12 fitness apps that help you be healthier

Get to the body you want and stay healthy It's not a simple task, right? The good thing is that there are fitness apps, so much for Android how much for iOS, who help in this mission, such as diet apps and those for you train without leaving home.

In addition to those aimed at feed e training, some help with other important details, such as the amount of water ingested and hours of are. I brought some pretty cool examples of apps for you to see what fits best in your routine.

Samsung health

O Samsung health is fitness app monitoring health and well-being of the Samsung, available to Android e iOS for free. It has several support materials with tips for workout and diet and interesting functions, such as food and sleep control and caloric expenditure estimation during physical activities.

Want this data to be super accurate? So just configure it with devices from Samsungas the Galaxy Fit e Galaxy Watch. But it is not essential to own one of these devices. You can register manually as well.

Check out some of main functions of Samsung Health:

• Quality Calories ingested per day according to the record of meals;
• follow-up of physical activity with estimation of calories expended and heart rate;
• Information from the are such as timing, snoring detection and blood oxygen level assessment;
• Definition of goals, for example, weight loss or muscle gain, to receive tips according to your goal;
• Calculation of steps, which can be done using the cell phone's own location technology;
• Interaction with other people who also use the application to create healthy competition that helps you stay focused.

Google Fit: fitness tracker

The application Google Fit It is ideal for monitoring physical exercises and health as a whole. A differential of it is the function called cardio points, developed in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) and American Cardiology Association (AHA, acronym in English). You are given exercise goals to improve health, such as moderate activity time, and accumulate points for each time achieved, as if it were a game.

For example, for every minute of moderate exercise, such as a light walk in the park or basic stretching movements, you earn one point. In intense activities, such as running, there are two. And then you need to meet the scoring goals set in the app. Just to give you an idea, the recommended by OMS to improve well-being and reduce the chances of developing heart problems is at least 30 minutes of walking a day, 5 days a week.

Other resources found in Google Fit include:

• Profile with personal information manually included, such as weight, height and body fat for you to follow the evolution;
• Physical activity data, such as distance traveled, calories burned, among others;
• Basic diet aid. It is recommended to download another diet app to be more specific, but you can manually enter the calories ingested daily;
• Menstrual cycle monitoring.

O Google Fit é free, can be downloaded from either Play Store how much in App Store and is compatible with other slimming apps such as Lifesum, Strava e MyfitnessPal.

Apple Fitness +

O Apple Fitness + is an amazing subscription app to explore the benefits of Apple Watch. It has videos of 11 exercise modalities, such as yoga, pilates, running, walking, HIIT, core, strength and even recovery. In addition, it also has video or audio meditations to improve concentration and work on breathing.

With it, you can monitor heart rate and calories spent during activities by your Apple Watch. Take a look at other benefits:

• New workouts every week, from 5 to 45 minutes;
• Audio-guided jogging or walking to facilitate;
• Ideal workouts for different types and sizes of environments, such as a hotel room, home room, gym or outdoors, for example;
• Specific programs for those who are starting or are already more advanced;
• SharePlay feature to practice the exercises with up to 32 people at the same time;
• Multiple trainers in each exercise category;
• Sync with other devices Apple as the iPhone, iPad e Apple TV.

O Apple Fitness + is available to users of Apple Watch, which get a month of subscription to try, and appears in the central tab of the app Fitness do iPhone on iOS 14.3 or more recent. After the trial period, it costs R$29,90 per month or R$149,90 per year.

WebDiet

O WebDiet is an diet app great to use if you follow up with nutritionist. The nutritionist records the time of each meal, everything you can eat at that moment, with quantity and options for substitutions.

One advantage is that it notifies you whenever it is time for a new meal, as well as sending you important health reminders, such as remembering to drink water.

Another detail is that it has the function of food diary to record the dishes you consume, in addition to an exclusive chat with the professional who accompanies you. It still shows your physical and photographic evolution and the nutritionist can include a shopping list suggestion and personalized nutritional guidelines.

It is available for Android e iOS and é Free.

FatSecret

O fitness app FatSecret is an Calories counter that works like a real food diary to record everything you eat and help control the amounts. It is available for iOS e Android and é Free.

You manually add all the food you eat at each meal and it counts calories and nutrients like carbs, protein, fat and fiber. The good thing is that it already has a database of several different products and brands. In addition, it has recipes to vary the diet and you can include the activities practiced in the day to save the calories spent.

MyFitnessPal: Diet and training

O MyFitnessPal is an app to lose weight indicated to not let you exceed the necessary daily calories. The user records the food ingested and can monitor the calories and nutrients he is consuming. You can connect with other devices and applications, such as Strava, Garmin, Runtastic e Endomondo, to know how much it's burning too.

