HAVE AN APPY WORKOUT FITNESS APPS TO KEEP YOU ON TRACK
THE BEST OF THE NEW BREED OF APPS MAKE GETTING FIT EASIER AND MORE REWARDING – HERE ARE OUR FAVOURITES…
RACEFUL.LY ALLOWS YOU TO RUN WITH FRIENDS OR GROUP UP WITH PEOPLE YOU DON’T KNOW, EVEN IF THEY’RE ABROAD. YOU CAN RUN AT THE SAME TIME AND KNOW WHETHER THE REST OF YOUR GROUP ARE RUNNING FASTER OR SLOWER, AND YOU CAN SET GOALS AND TRACK FITNESS PROGRESS. Free, App Store and Google Play coming soon; tribe upgrade £1.99
C25K IS AIMED AT THE FIRST-TIME RUNNER, WITH AN EIGHT-WEEK PLAN THAT INVOLVES 30 MINUTES A DAY,
THREE DAYS A WEEK, AND CAN TRANSFORM ANYONE FROM COUCH POTATO TO 5KM FINISHER. RECOMMENDED BY THE NHS. Free, pro £1.49, App Store and Google Play, c25kfree.com
SEVEN DOES WHAT IT SAYS ON THE TIN: SQUEEZING YOUR DAILY WORKOUT INTO JUST SEVEN MINUTES. EVERY EXERCISE IS BODYWEIGHT-ONLY SO THERE’S NO SPECIAL KIT REQUIRED; A SESSION A DAY FOR SEVEN MONTHS IS THE AIM, WITH REWARDS TO ENCOURAGE YOUR COMMITMENT. Free, but you’ll swiftly want to upgrade to specific workouts – from £2.99 EARTHMILES REWARDS YOU FOR ADOPTING A MORE ACTIVE LIFESTYLE.
THE APP GETS YOUR MOVEMENT FROM
YOUR PHONE OR AN APP YOU ALREADY USE. EVERY TIME YOU WALK, RUN OR CYCLE, YOUR EARTHMILES GET SYNCHED. SPEND THEM ON EXCLUSIVE REWARDS SUCH AS DISCOUNTS ON HEALTH FOOD, KIT AND ONLINE CLASSES. Free, App store and Google Play YOGASSENTIAL CONNECTS YOU WITH TRUSTED YOGA TEACHERS – IN JUST A FEW TAPS YOU CAN BOOK AND PAY FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL TEACHER AND HAVE THEM COME TO YOU IN YOUR HOME, WHETHER YOU’RE AFTER A ONE-ON-ONE SESSION OR A GROUP CLASS TO SPREAD THE COST. Free, yogassential.com CYCLEMAPS WILL FIND YOU THE
ROUTE BEST SUITED TO CYCLISTS, UNLIKE REGULAR MAPPING APPS, WHICH WILL SEND YOU ALONG THE BUSIEST ROADS. COULD BE INVALUABLE IF YOU’RE CYCLING IN BIG CITIES, WHERE BACK ROADS AND CYCLE PATHS CAN MAKE EVERY RIDE A FAR MORE ENJOYABLE. ALL WRITTEN BY CYCLISTS. Free, pro
£3.99, App Store and Google Play
CHARITY
MILES SIMILAR TO EARTHMILES, BUT IT REWARDS CHARITIES RATHER THAN YOU. CHOOSE FROM NINE CAUSES, THEN RUN, WALK OR CYCLE YOUR WAY TO EARNING THEM MONEY. SHARE YOUR PROGRESS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND CHARITY MILES WILL DONATE CASH TO YOUR CHOSEN CAUSE. Free, App Store and Google Play
FIT RADIO MEANS YOU CAN SOUNDTRACK YOUR WORKOUT WITH PLAYLISTS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE TOP EFFORT EVERY TIME. THERE
ARE MIXES FOR EVERY ACTIVITY AND THE APP WILL DETECT YOUR RUNNING PACE AUTOMATICALLY TO MATCH UP WITH THE BEAT. Free, pro £2.99 monthly, App Store and Google Play, fitradio.com W&H TIP Not exactly a fitness app, but we love
TWILIGHT, which automatically covers your screen with a warm red filter once dusk falls so that you can take your phone to bed with no nasty blue light to interfere with sleep. A good one for teens who won’t down tools.
Free, pro £2.99, Google Play W&H