Time and money are precious commodities, and you shouldn’t have to sacrifice either one to receive the exercise training you deserve.
So never mind signing up for that gym membership, let alone hiring a personal trainer. ENTITY has scoured the very best fitness apps to maximize your workout.
Sworkit is one of the best free exercise apps you may have first been introduced to on ABC’s “Shark Tank.” Of all the free workout apps, this one offers videos conducted by personal trainers with more than 200 types of exercises. It even comes with a separate app geared toward children! You can also customize your own workouts by choosing a length of time as well as the areas you want to focus on strengthening.
Additionally, Sworkit comes with a separate app geared toward children! You can customize your own workouts by choosing a length of time as well as the areas you want to focus on strengthening.
For $2.99 you can receive a list of 27 yoga classes with voiceover instructions that tell you what to do and how to breathe as you move along through the exercise, just like in a real class!
And don’t worry if you ever have trouble following along during a yoga session. This app allows you to preview the poses before your workout so you can prepare for exactly what comes next. One fun feature even allows you to pick a setting for your avatar instructor, be it a dessert mountain top or a relaxing beach, to help you reach that zen mode during your session.
How would you like to earn money for a good cause while you run? Charity Miles is the workout app that does just that. This app measures the distance you walk, bike or run and allows you to earn 10 cents per mile you bike and 25 cents per mile for walkers and runners.
The best part is that the app gives you a list of options to choose which charities your earnings can go to such as Feeding America, Habitat for Humanity, Wounded Warrior Project and many others.
The Kinetic app is an interactive, live/on-demand video platform app that you can stream for quality healthy and fitness classes taught by the best in the industry. Practice your vinyasa with a wide selection of yoga classes, or choose from various strength training programs, dance fitness, cardio workout and even mommy-to-be classes! There are so many options to choose, so you’ll always have a fresh routine to work with.
Ever wonder what it would be like to have a real Olympian athlete train and whip you into shape? Well, now you can. Pear offers personal trainers like Deena Kastor and Olympian skier Kaylin Richardson to motivate and talk you through your next workout. Pear also has a feature that measures the maximum rate your body consumes oxygen during exercise if you add a heart rate monitor to your device. The monthly membership rate for this app is $3.99 and $29.99 annually.
