Sunday, April 29, 2012

Ten Apps to Get You Healthy & Fit

If you live and consume the digital world, well things just got easier for getting fit and staying healthy.
Turn your tablet or iPad into a personal trainer.  The best selling, award-winning or top-rated apps can help you mobilize your health and fitness programs.

PAID APPS
iFitness
Rated one of the top fitness apps by Men's Fitness, iFitness features more than 450 exercises and includes text descriptions, audio instructions, HD images and videos.

Sleep Cycle Alarm Clock
This is the #1 paid app in many countries.  Hate to be awaken during a deep sleep? Or while dreaming when your favorite celebrity is about to approach you and ....Sleep Cycle is a bio-alarm clock that  analyzes sleep pattern and wakens you when you are in a light sleep phase--the restful way to wake up.

Walkmeter
This is an iPhone app that can be sued to track the time, distance, elevation and speed of your walks, jogs, bike rides and more. Race against yourself from previous routes, visualize maps, graphs, calendars and use social media outlets to share your workouts. Does everything except cook you breakfast.

Nike +GPS
 Map your runs, track your progress and get the motivation you need to go even further. Hear mid-run cheers every time your friends like or comment on your run status, or outrun them in a game of Nike+ Tag. Currently $1.99

MyNetDiary Pro
Count your calorie and keep track of your food intake with this app, which includes 40 Screen, a database of 430,000 foods and barcode scanner.

Couch-to-5k
Love the name! This app motivates beginners to get up and off the couch and running. Currently $1.99.

FREE APPS

Calorie Counter & Diet Tracker by MyFitness Pal
One of the most popular free fitness apps on the market, Calorie Counter & Diet Tracker allows you to set a daily calorie goal and record your food and fitness activities to stay on track. They also have largest food database of any calorie counter program--a major plus.

Yoga Free
This app contains 250 yoga poses with instructions and photo plus a special yoga tune for efficient session. It's a ready-made program with video and male voice guidance compiled by an experienced yogi. Y0u can also create your own programs using yoga poses available in this app version.

Waterlogged
An easy-to-use app with a simple mission: to get you to drink more water. Snap a photo of your water bottle and record your daily water intake in less than 60 seconds.  Get creative and use different water bottles that vary in shape, style, colors..

PineApp
If you're traveling and get injured or feel ill, where is the right, closest clinic or hospital for you? PineApp will find the closest and most convenient hospital ER or urgent care center based on your location. PineApp offers live and genuine ER wait times. Can you believe that? ER wait times! Now that's a first and innovative app.  Now this app is supposedly available at the App store or Android Market but we have yet to find it on a simple Google search.  If you do find it, please leave a comment below and send us a link.







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