Best Fitness Apps

12 Apps For (Almost) Every Kind of Fitness Regimen

As you look to push your fitness routine this year, combine your love for technology and health with fitness apps that boost your training. Whether you're pushing to improve your run times or hoping to find a new cycling route, we've rounded up 12 of the best apps to enhance your workout experience and get you moving with a purpose.

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Weight Training
  • Nike Training Club (Free, pictured): Along with 85 custom-built workouts, there are also exclusive sessions from celebrities and pro athletes. Even better? Detailed instruction and audio support ensure that you use proper form.
  • FitnessFast ($2): The exercise library — categorized by body zone — is simple to navigate. You can also create custom exercises, add notes to your workouts, track your body statistics, and use a timer for your sets.
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Yoga
  • Yoga Stretch ($1, pictured): This app includes traditional and Vinyasa flow poses, allowing you to create and save up to five custom yoga sessions. Not only can you play your own iTunes music in the background, but you'll also have an audio instructor to guide you through the practice.
  • All-In Yoga ($1): With more than 300 poses — each including photo, video, and audio guides — this app is a no-brainer. HD-quality content means crisp, clear video, plus you have access to over 30 breathing exercises and 40 yoga sessions.
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Cycling
  • Strava Cycling (Free, pictured): This app allows you to log your rides, map your routes, track your progress, and compare your results.
  • Cyclemeter GPS Bike Computer ($3): Record your time, location, distance, elevation, and speed — plus stats, maps, and graphs to help you compete against your previous workouts.
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Running
  • RunKeeper (Free, pictured): Easy to use, this app tracks your distance, time, and route. Not only does the data sync to the RunKeeper website, but also, you can also set target pace goals for yourself or create interval workouts with an audio coach.
  • MapMyRUN GPS Running (Free): You can track and log your pace, distance, calories, elevation, stats, and nutrition with this app. Plus, you can visit the related website for more in-depth reports.
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Pilates
  • Pilates Interactive ($2, pictured): This app guides you through mat exercises with high-quality video featuring master teacher Rael Isacowitz. Follow the professional routines or build your own.
  • Pilates Workouts (Free): With this app, you can choose from 11 free Pilates workouts, plus 80 others available for purchase.
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Swimming
  • Go Swim (Free, pictured): A library of free drills with video to help improve your strokes, turns, and starts. Each week, you'll also have access to swimming-related photos, articles, and practices for inspiration.
  • iSwimTimes ($5): The app serves as a detailed swim log, which includes a stopwatch, lap counter, and a variety of reports to analyze your progress.
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