Improve Your Workout With These 6 Apps
Working out—especially in the age of COVID—doesn’t always mean heading to the gym. Whether you’re avoiding the gym due to lingering fears of COVID (or your gym’s doors are shuttered due to the virus) or you just don’t want to work out around others, some new generation fitness apps can help you get a great workout from the comfort and safety of home. A rundown on some of the best can help you find an app that you enjoy and that you can stick with to realize your fitness objectives.
Freeletics
Enjoy high-intensity interval training (HIIT)? If so, then Freeletics may just be your cuppa. This app puts a focus on various aspects of HIIT, including running and working with dumbbells, barbells and kettlebells. So far, the app delivers 20 HIIT workouts, 20 audio sessions and 25 exercises—all for free. A paid upgrade to the premium plan gets you help from a personal trainer to customize a program just for you. You can also tap into the app’s Mindset Coach.
Start Rowing
Brought to you from Start Fitness, Start Rowing provides a great jumping-off point for folks looking to get started rowing or take their rowing game to the next level. With levels for novice, intermediate and advanced users, Start Rowing offers an in-app audio coach for additional help with workouts. Users can also augment rowing with the app’s whole-body workout options. Log and track the progress you make and then share it with others from the app.
Jefit
Get the most from your home fitness equipment and machines with Jefit. This app gives you more than 1,000 exercises from which to choose for many different types of fitness equipment. It helps you plan your fitness routine and then tracks your progress toward your goals too. Turn to the app’s large user community to interact and share information or tips.
Cult.Fit
Pick your poison—yoga, Zumba, HIIT, boxing, more—and Cult.Fit probably offers lives sessions to support it. Cult.Fit rose to fame during the height of the pandemic when it creates cultpass LIVE. The app requires a paid subscription—select monthly or annual payment—and often offers a free trial to help you get started.
Nike Training Club
You buy the shoes, the apparel and other gear. Now you can get the app too. The Nike Training Club app offers workout options for you based on your fitness goals and level and the amount of time you have on your hands to spend working out. The app provides personalized suggestions for working out, and its workouts are available for download, so you can even watch them when you’re not online. Some popular options include home workouts, quick workouts, core and strength workouts, and yoga. Hire a personal trainer or a wellness coach through the Nike Training Club app if desired.
Home Workout
For just straight workouts, Home Workout is a great option. Browse the app to find different challenges and workouts along with three-dimensional animations to help you perform the exercise correctly. This app has a free version with ads and a paid version that has no ads and offers limitless workout plans.