You’ve been to The Body Camp, arrived home highly motivated and continued to implement all the great new things that you learnt. However at some point, you may find that daily life starts to get in the way and your daily workout becomes a weekly one. If that sound’s familiar, then we have some help for you.
We have researched the best apps for helping to keep you on track, with a little help from “Women’s Health” magazine. Whether you’re scrolling the app store for the best bum exercises or strength training programme, there’s an app for it.
However, before downloading any old workout programme that markets itself as a contender in the best fitness app category, it’s worth doing your homework. Think of it this way: you wouldn’t ask someone who’s just learned to drive to teach you behind the wheel, so why trust a self-proclaimed expert with your body.
Keep reading for the best fitness apps available to download and start your training today. We’ve found a fitness app for everything from best exercises for abs to running for beginners.
And, you need nothing more than space the size of a shoe cupboard and motivation. Go, go, go.
BEST WORKOUT APP
SWEAT WITH KAYLA
£15.30 a month. kaylaitsines.com
When SWEAT upgraded from just BBG (Bikini Body Guide) to BBG plus yoga and strength training, it became the front-runner in the best fitness apps competition. That’s because, you can lose fat, build muscle and calm your mind with one subscription.
Daily, work through 750 easy-to-follow video workouts including resistance, LISS and HIIT and don’t skip the rehabilitation stretches. They’re vital to staying injury free.
Need help with your food? There’s nutrition advice too.
The healthy meal plans – chose the veggie option if you don’t eat meat – make eating right around workouts much simpler.
And if that wasn’t enough, SWEAT offers a step tracker, hydration monitors, and a tool to generate automated shopping lists for last minute meal prep.
BEST YOGA APP
DAILY YOGA
£7.66 a month or £30.66 for the year. dailyyoga.com
Fancy incorporating yoga into your daily grind? Then get your zen on and download Daily Yoga — the gentle reminders guilt you into never missing a flow. It offers programmes for beginner and advanced yogis alike, so if handstands are one of your fitness goals, then try a daily boat or chair pose to build your core strength. Yoga can also help with weight loss, so don’t be surprised to notice toning of your torso.
BEST FREE FITNESS APP
NTC Nike+ TRAINING CLUB APP Free.nike.com
Let Nike’s best trainers and athletes coach you through a tailored workout plan. Yes, tailored. Plug in your goals and available time to workout and the app does the rest.
Worried about having ‘enough time’? Select 45- or 15-minute sessions to suit your schedule. Plus, manually add in the extra calories you burn around your workouts by logging walks, runs or gym classes.
Simply put, it’s the personal trainer/yoga teacher/celebrity coach you want, but can’t afford.
BEST ANDROID FITNESS APPS
WH FIT BODY PLAN
Free with subscription or £16.99 to non-subscribers. womenshealthmag.co.uk
Stop putting it off until Monday. Make today the day you invest in yourself with the WH Fit Body Plan.
Over the course of 10 weeks, Chiara Pellegrino will put you through your paces with workouts that fit around a hectic lifestyle.
She promises to get you in the best shape of your life. So what are you waiting for?
BEST IPHONE FITNESS APP
KINETIC Free.Kinetic.fit
The best fitness app for lazy, broke and I-want-to-workout-in-my-pjs girls.
Offering on-demand class streaming, be transported from living room to fitness studio in a tap of your iPhone. When there, choose from Zumba, yoga, HIIT and more.
BEST BODYWEIGHT WORKOUT APP
FREELETICS Free. freeletics.com
Dream of mastering a pull-up but can barely do a push-up? Choose Freeletics.
Designed to help you build body strength and cut abs, it’s a strong contender in the best fitness apps war.
But, before you get 10-workouts deep and wonder if you’re on the right track, take the free fitness test. Dependant on your results the app puts together a workout plan just for you.
It also has a nifty little setting for when you don’t have much space (read: at home).
BEST APP FOR BEGINNERS
C25K 5K TRAINER PRO c25kfree.com
Running past the 3.1mile marker without wanting to stop to catch your breath is the when most new runners call themselves a ‘runner’.
Not quite there yet? Using the C25K you can progress from absolute beginner to 5K runner in 8-weeks. It’s one of the best fitness apps as it mixes interval training and sprinting with distance runs to build up both strength and stamina.
And, you only have to workout for 30 minutes, 3 times a week.
BEST APP FOR CORE BUILDING
PRIMAL 9 TRAINING APP
£47. menshealth.co.uk
The guys at Men’s Health UK have devised a nine-week training app designed to help torch fat and improve fitness.
Co-created by athlete adventure Ross Edgley, the Primal 9 training programme only requires a pair of dumbbells, a bench and a weight plate – great for those short on time or without a gym membership.
As well as video demonstrations of each exercise, you’ll also unlock a plethora of fitness tips, meal plans and video recipes.
So do some research – but the sooner you get downloading, the sooner you can get started. Good luck and let us know how you get on.
The Body Camp Team xxx