The best fitness apps and gadgets will keep us motivated and motivated so we don't give up as easily as we might otherwise.
We are all aware of the curse of New Year's resolutions. Most of those well-meaning ones break even before the end of January. Exercising may sound like fun, but doing the same exercises every day quickly gets boring. In the end, we look in the mirror in despair, because after the first week we are still not any slimmer. Perseverance is a virtue that not everyone has. Surely everyone knows what they have already done for motivation. And that's exactly what the following allows us to do fitness apps and gadgets.
If smartphones and other entertainment electronics are to blame for devoting ourselves to them rather than ourselves, in some cases they prove to be an effective tool in finding motivation and vigorous training. All of a sudden there is no need for personal trainers and paying for advice on exercises, nutrition and the like. Our smart devices replace all that. Best apps and widgets they make up exercises for fitness, measure our performance, motivate us and even relax us.
The best fitness apps and gadgets
Nike+ Run Club
Nike has been one of the leading companies offering accessories for a more active lifestyle for many years. So it's no surprise that their Nike+ Run Club app is excellent. Not only does it track all the exercises we do, it also automatically creates new workouts for us and encourages us to beat our personal records.
It works through our smartphone, and if we own a special edition of the Apple Watch, we unlock certain extras when tracking exercise. The guided workouts have been joined by a collaboration with the Headspace app, so now we can relax and meditate in addition to the workout.
The MyFitnessPal app
Of course, nutrition is very important in maintaining a healthy body. Although it sounds boring, it is good to monitor the calorie intake in our body regularly. Maybe we are careful not to take in too many of them per day, or we are trying to gain muscle mass with the correct intake. The MyFitnessPal application not only records calories, but also looks for ways to reduce their number without suffering the amount of food consumed. It will warn us what we should eat more of and what we should eat less of.
The Zero app
We've all heard of countless different diets and other ways to lose weight. Did you know that we can lose weight just based on the time of day we eat? Well, it's not that simple. But the Zero application will help us determine what is best to eat and when we should fast. From daily to weekly routines, this kind of lifestyle is said to have many positive effects on the body, from better well-being and memory to blood sugar levels and, of course, lower body weight.
The app Zombies, Run!
We can also exercise by playing video games. One of the options is a selection of games and trackers for consoles, but we can play this game right through the smartphone. The game consists of exercising while dodging the living dead who are hunting us. By collecting virtual packages, we upgrade our base of survivors and protect them from "death". Well, this is also one of the motivations for exercising.
A clever Tangram seesaw
Jumping on the seesaw is probably something we did a lot in kindergarten and elementary school. But what was considered fun back then can actually be a fairly grueling endurance exercise. There are simple cradles, as well as ones that regularly monitor our progress and encourage us. We connect the Tangram smart swing via phone, and the built-in LED lights display data on jumps, time, and the like during mid-air exercise.
UpRight Go 2 posture sensor
Since most of the day these days consists of sitting at a desk, being careful about correct posture is very important. You probably straightened up quickly when you read it, but in a minute you'll be all hooked again. This smart posture coach will regularly alert you to your posture. In addition, it is so small that it will not be visible under a shirt. We wrote about what wrong posture does to our body. We don't want to become like Emma.
Garmin Venu smartwatch
Garmin Venu is another in a line of superior smartwatches in the world of fitness gadgets. Through it, we can find out practically everything, and a few things more. Measurement of heart rate, stress, number of breaths, energy in the body, sleep, menstrual cycle, fluid intake and sweat. In addition, it offers smart functions for reading text messages, e-mails and notifications on social networks. We can also pay with it. The battery lasts up to 5 days, and it is water resistant up to 5 ATM. On the beautiful AMOLED screen, animations of the exercise that we have to perform will be shown.
NutriBullet Balance smart blender
That being said, nutrition is very important in maintaining a healthy body. Fruits and vegetables can also be introduced into the body in the form of smoothies. Through the application that comes with the NutriBullet blender, we will be able to choose from hundreds of recipes for healthy smoothies, and for each one we will find out approximately how many calories we consumed and how much of it was fat, protein and sugar. The recipes were compiled by renowned nutritionists.
Apple Watch Series 5 Smartwatch
The Apple Watch is considered one of the most sophisticated smartwatches on the market when paired with an iPhone smartphone. With the help of extremely reliable sensors, we will always be up to date with what is happening in our body, from counting calories, heart rate and even things that may indicate some kind of cardiovascular disease. In addition, this is a great smartwatch for quickly keeping up with email, social media and text messages.
Powerbeats Pro wireless headphones
Wireless in-ear headphones that offer good sound reproduction and are very comfortable. Since they are sweat-resistant, they are also great for during exercise. Music gives us rhythm during exercise and subconsciously prevents us from finishing the exercise before a certain song ends. They don't offer newfangled goodies like active noise cancellation. However, thanks to the hooks around the ear, they will remain on the head regardless of what we do during exercise.
Eufy BodySense smart scale
Like the rest of the gadgets, the smart scale will track your progress after each workout. It will help you see how your weight has changed over time. And, of course, muscle mass, fat and water, as the scale will measure all of that as well. So that there will be no misunderstandings when the weight is still the same after weeks of exercise. It could be that we just got rid of fat and replaced it with muscle.
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