Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Top 12 health & fitness apps for iPhones

1. iFitness
2. MyTrainer
3. Calorie Tracker
4. Nutrition Menu
5. White Noise
6. iPeriod
7. Tap & Track Calories
8. Yoga STRETCH
9. iWatcher
10. Pedometer
11. iPump Pilates
12. Medical Terminology and Abbreviations

The top item on the list is iFitness. Not only can a person keep a list of his or her own custom workout, but it helps add or subtract from the workout based on one’s wants, i.e. it will suggest exercises if a person indicates the want to work more on abs rather than arm muscles.

MyTrainer is similar but gives fewer choices as to each exercise chosen. This app comes with pre-set instructional videos from certified personal trainers, and once a person has chosen a particular training path, new videos will be uploaded with that same fitness goal in mind but new moves to keep the workout fresh.

Apps like Calorie Tracker and Nutrition Menu allow people to monitor their dietary intake on the go. The calorie application is particularly beneficial to those on diets because it not only allows one to enter meal calories as soon as possible, but it calculates and gives suggestions for the remainder of the day, week, etc.

Some of the apps are very specific in their uses. White Noise is simply a relaxation tool, and many people use it during individual workout, yoga, or meditation sessions. iPeriod is solely to keep track of menstrual periods each month, but it is specifically helpful to women in the process of trying—or trying not to—become pregnant. And the medical terminology app is handy when it comes to any disease or condition, even just for parents who like to research any medical change or stage in their children’s growth.

All of the applications have specific purposes, and all can be found on the most popular iPhone apps for health and fitness.

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