Here are some of the free download apps which are considered highly effective when it comes to your health and nutrition.
1. Cody
It is an app which is like the Facebook for fitness. It offers inside connections to the fitness community. Access to the such a community allows you to share workouts and fitness ideas. It also allows you to complete the exercises by following old and new friends. You can track your progress by looking at the timeline. Other users can also comment on the daily exercise activities. It is available for iOS devices and costs nothing.
2. Pact
It is an app that uses money as an incentive. The app was formerly known as GymPact. It encourages the users to pledge a certain amount of money and set up some days. Users need to pay for each day they fail to complete the workout. If the users manage to finish the daily workout, then they get paid. It also has the feature of connecting with other apps. There is also a nutritional option available. It compels the users to eat healthy, complete workouts or pay the consequences.
3. Hot5 Fitness
It offers high-quality workouts that are led by the best trainers. The exercises are offered step by step so that the users can easily follow them. There are so many exercises like yoga, abs, core, flexibility and everything in between in this app. There is an extensive range of five-minute video workouts in this app. There are also 45-minute long yoga videos as well. The app is very simple to use, and its interface is user-friendly. The limited use of the app is free. To get unlimited access, you will have to pay, but it is not very expensive.
4. Moves
It is an app that is an excellent reminder of the importance of little steps. Your day is tracked minute by minute by a pedometer. It provides the summary of your movements. It tells you how many steps or pedals you have covered. It also keeps a record of the calories burned every day. The calorie consumed is presented as a simple timeline that can easily be read and understood. It is available for iOS devices and is free. It can be of great assistance in developing a successful workout routine.
5. Human
If you are looking for a more casual approach towards exercising, then Human is a good app for you. It encourages its users to reach thirty minutes of physical activity. The physical activity is not defined by the app so you can choose it according to your taste and convenience. You can choose anything from dancing, running, jumping, etc. The primary objective of the app is to ensure that you are active for 30 minutes every day. The app will track your movements and inform you about the goals that you have achieved. It is a free app and is available for iOS devices.
6. LoseIt
It is an excellent app for those who are looking to lose weight. This app creates a whole weight loss plan for its users. The method will be suitable to the busy lifestyle, so it is pretty efficient. The app is just as your personal trainer. It is also your nutritionist who is available to you all the time. All you need to do is to put your weight loss goals. It will track your calories. To make the calculation more precise, it gives a barcode scanner. It allows the app to know about the food that you are consuming. Its focus is not just on the calorie intake but also on the nutritional value of the input. It can connect with other devices and apps as well. It is available for Android, iOS, Nook and Kindle. It is also a free app.
7. Healthy out
Healthy out provides healthy and nutritional options available at all of your favorite restaurants. All you need to do is specify your favorite eating place and then tell you nutritional needs and restrictions. You can specify things such as fat-free, heart healthy, gluten free, etc. the apps suggests modifications to the recipes according to the specific nutritional needs of the user. It is a free app that can be downloaded on iOS and Android devices.
8. Mindshift
It is a free app for Android and iOS devices. It is designed to offer help to people struggling with anxiety. It provides several strategies and gives the advice to cope with their situation. The aim of the app is to change the way users think about stress.
9. Noom weight loss coach
It is a combination of nutritional coach and a pedometer. Users can log meals and workouts on this app. It also counts the steps of users through the day. It offers positive encouragement and shares articles and nutritional recipes with their users. The free app’s food database is color coded. It is available for iOS and Android devices. Featured photo credit: http://www.techradar.com/ via techradar.com
