This year has made all of us realise that our health should be one of the top priorities in life. With lockdowns still going on in many parts of the country, and gyms and various fitness activities are currently inaccessible, it’s still possible to stay healthy at home. Smartphones have become the most essential part of our lives. You can now use them to access different types of digital health apps that can track and help achieve your fitness goals.
Today, there are a plethora of smartphone apps available from essential ones to motivational ones to keep you happy and hearty. While every smartphone comes with a basic health app like Apple Health or Google Fit, these apps will help you take your health to a new level altogether.
1. Strava If you’re a serious cyclist or runner, and you want to keep track of them, there is no better app than Strava. The app can track distance, speed, elevation, calories burned, heart rate, power, and cadence. It even displays all this data in easy to understand graphics. Also, you can invite your friends and compete with each other for that motivational boost.
Nike Running Club Nike brings “Just do it” onto its app by providing top-notch features like customisable workout programs, comparing progress with others, and workouts designed by professional athletes, all so you can have a great workout. While it’s mainly focused on running, it offers support for other forms of workouts too.
Cure.Fit Cure.Fit has become a one-stop solution for all your health needs during this pandemic. This is a homegrown company that provided workout classes in its fitness centres across major Indian cities. While it’s primarily still a fitness workout app, it now offers mediation, group classes, consultations with dietitians, doctors, therapists and much more.
HealthifyMe Another made in India app, HealthifyMe coaches you through your fitness journey. It helps you track your calorie intake and water levels throughout the day. It also offers the option of a qualified nutritionist to help you figure out a customised diet plan based on your health goals, for example, to help one lose weight or help a diabetic patient manage their blood sugar levels.
My Fitness Pal This is one of the oldest health apps on the market and it still dominates the market worldwide due to its avid followers. This app helps you set diet goals and helps you track them and maintain them with such simplicity. The app’s database contains more than 6 millions foods to help you log in anything from a homemade roti to a restaurant meal in a jiffy.