PLANNING AND LEADERSHIP FOR A BETTER WORLD
PLANNING AND LEADERSHIP FOR A BETTER WORLD When Hollywood starlets and fitness professionals want to make a video--from "Jane Fonda's Workout" to "Billy Blanks' BootCamp"--they go to Watch It Now TV Inc., a leader in fitness production with hundreds of celebrity workout DVDs. But founder and certified CrossFit instructor Darren Capik is also an avid user of smartphones. And although he does not produce or promote applications, he believes the technology is a key new ingredient to getting and keeping people interested in staying fit.
"Apps are a fun way to add an element of technology to your workout," said Capik. "We all have smartphones now, but there are thousands of apps available making the choice a bit overwhelming. What I like about all the apps here is that they all have the best thing anyone can look for in an app--simplicity. What you want is to start up, get right on it and work it through--especially someone new to fitness."
SixPack App Pro demonstrates how to do each exercise and what pitfalls to avoid.
Here are Capik's choices of Top 10 Fitness Apps:
"Incredibly easy to go in, find the proper way to do each exercise, and get started," said Capik.
A catalog of exercises with and without weights, as well as warmups, stretching and yoga basics to complete your workout and to avoid injuries. Exercise descriptions, tips and common mistakes are organized by body area--chest, legs, arms, et alia--as well as by the type of equipment--dumbell, tubing, medicine ball, et alia. Compete workouts that mix up the exercises are also provided, including special versions for traveling, doing circuits and regimes like alternating push/pull exercises.
2) Calorie Counter by FatSecret
"Adds the element of food that you can make, suggesting recipes along with the basic calorie-counting function," said Capik.
After setting current weight and target weight, the calorie counter lets you do just that--count calories--which it tracks along with exercise (including sleeping which it claims burns about 80 calories an hour). By tallying up your calorie intake and outflow, users can consistently manage their weight, plus it includes recipes to meet specific caloric-intake goals.
3) DailyBurn
"A combination of workout and calories counter--a little tricky to follow, but good for sophisticated users," said Capik.
This application recommends a daily workout to its users based on stated goals and progress made toward them already. A video instructor takes you through each workout, including several alternatives so you can mix it up. It includes elements of a personal trainer with automated tools for tracking your progress over time in greater detail.
"Nothing sophisticated about this app--just a collection of great nutrition facts and a great diversion while you're waiting in line somewhere," said Capik.
This application offers a comprehensive set of health and nutrition tips. For instance, buffalo wings are so named because these spicy chicken wings were invented in Buffalo, N.Y. When you find a gem--such as "people who eat breakfast improve their memory"--you can easily post it to Twitter or Facebook.
5) Authentic Yoga with Deepak Chopra
"Yoga is all about mind/body integration, and Deepak Chopra shows how to tap your inner being while doing yoga," said Capik.
This application introduces yoga poses and proper breathing techniques with audio (using Deepak Chopra's legendary voice) as well as video clips showing all the details. Instead of measuring length in minutes--stop-watch style--the number of breaths is designated for each pose and routine sequence, organized by exerience level as well as by common complaints, such as "Yoga for Back Pain." Budding yogis can also organize their own unique routines by selecting from menus to set them up.
For the rest of the list, we’ll discuss fitness applications that integrate cloud-analytics and social media. Click here for the list of those apps.
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