In today’s world, help with losing weight and getting fit has surpassed the expertise of a fitness trainer. Help is closer than you think! Right at your finger tips, your Android or iPhone device can help you with keeping track of calories, monitor your diet and lose pounds.
The following apps are some of the most popular on Apple iPhone and Android devices:
Calorie Counter & Diet Tracker created by My Fitness Pal
This app is available for free on both operating systems. It’s a top pic for magazines such as Wired and PC Magazine. Reviews state that is one of the simplest and best calories counters on the market. The key to this app’s success is that it takes into account both exercise and diet. It has a large database of over 3 million food items on which you can track carbohydrates, cholesterol and fat. The app includes over 300 strength training and cardio exercises to help you slim down and tone up.
Lose It!
The key to Lose It!’s success is that it designs a tailor made plan for you to help shed those extra pounds. It tracks your exercise and calories to help you achieve your weight loss goals. This app is designed to provide you with support so that you don’t feel alone or bored. It has groups and 1-to-1 connect features that helps you acquire support from fellow dieters and friends who are also in the program.
Weight Watchers Mobile
Weight Watchers is consistently ranked as the most easy-to-follow diet plan. The key to their success is flexibility. You do not have to purchase premade meals, nor do you have to follow strict rules. You are expected to control your portions and eat a balanced meal. Subscribers can keep track of their progress with this free app. It tracks exercise, diet, weight loss and provides ideas for recipes and meals. It can also help you locate Weight Watcher meetings near your area.
Diet Point-Weight Loss
With Diet Point, users can lose up to ten pounds in just 10 days! It offers an exhaustive list of over 100 eating plans which can fit into a wide range of goals and tastes. After choosing your diet plan, the app guides users in what to eat and generates a shopping list for easy navigation through the supermarket. The app also provides an estimate about how much weight you will lose on a particular plan.
7-Min Workout
This app is great for individuals who claim they have no time. If you can spare just seven minutes, you will access to a 7-minute workout that was published in the American College of Sports Medicine’s Health & Fitness Journal. The app provides a seven minute intense exercise which alternates 30 seconds of high impact exercises such as push-ups, squats, jumping jacks and planks, with ten seconds of resting. This workout provides an excellent cardio workout and muscle training in a manageable timeframe.
Help with weight loss is available on your Android or Apple iPhone!