20 Essential Web Apps for Fitness Nuts
Written by admin at 11:31 pm on 18th October, 2010 Uncategorized
Your phone and your computer can now be some of your best fitness tools. There are applications for the web, however you access it that can track your workouts, keep your diet balanced and help you keep track of all your fitness goals. Check out these 20 web apps for your smartphone.
For Your Android
- CardioTrainer + RacingM: Combines the free CardioTrainer with a racing application that will challenge you to beat your own best time. You’ll get a virtual race simulator, including a voice telling you just how far ahead or behind you are.
- Endomondo Sports Tracker: This application integrates with Google maps and is designed for runners, walkers and cyclists. You can track your time, distance, speed and altitude as well as keep track of your workouts.
- AllSport GPS: Track your route, distance, time, speed and calories burned with this app. You can get maps, virtual races and even reports on your progress.
- Absolute Fitness: This is a great all in one tool. It tracks your calories and food intake, your exercise and lets you know how you’re doing toward meeting your fitness goals.
- Backpacker GPS Trails: A great personal GPS navigation device for hikers. You can download maps, track your walks and find nearby trails.
- Instant Heart Rate: Measures your heart rate using Android’s built in camera. You just put your finger over the camera for 10 seconds.
- Yoga Poses: Great app for the yoga enthusiast on the go. Get a complete yoga workout wherever you go with the most popular yoga poses.
- Nutrition Tips: Get tips on making your food work for you.
- Droid Fit: Auto record workout logs for bodybuilders. Contains workout plans with hundreds of workouts.
- C25K: Use this application to help you follow the “Couch to 5k” plan. This app times your workout while you listen to your own music or podcasts. It plays an audio signal when you need to switch your pace.
For Your iPhone
- Deft Fitness: This app helps you decide which exercises you should be doing, based on the fitness goals you want to achieve.
- Run Keeper: Great app for runners, it helps you keep track of your progress by storing stats on the duration, distance, pace and speed of each run. It also has a built in GPS.
- Gym Buddy: This app keeps track of the stats you need to know, like how many reps and how much weight you’re up to on each of your weight lifting exercises, and your time to beat on your runs.
- BiCycle: Keep track of your rides and map out new ones with the GPS in this great app created especially for cyclists. You can even see how many calories you’ve burned on your ride.
- iFitness: This app gives you everything you need to keep track of your workout information. It can recommend exercises for you based on your fitness goals, and it can keep track of your progress. You can choose from over 160 exercises with this app.
- Graffed: Graffed is a great tool for those who are reshaping their bodies. When you’re working out to build muscle, you may not see the results on the scale. But, graffed can help you keep track of how your body is changing… for the better.
- Daily Burn: Keep track of what you eat and how many calories you burn off, so that you can meet your diet and fitness goals.
- Fit Link: This is a fitness community, and more! You can keep a workout journal, determine which exercises you need to be doing and even track your progress. But, you can also connect with other people who are on similar journeys to health and fitness.
- Daily Mile:A great way to keep track of your workouts and map your routes. You can also launch some competition with your friends.
For your Smartphone or Computer
- Gmaps Pedometer: Want to know how many steps you’ve taken or how much you walk in a day? This app from Google can help you.
Check out all these great apps that can help you determine your fitness goals, and track your progress as you reache them.
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