by Carrie Sowiak, NASM certified personal trainer
Looking for some motivation without hiring a trainer? Try some of these free helpful fitness apps:
Daily Yoga
- 50+ classes
- HD video
- each sequence has specific focus
- detailed pose library w/ videos of more than 500 poses
Nike Training Club
- expert guidance
- workouts doable anywhere
- motivating
- easy to follow videos to guide you through every drill
- can share progress with friends and Nike community
Lose It! and Snap It
- Upload food pics to Lose It!, and Snap It identifies the food to get calorie count and nutrition info
My Fitness Pal
- database of more than 5 million foods
- barcode nutrition scanner and recipe importer
- quickly track food intake and exercise to help you balance your calories daily
MapMyRun
- feedback and stats help you improve performance with every mile you go
- new workout routines which you can save and share
- for beginners and seasoned runners
Fitnet
- an abundance of 5 and 7 minute targeted workouts
- uses your phone’s camera to measure how closely you follow the moves
Diet Bet
- for the gambler who wants to lose weight
- bet on yourself and win money for achieving your weight loss goal
Strava
- track all your runs and rides
- works with your GPS device
- view your activity and earn badges for completing certain challenges or compete with other users
SWorkit (“Simply Work It”)
- offers videos of exercises demonstrated by professional personal trainers
- versatile with over 200 types of exercises
