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Readers Respond: What's Your Favorite Fitness App?

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Updated May 06, 2009

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Fitness and exercise apps can be great tools for staying on track, monitoring weight loss and providing new workout ideas. Whether you want new exercises to try, a way to log your workouts or an app to track your running mileage and pace, it's out there. Do you have a favorite fitness app you can't live without? Add it to the list and give us some new ideas. Share Your Favorite Apps

ABSessions obsession

I really like this new little abs workout app - ABSessions. It's different from all others in that there is a continuous voiceover by a trainer for every exercise. It's like having a coach standing right next to you. Plus, you can play it to your own iTunes music. Pretty cool. Only $1.99. The word about it is slowly spreading, so check it out! absessionsapp.com
—Guest NYChica

Workout in a Bag!

Goal driven, fun, moving pictures and portable! Choose your level/time and get moving-no equipment needed!
—Guest Anne Osovski

Me

I like abs from Cainax very good apps for daily training
—Guest Mauricio

Weightstacker

This is a great app for people that struggle with figuring out the weights while they work out. www.weightstacker.com
—Guest Dustin B

Dietio Mobile

I have a personal trainer and use Dietio Mobile with him, it's great! My personal trainer purchases Dietio Mobile on a subscription bases and manages all of his clients through this application. He can set detailed diet plans, exercise plans motivate and chat with me as well as integrate our social feeds through it! It only cost me 0.99 to download as well which was great and it is like having my PT in my pocket at all times with my personalised plans. I think Dietio Mobile is currently at their BETA stage so as a web page but will be going onto the App Store for the end of next month which I for one am really looking forward to. I think if you are a personal trainer you can register here: www.dietio.com and then can use the app for free for 3 months I think my trainer said to me. If I didn't have a personal trainer I think I would probably just use myfitnesspal as that has served me really well. Hope this suggestion helps :) Joanna.
—Guest Joanna

Love Fitgirlapp

This is my favorite go to app since buying my last 4 fitness apps. This app has it all. Natural diets and some of the best workouts i have ever done (I've worked with 6 trainers in last 13 years and have done well over a 100 aerobic classes). This developer really created an app that works. I love the cardio boxing workouts that have shown me how to really hit my bag at home the right way. Plus, since using the athletic girl workouts ive lost 9 lbs in 2 weeks. 2 to go :). If your a girl you must try this app. Oh ya, its definitely best on my Ipad for all the video instruction. P.S. Try my favorite workout series: Boxing chic program1, Athletic girl progam 2 and body burn arm workout 3. I promise you'll be dripping in sweat.
—jjfit

The best fitness app

Kal Virtual Trainer is the best fitness app, with a workout player and a workout generator..
—Guest momo

Workout in a Bag!

This App is fun, easy to follow, challenging and complete with moving pictures of each exercise! The bag is different every time! I love that I can connect to my itunes playlists, and I can set the time of the bag from 20-60 minutes depending on how much time I have to workout that day! No equipment needed. "Do the Bag!"
—Guest Anne Osovski

Nike Training Centre

User friendly app that has lots of workout variation. With video instruction. There are some rewards to achieving goals
—Guest sinta dewi

Power 20!

I second that selectin of Power 20. It is extremely simple and effective, and i can do it anywhere, including at work.
—Guest AGC

Nexercise is my favorite

I love how nexercise is like a game and you can compete with your friends and win prizes! It has motivated me to get off the couch.
—Guest LazybutActive

WeightMotion

Thanks for all the suggestions. Personally I use the WeightMotion iPhone app to control my weight. In addition to setting up my target and entering my daily weight, I can also take pictures of myself and then do an awesome animation checking how I am progressing. It's pretty cool to see the fat becoming a 6 pack over time :o) http://itunes.apple.com/nz/app/weightmotion/id548576440?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D2 It's got some cool charts showing if I am getting towards or away from my weight and BMI goals. It worths a look.
—Guest Fit4Life

ChallengeLoop

Have you seen the ChallengeLoop app? You can do fitness challenges with yourself and your friends and track your progress by posting photos & videos. It’s a free iPhone app and website. http://www.challengeloop.com
—Guest Kelli

Personal Trainers iPad App

You guys should also check out "the training notebook" iPad App on the iTunes store. I have been using it for the past 6 months and I have gotten away from pen and paper. This App has everything... PAR-Q, body fat assessment calculator, program pages like kind of like a excel and it even has a timer. I use to use google docs and tabata pro but this is better because it's made with personal trainers in mind. I use this App every day and it's made my job a lot easier. Matt
—Guest Matt S.

HeiaHeia.com is casual and fun

I'm logging my workouts on heiaheia.com, it's a free service for logging and sharing workouts. You'll find 300-400 activities to choose from, and fun virtual rewards. There are also personalized training programs. What I like best is groups (for example, my friends and I see each other's workouts within the group logs). My PT friend originally recommended HeiaHeia to me, she's using it with her clients to see what they do or if they're slacking :) It works on web & mobile and HeiaHeia have a bunch of compatible iOS/Android apps as well. http://www.heiaheia.com
—skifitness

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