Top Five Personal Fitness Apps | Mobile Phone Blog

Following the overwhelming popularity of the?Olympics, it seems that the nation has gone sports mad. Athletics clubs are seeing a huge growth in membership applications and people are generally moving from a sedentary lifestyle to embracing personal fitness on a whole new level, whether it be as fairweather joggers or hardcore gym obsessives.

Smartphone owners who want all the benefits of a personal trainer packed into their handset have a myriad of options available when it comes to apps that can aid health and fitness. Here, we take a look at five of the best options available across different?operating systems to get you into gold medal winning shape.

5. GAIN Fitness

iOS app?GAIN Fitness touts itself as the modern equivalent to a personal trainer and being full of custom workout regimes, it does an incredibly good job. Whether the user is training for a marathon or looking for a full body tune-up,?GAIN Fitness will have it covered thanks to a detailed list of options that allow a totally bespoke fitness timetable to be built.

The interface makes the app very easy to get around and innovative touches such as video examples of individual workout moves makes for an impressively intuitive user experience. For those seeking even more training options, several expansion packs are also available for the app.

4.? WalkJogRun

Those looking for a less intense workout atmosphere than that offered by the likes of?GAIN Fitness could do much worse than consider the serene?WalkJogRun. Available for iOS and with an Android version on its way soon, the app caters for anyone that wants to get fit at their own pace (but is happy to pound the pavement to do it).

Using GPS data to chart and log movements during training,?WalkJogRun creates an overall picture of a user?s fitness history and, as such, is able to provide detailed data for everything from calories burned to elevation data of a given route. Users can also upload their favourite routes, meaning the app has a huge database with which to inspire any up and coming Mo Farahs.

3. RunKeeper

A phenomenally popular app for runners, hikers, cyclists and anyone else looking to get fit by getting on the move, RunKeeper provides a myriad of options for devotees of physical exertion. The software is available for both Android and iOS and offers a combination of GPS-based stats with a strong community element.

The app is incredibly easy to use from the off and lets users start tracking routes almost instantly. At the end of a session a detailed route map is provided along with a vast array of information including calories burned, average pace and distance ran. Activities can also be shared across social networks, making showing off fitness stats to friends a one touch process.

2. MyFitnessPal

Available for iOS, Android, Windows Phone and BlackBerry OS,?MyFitnessPal offers a holistic approach to health and fitness. The app provides the complete health package with a food diary, daily exercise record and detailed progress chart all on hand to help aid and monitor your progress.

Although?MyFitnessPal is as much about diet as it is about exercise, this combination approach allows for a balanced perspective on personal health and as such is perfect for anyone who is simply looking to compliment a diet with some basic aerobic exercise.

1. Endomondo

As pretty much the ultimate exercise companion,?Endomondo is a vital resource for anyone who is even slightly obsessed with health and fitness. The app is open across all platforms, even Symbian, and is able to track activities such as running, cycling, aerobics and hiking.

Like?RunKeeper,?Endomondo keeps track of activities via GPS signal but offers a much more detailed level of exercise analysis including innovative features such as personalised hydration recommendations and distance goals with audio feedback.

Will power is still undoubtedly the most important aspect of getting out and doing some exercise, however Endomondo provides a level of motivational material unparalleled by other fitness apps and makes the fight for health that little bit easier.

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