Popular apps
Here are some popular apps you can try if you have a smart phone. Recording your activity sessions on apps can provide feedback on your progress and help keep you motivated.
| Name of App |
Run Coach Pro |
| Where you can access or download it from: |
iTunes App store |
| What activities it is suitable for: |
Walking/Jogging. Couch to 5-10km |
| How many activities can it store: |
Most suited to the above |
| Is it free or what does it cost: |
€2.39 |
| Any other key features of the app: |
- GPS run tracking
- Personalized training schedule
- 8-32 weeks training plans
- Detailed daily workout descriptions
- Diet and hydration tips
- Detailed feedback with charts
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| Name of App: |
Fitness free: 700 exercises & yoga poses |
| Where you can access or download it from: |
iTunes App store |
| What activities it is suitable for: |
General fitness, Toning, Muscle growth,
Flexibility |
| How many activities can it store: |
700 exercises and yoga poses |
| Is it free or what does it cost: |
Free |
| Any other key features of the app: |
- 3 Ready made workouts: Male, Female and Fat Burn
- 700+ exercises for men and women according to body parts, muscles and
equipment
- Create your own program quickly and efficiently
- Track your progress with metric or imperial measurements
- Diet and hydration tips
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| Name of App |
Nike Training Club |
| Where you can access or download it from: |
iTunes App store |
| What activities it is suitable for: |
Cardio, Toning, Strength, Core Training, and
Interval Training |
| How many activities can it store: |
All of the above |
| Is it free or what does it cost: |
Free |
| Any other key features of the app: |
- Once App is downloaded no internet access required
- Full body workouts for 30 or 45 minutes, Specific targeted workouts for 15 minutes
- 90+ multi directional drills to build on the fundamentals of strength cardio, interval and core training
- Set your own music library and playlists
- Track details of your workout history and training progress
- Access step-by-step instructions and video demonstrations for every drill
- Share workout reward status on Twitter and Facebook
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| Name of App: |
iMapMyRUN |
| Where you can access or download it from: |
iTunes App store |
| What activities it is suitable for: |
Running and Walking |
| How many activities can it store: |
Running and Walking |
| Is it free or what does it cost: |
Free |
| Any other key features of the app: |
- GPS distance tracking
- Time, pace, splits
- Route mapping
- Historical training log
- Run against previously saved or newly searched routes
- Manual workout entry
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| Name of App: |
iMapMyRIDE |
| Where you can access or download it from: |
iTunes App store |
| What activities it is suitable for: |
Cycling |
| How many activities can it store: |
Cycling |
| Is it free or what does it cost: |
Free |
| Any other key features of the app: |
- GPS distance tracking
- Time, pace, splits
- Route mapping
- Historical training log
- Run against previously saved or newly searched routes
- Manual workout entry
|
| Name of App: |
Calorie Counter by MyNetDiary |
| Where you can access or download it from: |
iTunes App store |
| What activities it is suitable for: |
Food tracking, exercise, Target planning (Weight,
BMI, BMR and target calorie intake) |
| How many activities can it store: |
700 exercises and yoga poses |
| Is it free or what does it cost: |
Free |
| Any other key features of the app: |
- With iPhone: barcode scanner to automatically update nutritional information
- Calculates based on age, height, weight, gender and activity level
- Over 500 activities and exercises
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| Name of App: |
Pilates Free Workouts |
| Where you can access or download it from: |
iTunes App store |
| What activities it is suitable for: |
Pilates |
| How many activities can it store: |
20 Routines |
| Is it free or what does it cost: |
Free |
| Any other key features of the app: |
- 20 Pilates workouts
- Abs- Core workout
- Bum and Thighs
- Upper and lower body
|
| Name of App: |
Bootcamp |
| Where you can access or download it from: |
iTunes App store |
| What activities it is suitable for: |
Strength, Toning, Weight loss- Circuits |
| How many activities can it store: |
40 exercises |
| Is it free or what does it cost: |
€2.39 |
| Any other key features of the app: |
- No equipment needed
- A personal trainer encourages you throughout your workout
- Audio cues for transition to next exercise
- Detailed description of each exercise
- Choose from built in workouts or create your own
- In App playlist and music player
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| Name of App: |
Map My Fitness |
| Where you can access or download it from: |
mapmyfitness.com & Android/Apple
/Blackberry |
| What activities it is suitable for: |
Aerobic exercise e.g. Running/Jogging, Walking, Cycling |
| How many activities can it store: |
Running/Jogging/Walking, Hiking, Gym workout, skiing & other mountain activities. Log daily food intake and calorie output by entering details |
| Is it free or what does it cost: |
Free (with ads etc. / OR buy @ €1.59) |
| Any other key features of the app: |
- 6 versions of Map My Fitness:
Map My Run, Map My Ride (cycling), Map My Walk, Map My Hike, Map, My Tri (Triathlons), Map My Mountain (mountain-based activities e.g. skiing,
snowboarding etc.
