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