Mobile applications can be great allies when it comes to practicing physical activities and losing weight. Tools from companies like Nike, Adidas and Google assist in setting up workouts, monitoring runs and walks, providing practical classes with a personal trainer on video and can even send reminders to the user not to forget the way to the gym.
Check out the following list of seven apps that can encourage you to create a physical exercise routine to lose weight and maintain a healthy life. All options are free and available for iPhone (iOS) and Android.
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Applications provide training for the user to exercise at home Photo: Rodrigo Fernandes / dnetc
Google Fit was reformulated and helps the user to create a physical exercise routine Photo: Reproduo / Rodrigo Fernandes
Recently redesigned, Google Fit is available for Android and has a number of features that can help you lose weight, such as automatically monitoring daily activities, identifying whether there was walking or running, heart rate, calculating calorie burning and setting goals daily activities to increase well-being and life expectancy, such as a set amount of minutes in motion and cardio activities.
To use, I need to sign in with a Google account and enter the age, gender, height and weight. A diary will show the personal record of the user's activities and their evolution. The app has a partnership with the World Health Organization to encourage a healthier lifestyle for users.
2. 30 Day Fitness Challenge
App creates challenge for user to create fitness routine in 30 days Photo: Reproduo / Rodrigo Fernandes
The 30-Day Fitness Challenge has specific workouts to take over a month. After that, the user can change the exercises to achieve new goals and advance body development. The app has a list of workouts that are divided into: full body, abdominal, butt, arms and legs. In each of the options, it is possible to choose the beginner, intermediate or advanced plan, which has specific movements for each type of physical conditioning. The application features a performance report and is available for Android and iOS.
When selecting an option, the user will see a list of exercises to practice each day, until completing the proposed thirty days. The movements are displayed with animations on the screen. The app also provides a general meal plan for the user, who can choose between a standard or vegetarian diet, but there is no individual recommendation made by a nutritionist or food-related professional. The application displays advertisements on the screen during use.
Runtastic monitors running and walking on cell phones Photo: Reproduo / Rodrigo Fernandes
Made in partnership with Adidas, the Runtastic is a free walking and running monitor. The user signals the start of training and the app scrolls the map using GPS, monitoring the entire route. In the end, it is possible to see information such as rhythm, average speed and elevation gain and loss. A report from the last races shows the information in numbers or graphs to compare the evolution.
The app allows you to synchronize the account with Apple Music to listen to music and playlists along the way, share the results on social networks, register the running shoes used, and also displays running plans with tips and personalized training guides for each type of workout. goal, such as beginner running, weight loss or summer body.
Nike app sets up training to improve fitness Photo: Reproduo / Rodrigo Fernandes
The free Nike Training Club app allows the user to browse training styles from various sports, such as running, strength training and functional training, always focused on body development. It is possible to select the type of training among options such as starting, losing weight or strong at the gym. There are also training options based on the routines of professional athletes, such as soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo.
When selecting a training plan, the user will have access to classes with videos explaining the movements and the execution time of each one. You can save your favorite workouts to access them more easily and also synchronize your classes with an Apple Music playlist to listen to your favorite songs while you train.
BTFIT app has muscle and dance lessons on video for user to follow Photo: Reproduo / Rodrigo Fernandes
Created by the BodyTech network of academies, the BTFIT platform provides videos of complete classes with physical education teachers and personal trainer for the user to reproduce the movements. Some classes are paid, but there are good free options to train at home, such as abdominal training, cardio dance and pilates.
With BTFIT, the user can follow the classes and reproduce the movements in their training. Photo: Reproduo / Rodrigo Fernandes
Workouts are divided into classes made available daily to create an exercise routine. It is possible to see the list of professors at the academy so that the user can follow the one who most pleases him. The paid plan also has a personal trainer online and costs from R $ 10.82 per month.
6. Nike Run Club (formerly Nike Running)
Nike Run Club monitors runs and issues complete performance reports Photo: Reproduo / Rodrigo Fernandes
Also focused on races, the Nike Run Club is free and follows the entire training through the map and provides a complete report of the latest activities, with graphs explaining the athlete's performance during the course. It is possible to create post-training indicators, such as level of effort, track type and personal notes. The user can also share their training on social networks, in addition to adding friends and viewing their performances in the app's own feed.
The app has a system of achievements of objectives that encourage the user to train more and achieve new goals, such as the longest run, fastest kilometers, training sequence, in addition to classifying the level of the races according to the distance traveled. With each challenge achieved, the athlete is rewarded with a medal in the app.
Abusive Gym Reminder app reminds the user of not missing a gym Photo: Reproduo / Rodrigo Fernandes
Available only for Android, the Abusive Gym Reminder is indicated for people who are too lazy to go to the gym. After registering the address of the academy in the app and marking the training days, the app sends messages cursing the user if he has not gone to work out that day the service identifies whether the user attended or not through the GPS location. The app shows a schedule of attendance and absences so that the user has control of the training days.