- Tracks routes, distance and pace using GPS
- Also tracks speeds, times and calories
- Enables users to log the exercise performed and also food intake
- Allows users to monitor progress through completion of daily logs etc.
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| Name of App: |
Push Ups |
| Where you can access or download it from: |
Android market / similar app in Apple store |
| What activities it is suitable for: |
Upper-body strength exercise (push-ups) |
| How many activities can it store: |
Progress up to doing 125 push-up exercises in a row |
| Is it free or what does it cost: |
Free on Android (similar app $1.99 on apple store) |
| Any other key features of the app: |
- Helps you to do 50 push-ups in a row and progress upwards to 75, 100 or 125,
all at your own pace
- Acts as your own personal fitness trainer helping you to build up the strength to complete 50, 75, 100 or 125 continuous push ups within a short few days or
weeks, depending on your level of fitness
- The app adjusts the exercise regime based on the feedback you enter regarding
how difficult you think the exercises are
- Arranges push-ups in varying sets for you to follow
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| Name of App: |
Smart Exercise |
| Where you can access or download it from: |
Android market / similar to Map my fitness |
| What activities it is suitable for: |
Walking, jogging/running |
| How many activities can it store: |
|
| Is it free or what does it cost: |
Free |
| Any other key features of the app: |
- Accurate pedometer keeps track of your steps while walking/jogging/running
- Distance covered is measured by GPS or calculated by estimation of steps
(GPS can be turned off to save battery)
- Calories burnt calculated and duration also measured
- Allows user to monitor daily/monthly exercise and create history of exercise
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| Name of App: |
VirtuaGym Fitness Home & Gym |
| Where you can access or download it from: |
Android market |
| What activities it is suitable for: |
Home and gym whole body workouts |
| How many activities can it store: |
|
| Is it free or what does it cost: |
Free |
| Any other key features of the app: |
- Free online personal training
- Provides full workouts for home & gym
- ‘Tailor-made plans’ supplied on joining online for use on portable device (with wifi?)
- Clear 3D demonstrations of exercises
- Easy to follow exercise directions
- Acts as a virtual personal trainer
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| Name of App: |
Instant Heart Rate |
| Where you can access or download it from: |
Android market |
| What activities it is suitable for: |
Any exercise/activity or at rest |
| How many activities can it store: |
|
| Is it free or what does it cost: |
Free |
| Any other key features of the app: |
- ‘Most accurate Heart Rate Monitor app for any Smartphone and it does not
need any external hardware’
- Uses your phones built-in camera to track colour changes on fingertip that are
directly linked to your pulse
- Enables you to measure your heart rate (HR), see your every heartbeat on a
chart, and view your HR history
- Can be used to take resting HR or your HR during exercise
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| Name of App: |
Personal Coach Free |
| Where you can access or download it from: |
Android market |
| What activities it is suitable for: |
Jogging, Nordic Walking, cycling, horse riding, skiing |
| How many activities can it store: |
See above |
| Is it free or what does it cost: |
Free |
| Any other key features of the app: |
- Acts as an exercise planner with a GPS logger which monitors, calculates and saves exercise parameters like times, speed, distance, exercise routes on map, calories burnt
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| Name of App: |
Daily Ab Workout |
| Where you can access or download it from: |
Android Market |
| What activities it is suitable for |
Strengthening and toning core and abdominal muscles |
| How many activities can it store: |
10 of ‘the best exercises’ |
| Is it free or what does it cost: |
Free (or €0.69c to purchase full version without
ads) |
| Any other key features of the app: |
- Instructions are complete with animations and timer
- Easy to follow 5-minute daily routine for men/women
- Demonstrated by certified personal trainer
- Exercises targets all major abdominal muscles
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| Name of App: |
FitnessBliss Mobile Fitness Software (Web App) |
| Where you can access or download it from: |
Apple Store |
| What activities it is suitable for: |
Various workout routines |
| How many activities can it store: |
