Best apps...

For staying fit at home

eliminates the best excuse you have for not exercising. Its short instructional videos guide users through easy workouts that are over quicker than a shower.

offers “a simple, gentle way” to learn yoga, providing illustrations and videos to demystify more than 200 poses.

breaks its teaching on the ancient Chinese practice of tai chi into 64 videos with step-by-step instructions.Tai chi is “meditation in motion,” and improves flexibility, balance, aerobic conditioning, and muscle strength.

keeps that stationary bike in the corner from sitting idle. The $4 iOS app lets you choose music and coaching videos to customize your workouts.

provides an accurate reading in seconds, when you hold a fingertip to your phone’s camera lens. Source: