Applications on Fitness

Justin Wasmund

Over the years, Applications and Web Resources have been used greatly for

Health and Fitness. Following this listing allows you to better understand

applications with web resources on how they are used most effectively.

MyFitnessPal (Online/Apple/Android)

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/ Cost: Free

Sections:› My Home› Food› Exercise› Reports› Apps› Community› Blog

Based on your fitness profiles, it recommends a daily Net Calorie target for you to achieve your weight goals. As you eat and exercise throughout the day, you need to log your meals and exercise in our Food and Exercise diaries. MyFitnessPal will calculate the number of calories you've consumed from food and burned from exercise and let you know how many calories you have left to eat for the day.

Food n Me (Online/Apple/Android)

http://www.foodnme.com/smash-your-food/ Cost: Free

Sections:› What food am I?› Smash your food› Vinz and Lyn› Food quiz› What recipe are you?› For parents

What Food Am I? Teaches the principles of the USDA Food Pyramid and the concept of eating a balanced diet. During the game, you will select foods that your child eats in a typical day. As you place these foods on the plate, watch both the needles on the dashboard move and the surprise animations. The parent's report shows the actual nutritional values for your child. Compare your child's results to recommended values. Encourage your child to play - they will receive their own age appropriate report, along with a fun activity, recipe and a surprise "Crazy Chef" video.

Instant Heart Rate – Pro (Android/Apple)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.azumio.instantheartrate.full&hl=en_GB

Cost: Free Instant Heart Rate is the most accurate Heart Rate Monitor app for any smartphone and does not need any external hardware. Use it for optimizing your exercise and to track you progress. Accuracy is constantly tested by fitness coaches, nurses, doctors, EMTs, and 5 million users like you.

Lose It (Apple/iPhone)

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lose-it!-weight-loss-program/id297368629?mt=8

Cost: Free Pros:

› Provides a simple way to track calories ingested in the form of food and expended in the form of exercise

› Has a fairly extensive library of standard and brand-name foods with accurate calorie, carb, fiber, fat, and protein values, all of which are trackable within the app

› Lets you set weight-loss goals and track over time Cons:

› Calorie budget and burn amounts per exercise aren't necessarily accurate for all users, as the program doesn't let you input your activity level or body fat percentage

› Certain foods have limited input amounts (for example, only cups when you might like to enter weight in grams instead)

› Inputting data can become tedious over time

Diligent record keepers who are serious about losing weight, or anyone who wants to gauge his or her overall calorie/carb/fat/protein/fiber consumption for reference in health and weight loss.

Fitness Pro (Apple/iPhone)

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fitness-pro/id336826731?mt=8

Cost: Free Pros:

› This app is easier to carry around than a fitness magazine and offers the added bonus of an electronic log for your workouts

› Offers tips for newbies on types of cardio and proper form › Lets you select exercises by individual muscle› Some exercises can be done at home, with minimal equipment › Includes a handful of preprogrammed routines and you can create your own as

well. Cons:

› All of the included routines require hard-core gym equipment › The exercises are pretty standard, so there will be no surprises for the seasoned

fitness fanatic

Fitness magazine faithful who are looking for a more pocket-friendly and flexible way to add new exercises and routines to their workouts; this app is also a good free option to be used in conjunction with Lose It for getting into better shape.

Fitness Builder (Apple/iPhone)

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fitnessbuilder/id306287984?mt=8

Cost: $9.99 Pros:

› FitnessBuilder comes with a massive library of targeted fitness routines as well as individual exercises

› lets you narrow options by your location (gym, hotel room) and goal (core, flexibility)› tracks completed workouts by date; includes a variety of calculators and stat trackers› offers a workout builder tool for easily tailoring your own routines

Cons:› It's expensive for an app, and it would be nice if there was a way to automatically play

(properly timed) slideshows of routines to eliminate the need to swipe through each exercise by hand--an audio guide would be even better

› it's not a simple app, and the complexity means it will take time and patience to use it to the fullest

› the form used by some of the models is not perfect

Experienced fitness freaks, dedicated exercisers who want a large variety of fitness routines with all the bells and whistles available in the palm of their hands, or anyone who wants to get in tip-top shape but can't afford a personal trainer.

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