600 fully animated exercises as well as powerful workout routine creation tools |
| Is it free or what does it cost: |
Free |
| Any other key features of the app: |
- Allows you to create, track and chart workout routines online
- Allows you to: enter new workout results, review past workouts & progress charts, and browse for exercise ideas using your iPhone or iPod Touch
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| Name of App: |
My Interval Timer Pro |
| Where you can access or download it from: |
Android Market |
| What activities it is suitable for: |
Fat-burning high intensity workouts like High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), Tabata, interval cycling, running, weight training, Boxing |
| How many activities can it store: |
See above |
| Is it free or what does it cost: |
Free |
| Any other key features of the app: |
- Vibrates the phone
- Plays loud sounds
- Colourful picture visible from a distance
- Suitable for performing any number of reps, for duration times
- Suitable for timing both warm up & cool down times
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| Name of App: |
Yoga Exercises |
| Where you can access or download it from: |
Android Market |
| What activities it is suitable for: |
Yoga |
| How many activities can it store: |
|
| Is it free or what does it cost: |
Free |
| Any other key features of the app: |
- Enables the user access all yoga related info in a single app
- Includes exercise selection and images for the user
- Gives specific instruction related to each selected yoga exercise
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| Name of App: |
myFitness Companion |
| Where you can access or download it from: |
myFitness Companion |
| What activities it is suitable for: |
All types of exercise/activity… ‘can be used to manage and control your fitness OR chronic disease such as Diabetes, Asthma, Obesity, Hypertension and CHD’. Track your exercise by monitoring vital signs in your performance. Choose the vital signs you wish to monitor, adjust thresholds and targets for sign to suit your particular condition. |
| How many activities can it store: |
You can manage/store details for several people on your phone with this single app. Ideal for monitoring the health of your spouse/kids, for example. Thresholds and reminders are personalised for each individual user. |
| Is it free or what does it cost: |
Free |
| Any other key features of the app: |
- Personalized Health Monitoring using Bluetooth sensors or manual input
(enter your measurements etc.)
- Keep track of your progress on easy to read graphs on your phone
- Monitors weight, blood pressure, asthma, blood glucose, HbA1c, cholesterol,
temperature, respiration, oxygen and heart rate
- Use Bluetooth sensors to monitor your condition. Sensors can be used to
automatically enter your measurements
- Enter extra measurements, goals/targets and log information manually
- Schedule your workout sessions using the reminder function in the app
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| Name of App: |
Keep Running |
| Where you can access or download it from: |
Android Market |
| What activities it is suitable for: |
Walking/jogging/running while listening to music |
| How many activities can it store: |
|
| Is it free or what does it cost: |
Free |
| Any other key features of the app: |
- Music on phone stops playing when you're speed goes under a certain limit motivating you to walk/run at a constant speed (above threshold)
- App can be running in the background while you are using other apps
- Easily specify your own preferred limit
- Pedometer or GPS can be used to determine speed
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| Name of App: |
Run Keeper |
| Where you can access or download it from: |
Apple Store & Android Market |
| What activities it is suitable for: |
Running, cycling or any other fitness activity. RunKeeper tracks your heart rate during activity. View your heart rate information on a chart alongside your pace, speed, and elevation for the activity. |
| How many activities can it store: |
See above |
| Is it free or what does it cost: |
Free |
| Any other key features of the app: |
- Uses GPS to track your activities on a map, including distance, time, pace, calories, heart rate, and path travelled (elevation etc.)
- Uses GPS to track your activities on a map, including distance, time, pace, calories, heart rate, and path travelled (elevation etc.)
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** These apps are accessible only through a Wifi connection on your portable
device. Alternatively they can be used on the website
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