Best Sports Apps of 2015 according to Lifehacker

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-13 00:26

Your smartphone can become a faithful companion in achieving new sports goals. We have selected ten of the most beautiful and functional apps for iOS and Android that will help track progress and inspire new results.

Of course, apps won't do all the work for you - you'll have to sweat yourself. But practice shows: it is worth starting jogging, swimming or any other sport for the sake of a cherished goal and after a while you get involved and begin to get more and more pleasure from the process. While applications help to keep beautiful statistics, find like-minded people and set new goals.

Endomondo

Endomondo's two functions - Promise and Challenge - help you go beyond your New Year's sports plans. By communicating your goal to Endomondo, you will see progress towards the result. And if you like to work in a competitive atmosphere, then you'll love using Challenge.

Snowbuddy

Snowbuddy will come in handy soon, as it is the perfect app for ski and snowboard lovers. It will track your location, measure your speed and distance, and tell the weather. The coolest thing is that Snowbuddy lets you compete with your friends!

5K Runner

A very high quality app that is suitable for both beginners and those who want to get back on the treadmill after a break. As the name suggests, this app will help you run 5 km. 5K Runner alternates between running and walking, gradually reducing the proportion of the latter. The built-in player will provide convenient listening to music during your workout, the diary will clearly display your progress, and the bonus system will give you additional motivation so that you do not give up running after a couple of weeks.

RockMyRun

Once you learn how to run, RockMyRun comes in handy. This application contains a huge database of music and is able to select the soundtrack for your run by analyzing the running speed.

Body-building

If your favorite excuse is not having a workout program, then this is the app for you. Bodybuilding will suggest programs based on how often you plan to go to the gym, a description of the exercise technique and muscles involved, and additional tips that will come in handy during your workout.

Keelo

In turn, there is Keelo for couch potatoes. In it you will find many bodyweight workouts that you can do without leaving your home. The application selects exercises depending on gender, age and fitness level. All exercises are accompanied by explanatory videos, some of which are available in the free version.

Google fit

If you are not limited to any one sport, then an application that can take all of them into account is useful to you. Google Fit is able to collect information from various gadgets and other applications, showing an overall picture of your healthy lifestyle.

BodyWise

For iPhone owners, there is a fitness information aggregator - BodyWise. Despite the fact that the application is free, it has a lot of features, including the ability to compete with your friends.

Also, do not forget that sports victories are impossible without proper nutrition and healthy sleep. The first one will help you the best MyFitnessPaland there is still no other gadget manufacturer in sleep tracking Jawbone.

MyFitnessPal

MyFitnessPal is an online food diary that will make it somewhat easier to control your nutrition, both in calories and in the composition of the BJU. This will be extremely useful if you expect from sports not only an overall improvement in well-being, but also a noticeable change in weight.

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Jawbone updated their tracker bracelet in 2015. And it should be noted that, despite a number of shortcomings, this gadget can still be considered the most modern and technologically advanced in its class. It will perfectly help those who have just decided to embark on the path of a true healthy lifestyle. At least with this great walking app you will definitely get bigger!

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