Mobile Apps for Better Health

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]All of us spend a lot of time everyday staring at our phones, checking Facebook feed, tweeting, watching Youtube videos, playing games and what not. It could be argued that spending a lot of time with your phone isn’t a healthy habit, but the same phone can help us have a happy life. Following is a list of a few apps that can help us get a bit healthier and happier.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=".vc_custom_1486983381943{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;border-bottom-color: #bcbcbc !important;}"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Google Fit Google fit is Google’s fitness platform that was launched along with Android Wear to track steps using smartwatches. The app can track any activity like walking, running, or cycling with the user’s phone or Android Wear watch and automatically logs them with Google Fit. Google Fit also records your speed, pace, route, and elevation so you can stay motivated and on track. It also helps you reach your fitness goals as you can set goals based on steps, time, distance and calories burned.

*Available for Android

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][thb_image animation="animation top-to-bottom" image="2710" img_size="full"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=".vc_custom_1486982174807{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}"][vc_column width="1/2"][thb_image animation="animation top-to-bottom" image="2714" img_size="full"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Smoke Free This is an app designed to help smokers quit the deadly habit. It uses 20 different evidence-based techniques to help users become and stay smoke free. The calculator in the app tells you how much money you’ve saved and how many cigarettes you’ve not smoked, the calendar tells you how long you’ve been smoke free and how much life you’ve regained, bars show you how giving up smoking is improving your health, and a diary shows how your cravings for cigarettes are decreasing over time. With this app, users can log their cravings and get expert tips on dealing with them. The app also takes information (which is voluntary) from users to help other smokers quit and become smoke free. *Available for iOS and Android[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=".vc_custom_1486982174807{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Calorie Counter-My Fitness Pal This is one of the most popular health apps. Its main focus is counting calories so that users can keep track of what they eat, how much they eat and how healthy is the food they are eating. The app claims to have a database of over 6,000,000 food items, so users can count the calories of almost anything. Users can also create their own custom foods and exercises, make progress reports and customize goals based on diet profile. The app comes with a barcode scanner that can track a food just by scanning its barcode. The app recognizes over 4 million barcodes. In addition, the app can track all major nutrients like calories, fat, protein, carbs, sugar, fiber, cholesterol and others.

*Available for iOS and Android

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][thb_image animation="animation top-to-bottom" image="2716" img_size="full"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=".vc_custom_1486982174807{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}"][vc_column width="1/2"][thb_image animation="animation top-to-bottom" image="2719" img_size="full"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Stronglifts 5x5 Workout If you want to get stronger, build muscles and burn fat fast, this is the app for you. This app claims to do all these with just three exercises, three times a week, 45 minutes per workout. Stronglift shows you which exercise to do each workout, with how much weight, how long to rest between sets and more. This takes the guess work out of your training so you can focus on lifting. This app is like having a personal coach right in your pocket.

*Available for iOS and Android

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=".vc_custom_1486982174807{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Daily Yoga-Yoga Fitness App This app contains more than 100 yoga and meditation classes and programmes for all levels, all the classes are in HD videos and they are updated on a monthly basis. Also, there are more than 500 yoga positions with detailed instructions. Users can select various yoga sessions depending upon their fitness level, from 5 to70 minutes. The app also has specially designed meditations with online coach guide. In addition, number of yoga music tracks is also included. With the app, users can schedule plans for body toning, weight loss, strength, flexibility, relaxation, balance, body detoxification etc.

*Available for iOS and Android

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][thb_image animation="animation top-to-bottom" image="2725" img_size="full"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=".vc_custom_1486982174807{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}"][vc_column width="1/2"][thb_image animation="animation top-to-bottom" image="2721" img_size="full"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]mySugr This app is supposed to provide some relief to diabetics by checking their sugar intake and keeping track of blood glucose levels. It’s very tricky to keep mental notes, and a pen and paper just doesn’t measure up to the tracking capabilities of this app. The app that is optimised for both type 1 and type 2 diabetes keeps track of your medications, pills, foods, carbs, weight and other parameters. The logging of food and medication on this app is very easy, and it shows clear blood sugar graphs. It also provides daily, weekly and monthly analyses of your blood glucose levels along with Exciting challenges for personal health goals with Motivating feedback.

*Available for iOS and Android

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=".vc_custom_1486982174807{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Nike+ Training Club This app features workouts and personal training for persons of every fitness level. It offers workouts and adaptive training plans personalised to you, with the motivation and guidance you need to get fit. Workouts focus on strength, endurance and mobility, with easy-to-follow coaching. The app boasts more than 100 workouts from athletes and trainers, including Serena Williams, Kevin Hart and Rory McIlroy among many others.

*Available for iOS and Android

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