One tip is to set a goal of Calories daily. Then, after recording each new food ingested, the app updates and shows how much you consumed and how much is left to reach the desired total. For example, if you are looking to consume 1800 kcal and you have just had your first meal of the day with 400 kcal, the app shows that you still have 1400 kcal to eat.

He is one free fitness app available for Android e iOS, but there is the paid version, which is R$38,63 per month or R$193,29 per year. In this paid option, it has exclusive content, detailed food analysis, in addition to not showing ads.

TecnoNutri: Find your diet

O TecnoNutri is an diet app very complete for those who want to start the search for a new body. It suggests menus and changes in routine that help you reach your goal, be it lose weight, gain mass the use improve eating habits. It is available for Android e iOS.

It works like this: you download the app, create your account and include personal data, such as weight, age and height, as well as your goal, such as how many pounds you want to eliminate. Then just choose between receiving an ideal and personalized indication for the objective or opting for one of the programs in the app yourself, such as protocol Detox, Low Carb or Ketogenic. Take a look at some of the functions found in it:

• More than 50 challenges and food and training programs prepared by a multidisciplinary team with nutritionists, physical education professionals and even psychologists;
• Healthy recipes to vary the diet and not get sick;
• Menus with options for adaptations prepared by nutritionists according to the objective;
• Live classes with experts teaching how to have a healthier life, physically and mentally;
• Chat with nutritionists to get exclusive advice;
• food diary. Here you record your meals and the app counts the calories and nutrients you consume per day. Oh, it also has a reminder for drink water and can integrate with health app his smartphone;
• Interaction with other program participants. Tecnonutri to share experiences, tips and ask questions.

to download the TecnoNutri é free, but some functions are exclusive to the version premium, which costs R$30,90 per month in the monthly plan or R$61,90 in the quarterly plan, that is, R$20,63 per month.

Diet and Health

O Diet and Health is an app to lose weight with several tools for you to lose a few pounds and stay healthy. After you download the app and fill in your information, such as weight and height, the system itself already indicates an average amount of calories to consume per day and the approximate time to reach the goal.

From there, you choose between the application's different protocols, such as Points Diet, Low Carb Diet ou Detox diet. Like other apps, the user also has the option to create a food diary recording everything he consumes for the day, as well as access to drills to do at home.

it is available for free to Android e iOS, but offers exclusive features for subscribers, such as access to nutritionists and personalized menus, for R$194,90 for three months or annually for R$389,90.

Exercises at Home

the training app Exercises at Home brings daily physical activities focused on different muscle groups, such as chest, arms, legs and abdomen or that work the whole body, in addition to warm-up and stretching exercises. Another detail is that you choose according to your level of conditioning, whether you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced.

All drills suggested are prepared by professional trainers and do not require the help of a device or trainer, that is, you do your homework with your own body weight.

It is available for Android e iOS in a free, but offers in-app purchases for R$152,90 per year.

Strava: Run, Pedal, Explore

The application Strava works like a athlete community which serves to intelligently monitor your exercises, such as cycling, running, surfing, among others. The big difference is the interaction among users, with challenges and competitions, great for you to challenge yourself and keep yourself stimulated.

With Strava, you can also analyze your evolution, distance, records and performance through a device with GPS. Everything is recorded in your activity feed, which is like the app's home page. An interesting feature is also the consultation of maps and routes to test in the next workouts.

They workout app é Free, but offers in-app purchases and is available for Android e iOS.

Nike Training Club – Fitness

O Nike Training Club is the exercise app Nike to improve physical conditioning with sports and exercises of different levels. All this with more than 160 detailed videos of drills developed by experts, with songs that will liven up even more. Just choose the modality, such as strength, cardio, yoga or mobility, for example, and if you're going to do it at home or at the gym.

In addition, the app has tips and guidance on other matters related to general well-being, such as nutrition, recovery and mindset.

O Nike Training Club fitness app includes videos weekly, in addition to having some classes with live broadcast, which is good for interacting and staying motivated, right?

It is available free of charge for Android e iOS.

Daily Burn - Workout at Home

the training app Daily Burn It's made for those who only have a few minutes to exercise efficiently and without leaving home. There are more than 1000 video classes from expert trainers in modalities such as HIIT, pilates, strength, zumba, yoga, hypopressive, bike and dance.

You can choose the activities further according to the category, for example: loss, lean mass gain, stress relief, improved flexibility and specific exercises for moms. He also has live streaming classes.

O Daily Burn is free, but offers in-app purchases and is available for Android e iOS.

Are many fitness apps cool to help you have a healthier life, right? Now just choose the one that best fits your goals and routines. A tip is to try a few to find the ideal one for you.

It is important to note that no application and suggestion of menu or training replaces individualized follow-up with professionals in the area. They are extra tools to help kick-start or stay motivated and disciplined.

Do you use or have used any of these fitness apps? tell us Comment!

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Sources: AppGeek, My health, ESPN, pink fire.