HIIT Or Miss?
Many folks find that having the perfect fitness app is the way that they will be able to push themselves towards their health goals, and sometimes they’re right. There are many excellent health apps out there that can get you where you want to be, body-wise. But be warned: among the hidden gems there are many less than favorable apps that will only leave you frustrated, unsatisfied, and out a couple of bucks each month, paying for a service that you can’t seem to cancel. Read on to learn more.
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1. Shred
Shred makes use of a little bit of everything, as it combines training plans built by health and fitness professionals and uses artificial intelligence to personalize them for you. It prides itself on not being repetitive in its circuits, providing options for weight or non-weight workouts, and has a tracking element to keep tabs on where you’re at in your progress.
2. Boostcamp
This workout tracker is all about choosing what is best for you. You can pick workouts based on your experience level, training at home or in the gym, and even provide recommendations on weight progression and weight selection.
3. BetterMe: Health Coaching App
This “all-in-one” app tracks your steps, water intake, workouts, and meal plans, so you never have to find another health-based app. It even has an option to get the app’s “BetterMe Band,” if you’re really looking to invest in your health, but it’s not a requirement.
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4. Future
Future is a personal training app that mixes workout videos with actual dialogue from your assigned coach. The workouts are highly personalized, allowing you to move your body in a way that feels best for you. If you choose to record yourself, your coach can also offer feedback on your form to make sure you’re avoiding potential strain or injury.
5. Nike Training Club
The Nike Training Club boasts over 200 free workouts that cover yoga, bodyweight, or equipment-based sessions, all ranging from 5 to 50 minutes. You’ll be able to find something that fits your time frame, experience level, and equipment, without having to pay a monthly fee.
6. Sweat
Sweat is a women-focused fitness app that boasts countless training options, food plans, and lifestyle changes you can make that fit with your body. The app also has a community section, where you can bond with other users to work on achieving your goals together.
7. Ladder
Aptly named Ladder due to its focus on progressive weight use, this app gives you personalized workouts that change each week. The app boasts easy-to-follow, flexible workouts that can be done at home or in the gym, and connects you with a coach that you can chat with if you have any health-related questions.
8. FitBod
This simple strength training app helps you by taking out the planning of your next workout routine, matched with a simple interface that balances performance and recovery times. It also makes use of your training history to create better future workout recommendations.
9. Hevy
This free-to-use workout tracker lets you build your own routines if you prefer the freedom of creating your own schedule. The app has built-in rest timers, warmup, drop, and failure sets, and a section for exercise notes, so you can keep tabs on every little thing you do during your workout.
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10. Strava
Strava is a free running app that focuses just as much on the community as it does on the exercise. Track your workouts, analyze them, and “post” them to your page so all your friends can see what you’ve been up to.
1. FitBit
FitBit is a health and fitness app that covers workouts, food, and mindfulness. The app is well-loved for its simplicity, but many folks dislike the app due to constant paywalls throwing a wrench in their fitness tracking abilities.
2. Calibrate
This easy-to-use app focuses on your metabolic health instead of on workouts or diet. While some folks have claimed it works, the app is an expensive, year-long commitment that prioritizes the use of injectable medications and doesn’t actually get any insight from actual healthcare professionals.
3. Weight Watchers Mobile
Weight Watchers has been around for a long time as a way for people to track food, activity, and weight fluctuations. While the app is liked for its interface, food scanner, and meal planning capabilities, many individuals have found that the company’s newer program is not giving them the results they’re hoping for.
4. Center
Centris is a strength-training-focused app that makes use of personalized workout plans, owned and operated by celebrity Chris Hemsworth. However, many users have cited that the app is a complete scam, with some finding that they’ve been required to pay for a subscription they did not want.
5. myHealthTrack
This app was created for folks looking to regain some strength after surgeries or fitness-related injury, through coach-based workouts and personalized recovery plans. Unfortunately, many users have found the app to be a little clunky and that it also lacks clarity on billing transparency.
6. MyFitnessPal
This nutrition tracking app has long been used to keep tabs on your calories, macros, and diet goals. While folks like it for its wide food database, the app’s free version is limited, and the app as a whole has been cited as problematic for potential eating disorders.
7. FitCoach
This app focuses on home-based fitness workouts that take half an hour or less to complete. It’s loved for its customization, accountability, and convenience, but the app is widely considered to be a scam by many of its past users. Folks have cited that the app has issues with subscription pricing, refund policy, and issues with their customer service team.
8. Nike Run Club
The second Nike app to make this list, the run club focuses more on tracking stats, keeping you focused during your run, and challenging yourself and your loved ones each week. Sadly, the app has been considered problematic for its vast array of technical issues, limited customization, and insufficient progress options for more advanced runners.
9. MyFitnessCoach
This all-in-one app focuses on creating personalized workout, diet, and general nutrition plans with artificial intelligence. While it is a more cost-effective option, some folks have said that the app has limited core and cardio tracking, and is even missing some fundamental exercises from their plans.
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10. Muscle Booster
This fitness app has a plethora of personalized workout plans to cover any health or fitness-based goals. However, many folks have found that the app is way too expensive, with unreliable tracking, and a higher focus on marketing and sales than on actual customer care.
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