotted directions that alternate walking and running in short distances. In no time, you’ll be prepared for 30 minutes non-stop running. Furthermore, it encloses precautionary measures for the beginners to avoid injuries during the activities.
Trackers
- My Fitness Pal – Calorie Counter. It has the largest database of food calorie counter with over 3 million food recorded. No doubt it’s hassle-free that you will quickly find the corresponding calories of the food you eat even in amounts different from the serving size. What’s best is, once you input your body stats and goal weight, it automatically sets the maximum amount of calories you only have to intake everyday to achieve your goal weight.
- Instant Heart Rate. It is by far the most accurate app in detecting heart rates as it has been tested and proven by fitness and medical experts. This app is perfect for tracking your cardiac performance, and for warning you when enough is enough. And it also has a history to monitor your progress in every exercise.
Work Outs
- Fitness Buddy. This app works like a fitness journal that comes with wide options of workouts depending on which specific part of your body would you want to tone or bulk up. Plus, its over 1000 exercises are comprehensively visualized through step-by-step photos with descriptions.
- Just 6 weeks. If you’re in a hurry to get your abs out, this app is just what you need. Its programs are designed to achieve those coveted abs in only 6 weeks. Probably you think that doing this in a short period is going to be extra difficult. Incredibly, their programs also put a premium to one’s comfort as they’re ought to be done in just 10 minutes, thrice a week!
All in One
- Nike Training Club. It’s an all-in-one app which contains more than 100 customized workouts by renowned trainers such as Rihanna’s and Serena Williams’. Plus it has a food intake diary with nutritional information of food you have eaten, an exercise planner that keeps calories burned in the record, and rewards setup that will absolutely make you want to sweat more!
- Office Yoga. Now, you can use your Android business phone for something else! For those whose work deprives you from burning fats like those bounded to sit all day long, here’s the best app for you to relax and exercise while only at a desk. Its 9 easy yoga demonstrations are physical alternatives to passively escape from stressful situations.
So take a break from all the tweeting and playing; use your Android device to achieve that beach body!