April 7th is celebrated as the World Health Day, and to contribute to it, we bring you the top ten Windows apps for fitness and health, all available for free at the Windows Store. (The listed apps are free unless otherwise stated.)
- 6-Week Training:
Now turn your living room into a gym with the 6-week training app that works as a personal trainer. Transform yourself keeping your personal goals in sight. Take tests for each kind of exercise, which will put you in the appropriate workout level and keep track of your workout. Monitor your progress by looking through the logs and charts available.
- YogaCure:
Let the power of yoga balance, purify and strengthen your body and mind. Begin your yogic journey here with an extremely user friendly and detailed YogaCure app.
- My Daily Fitness Guide:
As the name suggests, My Daily Fitness Guide is your personal trainer and nutritionist. This is Gold Gym’s official Windows app and helps you reach your ideal body weight and stay fit. With the provision of gym workout logs, customized workout and diet plans, daily workout reminders and photos to track your progress, this app ensures you have everything that you need to get that ideal body.
- powernAPP:
Stressed out? A power nap is just what you need to rejuvenate and knock back stress. The powernAPP helps you do that by allowing you to set alarms, monitor sleeping patterns and assisting with napping tips so you get your required quota of shuteye.
- Endomondo Sports Tracker:
The only portable personal trainer and fitness partner you can carry around in your pocket, the Endomondo Sports tracker uses the built-in GPS to track your fitness – running, cycling, walking and more. On top of all this, you get audio feedback on your performance during your workout. And meanwhile your friends can follow you live and pep up your performance, all in real-time.
- MSN Health & Fitness:
The MSN Health & Fitness app brings you 1000+ exercise and workout videos, a nutritional and medical reference. Additionally, trackers for diet and exercise help you meet your health goals.
- Workout Scheduler:
The highest-rated fitness apps on Windows store, the Workout Scheduler lists out thousands of workouts. Along with this, you get step-by-step instructions. Clear illustrations provide easy understanding of moves. No more excuses for not losing weight and getting into shape! If that wasn’t all, you have the option to share your favorite workouts with your Facebook friends.
- Livescape:
Exclusive to Windows users, this app works as ‘health lifestyle’ app, rather than narrowing down its impact to any specific ailment. It is, in effect, an activity and nutrition journal, complete with features like GPS tracking, ability to count steps, and keep a log of your daily activity. It is also a calorie burn calculator and weight tracker apart from keeping a watch on daily calorie consumption. This app is available on the Windows Store for Rs 260.
- Runtastic Pushups:
If you thought push-ups were hard work and unachievable outside the gym – think again. The Runtastic app works as your personal push-up trainer, helping you reach your “push-up” targets with its efficient and easy-to-follow plans. Available free on the Windows Store.
- Homemade Remedies:
Imagine someone waking up to a sore throat or a joint pain. But all that isn’t stopping the boss from tasking that someone with making a presentation to the Marketing Head of ABC Corporation. Worry no more – the Homemade Remedies app has every kind of cure for some of the most common health problems including ailments such as obesity, diabetes, skin and hair woes.
