Get Running (Couch to 5K), If you fully intend to honour your New Year’s resolutionand get fit this year, then this app will help you break through the ‘beginner barrier’. By motivating you to get your running shoes on and gradually work your way up through running distances and durations to help you get fit and feel great, the app adopts a friendly approach, acting more like a chummy personal fitness coach rather than a preaching tool to guilt you into exercise (like plenty of other apps we could mention). Featuring a lot of encouragement and information, this is great for running novices and will stay with you every step of the way as you build up your running distances and your tness inevitably improves.
My Last Cigarette – Stop Smoking Stay Quit, Enter personal details, then watch indicators display your expected lifespan, lung function improvements, money saved and more.
Nike Training Club, This is a feature-heavy personal trainer app, developed by professionals, that features over 60 custombuilt workouts in order to help you get in shape. Detailed instructions and audio guidance help keep you on track and you can even set your own music and goals. A very recommended app.
Endomondo Sports Tracker, This app transforms your mobile phone into a free personal trainer and fitness guru. Using built-in GPS, Endomondo tracks your fitness through distance-based sport. It also provides audio feedback.
Sleep Cycle alarm clock, Sometimes too much sleep is a bad thing. This clever app is an alarm clock that analyses your sleep patterns and wakes you up in the lightest sleep phase – helping you wake up naturally when you feel the most rested and relaxed.
WebMD, This is a handy pocket guide to in-depth medical information, including symptoms, drugs and treatments, rst aid advice and local health listings. You can also access this information wirelessly, which could be critical if you are in a network black spot in times of need.
iTriage,
Created by ER doctors, this app helps answer a wide range of medical questions relating to your health, and provides detailed feedback on what type of treatment you should seek and where you should go to get it. This is potentially a very handy app to have in times of emergency.
Nike+ GPS, This app allows you to map your runs, track your progress and even get the motivation that you need in order to take your tness up a notch. Using your iPhone’s built-in GPS this app will record your pace, distance and route, in order that you can record and store your best runs for future reference.
NHS Drinks Tracker, If you’re worried that you might be drinking a bit too much then this great free app helps you to monitor your alcohol intake by calculating the units consumed and then tracking your drinking habits. It’s easy to use and a great eye-opener for when you need to confront cold, hard facts.
iMapMyRun+, This is a great fitness app that comes weighed-down with features. Through the interface you can track your pace, distance, calories, elevation, nutrition and much more, plus you can record your running routes on live maps and share them with your friends – which is proving to be a very popular feature as users post their routes on social networking sites for other runners to take note of and attempt themselves. The app also features a huge database containing over 26 million routes, so you can always find an interesting route to run near to where you are. A popular, much-loved and well-used app, you really can’t go wrong if you’re in the market for a great motivating tool for exploring new runs and keeping you going along the way.
Source : iPhone App Directory Volume 9
