Getting fit has become the order of the day. If you are not fit, it can feel as though something is missing. Moreover, there are numerous benefits of getting and staying fit.

Why Get Fit?

There’s always one or more goals set by anyone whose plan is to get fit. While these goals might be different from one individual to another, no one goal is superior to another.

While your own goal is to reduce or put a stop to insomnia, someone else just wants to lessen the pressure of the joints and build more muscles. One goal does not suit all things. Below are other reasons to get fit:

• To reduce the accumulated bad cholesterol.

• To improve your moods as there’s an increase in the level of your endorphins.

• To prevent osteoporosis, a medical condition that results in fragile and brittle bones.

• To prevent obesity. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2016, it was stated that more than 1.9 billion adults, from age 18 and older were overweight and more than 650 million of this population actually, were obese.

• To lessen depression and anxiety symptoms.

• To improve your confidence (you have always imagined yourself in a bikini).

• To improve your sex life, live more healthy and generally become happier.

If you ask me, these are more than enough reasons for anyone to obsess over getting fit. But the challenge is how to stay motivated and committed to the exercises and workouts that will make you achieve your goals. Various companies have, in time before now, looked into this challenge and built fitness Apps to make things a lot easier for you.

What Are Fitness Apps?

Fitness Apps are those apps that help you achieve your desired level of fitness through given instructions on how to go about the exercise or workout. These Apps are unique in their features and functions but sometimes, a single app combines two or more functions to serve its users.

Below are the top 5 smart fitness Apps according to our research, the list will be based on the number of downloads each App has on the Google play store. We believe that the more beneficial, the more users.

Top 5 Smart Fitness App

1. My Fitnesspal

2. Google Fit

3. Adidas Running by Runtastic

4. Nike Training Club (NTC)

5. Runkeeper

My Fitnesspal

In 2017, a study mentioned My Fitnesspal as one of the top nutrition apps recommended by dietitians. The app has over 50 million downloads on the Google play store.

Upon downloading My Fitnesspal app, and creating your profile, you can either set your own calorie goals or use the one already provided by the app. My Fitnesspal recommends calories for you based on the information you provided.

What Does My Fitnesspal Have to Offer?

In case you have been wondering how this App is useful to you, My Fitnesspal App helps you in the following ways:

• Log meals guided by experts from a database of 14 million foods.

• Grant you access to more than 500 recipes and 150 expert-guided workout routines.

• Allows you to scan barcodes so you can become aware of what is contained in the food before eating.

• Help you lose weight, watch and track what you eat and your physical activities, suggest what food you should consume more of and what exercise you should do more. 

• Help you keep your food log, create healthy habits that will Fast track the process of achieving your goals.

It might interest you to know that My Fitnesspal can connect with over 50 Apps and devices. It has a personalized dashboard, a free and premium version that costs $9.99 per month and $49.99 per year.

You get to engage an online community of over 200 million members who are ready to motivate and inspire you, you also get access to expert dietitians, trainers, and coaches. However, some users complained about too many loud adverts.

My Fitnesspal is available for download for both iOS and Android devices. Find out more on the privacy policy as well as the terms and conditions right here.

Google Fit

This is another smart fitness App that has heart points as its primary metric points. This is based on the recommendation of both the American Heart Association and the World Health Organization (WHO) to get at least 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activities weekly.

Google Fit enables you to track more than 100 activities. It also syncs with your other tracking devices and Apps. This enables you to earn credit and heart points for every activity you engage in. Isn’t that amazing?

Other Activities Tracked by Google Fit Include :

• Move minutes

• Elevation

• Steps

• Distance

• Calories

• Cycling e.t.c.

All of these and more are monitored to give comprehensive feedback on how fit you are and give you tips on what to do next. Although, some users lamented that it doesn’t track their activities correctly.

Other Apps and Devices Compatible with Google Fit

Remember we said Google Fit syncs with other apps and devices to give you better results, here is a list of those Apps and devices that are compatible with Google Fit. 

