Here are a list of the latest fitness apps now on the market that can help you achieve your goals from your smart phone. In these apps are workouts, recipes, new training ideas, help with your mental health and more. Some are founded by celebrities, others based on algorithms and all of them have the potential to revolutionise the way you exercise and speed up your results.
Working out at home feels like a strange desecration of a sacred space for relaxing. Until you try Fiit, that is. Moving telefitness away from the Jane Fonda videos of yesteryear, Fiit has some of the country’s most qualified trainers take you through recorded – or live – workouts. If you love progress and data, it even comes with a heart monitor, which registers crucial data including your reps. $10 per month. fiit.tv
There are few things more intimidating than going into the gym and not really knowing what you’re looking to do and not wanting to waste time figuring it out. There’s also few things more annoying than when you know exactly what you need to do, but you’re currently stranded without the equipment you need – maybe because you’re travelling.
Enter: Freeletics. An AI-powered coaching app that looks to solve these problems and more besides. When you sign up, you give some information on your background and your goals and it creates a personalised training plan for you. “What your AI does is look at your profile and the situation you’re in and then at the other 30 million users we have who have a similar profile set and are in a similar situation. After eliminating all the stuff that doesn’t make sense, it finds the workout with the highest probability of success based on who did it and the fact that they returned for the next exercise,” explains CEO Daniel Sobhani.
What if you can’t get to the gym, though? “Every day you can tell the app that you don’t have that equipment and it will provide a training plan you can do at home or in a hotel.” From $5 a week. freeletics.com
It’s 2020 and everyone still wants to look like Chris Hemsworth. Conveniently, the man himself wants to help you get there: set your intentions, preferred diet and personal details and you’re good to go. There are full video workouts, essays on all the different areas of wellness and healthy recipes to get you through the week. The recipes are delicious, the workouts easy to arrange around your week and there’s even a section for meditation. But it’s worth noting you probably won’t see much of Thor once you slip past the payment screens. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, though: with Centr, you’re always in capable hands. $20 per month. centr.com
Designed by CrossFitters, Romwod (Range Of Motion Workout Of The Day) accelerates recovery, boosts performance and keeps muscle soreness at bay. Focused entirely on workouts to optimise your range of motion and stretch you out, this is the perfect way to complement any hard strength or cardio work in your regular routine. $12 a month. romwod.com
Research says it takes 66 days to form a habit. Enter Streaks, which tracks and encourages healthy behaviour, such as hitting the gym or staying teetotal. Free. streaksapp.com
Want to go keto without the hassle? Senza tracks macros and logs ketone levels, while its barcode scanner feature checks if snacks fit your low-carb quota. Free, but offers in-app purchases. senza.us
Embrace the great outdoors with Komoot, a community-led app that logs and lists the best tracks and trails for users to explore by foot or bike. First region is free, costs $30 to unlock world maps. komoot.com
Battling stress, anxiety, depression? This mindfulness meditation app based on cognitive behavioural therapy will help keep your mental health in check. Free to download. Premium service costs $10 a month. sanvello.com
Master your vinyasa with Yogaia, the first digital yoga studio providing live-streamed classes to your device. Practitioners can even correct your poses via webcam. $25 a month. yogaia.com
Boost productivity with Noisli, the customisable ambient noise app. Tibetan waterfalls or coworkers chewing? We know what we’d choose. $2 a month. noisli.com
Forget your 5K fundraiser: this app lets you choose your charity and pledge some pennies for each mile you run, walk or cycle each day. Free. charitymiles.org
If you’re a fan of the men of SAS: Who Dares Wins – or, at the very least, a fan of their physiques – then Battle Ready 360 is the app for you. It’s another lifestyle and fitness app endorsed by famous faces, yes, but both Ollie Ollerton and Jason Fox have worked with the app to create a guide for nutrition, exercise and mental health that they believe is truly the best out there. Its USP is that your plan will be based around the neuroscientific questionnaire known as PRISM, which analyses your behaviours to find your strengths and weaknesses in reaching your goals. $20 a month. battleready360.co.uk
Sometimes the biggest names really do just know what you need and Nike training club is no exception. The Nike Master Trainer pantheon really is an exceptional squadron of experts, and together they’ve put together excellent workouts for anyone at any level. You can do a four-week guided intro, push yourself with bodyweight, get lean with a six-week plan and more: regardless of your access to equipment or location, the Nike Training Club has something for you. nike.com
If you’re already committed part of the Fitbit family, then joining Fitbit Coach isn’t a bad idea: a way of accessing tailored workouts that offer you everything from easy to difficult, high to low cardio. As well as the fairly standard video offering, Fitbit Coach also now offers audio workouts for runs, walks and stair workouts. A super handy little addition for you cardio fans out there. Free to download, Fitbit Premium costs $10 a month. coach.fitbit.com
