The first signs of spring have already arrived and it's time to get back in shape, get up from the armchair, put on tracksuit and sneakers and run or train. Now, tech sportsmen already know it, there are numerous applications on both Android and iPhone that can manage sports activities, motivate and make workouts and physical and fitness activities more fun. With the right tools you can turn your smartphone into your personal training, coach, nutritionist, dietician and motivator to find the strength to do your best and increase your chances of success.
In this article we see the 15 best sports applications, the most used in the world, for iPhone and for Android (Samsung, Nexus, LG, HTX etc.) that are used to manage workouts, save and compare results and monitor progress with ease .
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1) RunKeeper
One of the most difficult things is to use this type of application while you are busy sweating and training.
RunKeeper, one of the most popular fitness apps, uses the smartphone's GPS to collect useful information on daily running and does it independently. You can also take advantage of a virtual trainer in RunKeeper to see how you can improve your running time with a specific training program and send encouraging messages while running. RunKeeper is not just for runners, you can also set up walks, count steps, take bicycle tours, do rowing, skiing and more.
Okay for any moving sport on a course. Fitness classes always have a goal and you can choose to train for a marathon or just to lose weight. The programs are created by an expert and used by the whole community for training and to motivate each other.
2) Google Fit counts steps and movements for Android is an app and a platform that integrates all these apps.
3) My Fitness, for Android and iPhone is a fantastic app for following training instructions to do at home or wherever you want, with videos and personalized cards.
4) Strava is the most social training app for runners and cyclists for iPhone and Android that calculates distances and times with a nice interactive interface. You can make comparisons, challenge yourself every day and also challenge other people by getting in touch. The app also suggests the best routes to do, running or cycling.
5) Endomondo is the most popular training app, integrated with Facebook, especially used for outdoor movement sports such as running, cycling, hiking. It is based on GPS to follow the routes and count the kilometers made and the travel time. It can also be used indoors in the gym for workouts, fitness and treadmills.
6) Nike Running for Android and iOS is a very accurate and functional app for those who want to measure the times and kilometers made by running or cycling.
7) Zombies, Run! (this is not free but available on iPhone and Android)
If not even the music motivates us to move, perhaps we can try with fear. Zombies, Run! is an interactive application that puts the user in a kind of game where you have to run to escape the zombies. During the execution, you have to run to find survival equipment, not get caught by the zombie and pass the various missions proposed.
8) Keep, workouts at home, for Android and for iPhone, is the ideal app to follow workouts that can be done at home with free body, without the need for gym tools. It therefore becomes the ideal application for those who work or cannot move, so that they can stay in shape wherever we are. There are videos, personalized training plans and cards of hundreds of exercises to train every part of the body.
9) Pocket Yoga (not free but fantastic on iPhone and Android)
If you want to take a Yoga course, there is nothing better than this app that shows your positions on your mobile screen with beautiful animated graphics. For beginners there is a dictionary that describes each movement in detail, and there are many advanced positions for experts.
10) App to measure heart rate (Instant Heart Rate is free for Android and costs 1 Euro for iPhone)
This application allows you to control your heart beat during a workout and is able to measure it from the photo of your finger taken with the camera. Cover the camera lens with your finger and the app will track your heart rate a PPG reading of each individual beat. The whole process takes less than 30 seconds total, and keeps a detailed log of each heart rate test so you can see the differences over time. Having not tried it, I do not assure you of anything but since the customers are all positive it certainly does what it says.
11) Runtastic is a free app similar to Endomondo for iPhone and Android ideal for sports. As a personal trainer it allows you to plan your workouts and check your results in running, cycling and fitness in general. Also this app uses GPS to record the routes and progress of running sessions and save progress over time.
11 bis) Of this application there is also a version designed for fitness and gymnastic and gym exercises to be done at home. This is Runtastic Results, free for Android and iPhone.
12) MyFitnessPal is a beautiful app for Android, iPhone and iPad, which acts as a calorie counter, tracks the food eaten and eaten, sets the calorie goals and the daily diet.
The application has a solid and simple structure, fairly precise with a food database, also divided by brands.
13) Max Capacity Training is an application for iPhone, Android and Blackberry that offers a 12-week training program made for those who have little time to go to the gym or to run. The workouts are divided into weeks and consist of four exercises that are repeated four or eight times for a total time of 16 minutes per day. The application introduces a Time Attack mode every third week which asks you to do a certain amount of repetitions in the shortest possible time, based on your previous physical performance. All exercises can be performed free-body, without using tools.
14) Push Ups Pro (Android - iPhone) is the application for DIY body building and for the gym, to count the lifts and push- ups and count how many calories they consume. Basically you put your mobile phone on the floor below and count the push-ups, touching the screen with your nose. Whenever you touch the phone, the app counts the downturn. The app also provides a training regimen based on the latest results.
15) 7 Minute Workout is a very light app for Android and iPhone that speaks vocal instructions to train in a 7 minute activity. In 7 minutes the app guides you through various exercises interspersed with short breaks. You can change the training time, repeat the training more than once.
16) Personal Trainer (Android - iPhone) is another of the best free training apps, with many gym exercises, exercises at home or in the hotel, with adjustable difficulty levels, photos and videos.
16 BIS) Daily Workouts is similar for Android.
17) FitRadio serves to motivate and encourage those who do fitness and train there is nothing better than music. Fit Radio is a streaming radio station configured specifically for sports that transmits adrenaline, dance music or high energy rock music. The music mix is specifically designed to maintain heart rate.
18) CrossFit btwb (Android - iPhone) is the official CrossFit training tracker (see Wikipedia), free and one of the best training apps ever. There is a rich selection of workouts and exercises, monitoring of body progress, rankings with other users around the world and friends.
19) Tone It Up (Android - iPhone) is one of the best training apps for women, with yoga, cardio, barre, boxing, kettlebell and strength training exercises. There are also special workouts for pregnancy. The app is free for a trial only.
20) JEFIT Workout Tracker (Android - iPhone) is one of the best body building tracker apps where you can keep track of the weights and repetitions made, with the possibility of recording your body's goals and measurements, organizing the gym program, adding notes and much more even more.
21) Freeletics Bodyweight (Android - iPhone) is the best home training app in tight spaces, with special exercises, personalized 10-30 minute routines based on body weight, a fitness planner and a virtual trainer.
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