Apps:

• Runkeeper

• My Fitnesspal

• Jet Fit

• Strava

• Nike Training Club

• Daily yoga

• Clue period tracker

• 8fit e.t.c.

Devices:

• Polar fitness watches

• Withings body cardio 

• Withings scanwatch

• Move and Move ECG 

• Body plus smart e.t.c.

Google Fit is available for both iOS and Android devices. It has more than 50 million downloads on Google play store. Available in 34 different languages to cater to more users.

In August 2019, Google announced the dark theme which could enhance your sleep and also save your battery life.

For more information, visit the Google Fit help community here.

Adidas Running by Runtastic

Adidas Running by Runtastic is also a smart fitness App which was formally called Runtastic and the Runtastic Result is now referred to as Adidas Training by Runtastic.

Please, don’t be confused about downloading another app if you have either of the two listed above, that’s because your App will automatically update itself. The App has over 10 million downloads on Google play store.

If you’d like to make inquiries or need more help please, visit here.

Just like Nike Training Club, Adidas Running by Runtastic also have both free and premium versions. There’s a lot you get for using the free version like getting access to the community and blog posts but if your goal is very specific and you do not want to waste any time, you should go for the premium version. 

But what if the free version is sufficient for you?

How would you know if you need the premium version without actually subscribing to it?

Well, one amazing thing about this app is that it gives you a free 7 day trial of the premium version to make your decision easy.

 Adidas Running by Runtastic can Connect With the Following:

• Fitsmart Smartrun

• HRM Bluetooth

• SPEED-CELL Bluetooth

• X-CELL

• Polar or Garmin Trackers

• Adidas Training by Runtastic

Adidas Running by Runtastic is easy to use, it allows you to connect with your loved ones on social media and it is suitable for both Android and iOS devices. The App offers 10 languages to reach a wider audience and they have workers from 40 Nations to cater to you.

However, some users complained about the GPS signal and the fact that the App drains the battery. But this is what Audrey, a 25 years old lady from France has to say. Is there something you are still curious about?

Please find out more about the App here.

Nike Training Club (NTC)

This is another smart fitness App with over 10 million downloads on the Google play store. It was released on December 5, 2012. The NTC fitness App has beginners, intermediate and advanced levels to suit the different categories of users.

With Nike Training Club, you’re guaranteed more than 185 workouts for free:

• Cardio to get your heart rate pumping.
• Invigorating yoga
• Endurance and mobility workout
• HT bodyweight-only workouts which require minimum or no equipment at all
• Body parts targeted workouts focussing on abs, arms, shoulder, glutes and legs
• HT boxing yoga strength

Benefits of Using NTC App

1. The App is free to use.

2. Provision of nutrition tips.

3. Adequate guidance leading to healthy habits.

4. It works well with Apple health.

5. It is available in different languages.

A user made a suggestion that there should be more programs and that they should 

increase the number of trainers for the advanced level.

Runkeeper

Runkeeper is also a fitness App that brags about more than 10 million downloads on Google play store. It was launched in 2008 and is available in 12 different languages.

Runkeeper is able to track more than 30 activities, these activities include Nordic working, boxing, and so on.

The following are some of the features of the runkeeper fitness app:

• Interesting night mode option
• Premium subscription
• Target pace workout
• Auto pause
• Freedom of tagging friends on a workout
• You can also join challenges where you are required to finish a task within a stipulated time.
• Countdown timer
• It syncs with Apple watch or Garmin devices, it’s not called smart for nothing.

The list above is a few of the features of runkeeper, if you’d like to know more before you explore the app click here. And if you want to know what others are saying and why over 10 million people are using this App, click here.

Conclusion

There are numerous smart fitness Apps that are available for your use but we have narrowed the very long list down to just 5 to make the decision easy for you. If you have used any of these apps before please share your experience with us and if you are currently using any, different from what is listed above, let us know what the journey feels like for you.