Fitness Apps

Are you one of those tech savvy individuals that love to take their portable devices to the gym and listen to music?  What about downloading apps to put on your iPhone or iPod?  What if I said you could take advantage of both of those tools in order to get in shape or maintain a healthy lifestyle, because now you can with certain apps brought to you by Apple.  You can select from a variety of different categories such as cardio, weights, and nutrition.

Here are just a few example that you can choose from:

Cardio

iTredmill- Cost $1.99-Too busy to hit the gym? Turn on this app, put it in your pocket and go about your day as it accurately tracks your steps, distance and average speed. While most pedometers aren't equipped to work in pockets and purses—you normally have to carry them or holster them in nerdy belt straps—this one is. You can even set the Pacer Dial, which ticks off beats to keep you marching up to speed. The counter automatically pauses when you stop and restarts when you move again.

Nutrition

GoodFoodNearYou- Cost Free-Perfect for frequent travelers, this app recommends healthy food options based on your location, which is tracked by GPS. It targets popular casual dining restaurants, fast-food restaurants, grocery stores and convenience stores nearby. Tap one of the suggestions and a lengthy list of healthy menu items appears, complete with calorie, fat and carb totals. Once you decide on a place, simply let the built-in map guide you to gastro-satisfaction.

Weights 

FitnessBuilder-Cost $9.99-The price may seem steep but this is the mother of all fitness apps. It's got over 200 workouts, which can be picked automatically by the app's technology to create the best session for you. It's also loaded with over 2,0000 images and videos, five fitness timers, complete tracking capabilities, an arsenal of calculators and the ability to ask their exercise physiologist a personal question. The app can be upgraded for $4.99 a month, more than doubling the amount of the workouts, videos and accessory  applications. The only thing this bundle of technology doesn't do is perform liposuction.

I think this a great opportunity for people that enjoy bringing their iPod or iPhone to the gym to take full advantage of their technology.  Many of these apps available allow you to chart your progress, offer a variety of workouts and exercises, and helps you find healthy food choices at your nearby restaurants/stores.

If you would like to see the rest of the apps and find out more information just go to Men's Fitness.