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Friday, April 3, 2009
iFitness for iPhone: Great App for Exercise
Want a personal trainer but don't want to shell out the cash? I think we might have a solution that will meet you halfway in the middle. If you're an iPhone user, you might just be in luck. There's a new app on the block, called iFitness, that is basically a miniature personal trainer in your pocket.
This new iPhone app doesn't just tell you which workouts to do, and hopes that you will understand what they are saying, instead, they actually SHOW you. There are 110 fully illustrated exercises that not only tell you how to do it, but Show you in photos. Here's a bit more about the app, straight from the creators themselves:
So, what do you have to lose? Try it out, see how it works for you.
(image via iFitness)
Want a personal trainer but don't want to shell out the cash? I think we might have a solution that will meet you halfway in the middle. If you're an iPhone user, you might just be in luck. There's a new app on the block, called iFitness, that is basically a miniature personal trainer in your pocket.
This new iPhone app doesn't just tell you which workouts to do, and hopes that you will understand what they are saying, instead, they actually SHOW you. There are 110 fully illustrated exercises that not only tell you how to do it, but Show you in photos. Here's a bit more about the app, straight from the creators themselves:
"iFitness is our solution for expensive personal trainers at your local gym.
Performing an exercise incorrectly is harmful to your body, and repeating the same few exercises you know will never push you forward - that is why iFitness is so handy.
iFitness offers:
+ over 110 fully illustrated exercises with accompanying text
+ favorites option to create your own custom routine
+ preset routines that our experts have made for reaching different goals
+ exercises organized by the muscles they target...and more!
Constantly updating, and getting rave reviews - no wonder from Australia to the UK, we are the top selling worldwide fitness application!
Purchase your copy on iTunes today."
So, what do you have to lose? Try it out, see how it works for you.
(image via iFitness)
Labels: fitness, Iphone, iPhone App, Personal Trainer, Technology
¶ Friday, April 03, 2009 0 Comments
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Another Great iPhone App To Help You Stay Fit
We're living in a world surrounded by and filled with technology. I suppose when it comes to implementing it into your life you have to make a choice, either include it and help yourself out, or fight it and go it the old way. Now, using technology to help you is even easier, and we just found another iPhone application that can help you track your overall fitness, dieting, training and weight-loss plans. The app is called Lose It! and for the next few months is completely free...what do you have to lose?
Based on the reviews, this is not something to miss out on. Here is their official description:
Try it out, enjoy and thank us later.
We're living in a world surrounded by and filled with technology. I suppose when it comes to implementing it into your life you have to make a choice, either include it and help yourself out, or fight it and go it the old way. Now, using technology to help you is even easier, and we just found another iPhone application that can help you track your overall fitness, dieting, training and weight-loss plans. The app is called Lose It! and for the next few months is completely free...what do you have to lose?
Based on the reviews, this is not something to miss out on. Here is their official description:
"LOSE IT!
Succeed at weight loss with Lose It! Set goals and establish a daily calorie budget that enables you to meet them. Stay on track each day by recording your food and exercise and staying within your budget. Enter food and exercise easily using a searchable database. Quickly re-enter foods and meals you’ve had in the past. Lose It! is the most complete and streamlined weight loss application available for the iPhone. Lose It! will be available for free during the first six months of its release. Get it now while it’s still hot!"
Try it out, enjoy and thank us later.
Labels: diet, Health, Iphone, iPhone App, Technology, Weight loss
¶ Wednesday, February 04, 2009 0 Comments
Friday, January 30, 2009
Climbing App for your iPhone!
If you're the type of climber that likes to keep track of every single detail of your climbs, your work-outs and your daily climb related fitness endeavors, we just found the perfect iPhone application for you.
While none of us have actually tested the app, called SprayCaster, it does look like it might offer a few promising features. According to the article I read:
Interested? Check it out and report back to us if you like it or hate it. Use something else? We're all ears...sound off and let us know.
If you're the type of climber that likes to keep track of every single detail of your climbs, your work-outs and your daily climb related fitness endeavors, we just found the perfect iPhone application for you.
While none of us have actually tested the app, called SprayCaster, it does look like it might offer a few promising features. According to the article I read:
"The way the app works is that you can log each route you climb, indicating whether it was done on lead or not as well as if you onsighted/flashed or simply redpointed. Based on the criteria entered for each route, a score is assigned to indicate the overall effort associated with whatever it is that you did...Once you save the climbs, you can go back and view the log for an individual day in your history. The basic premise is that you should be able to easily compare your training days based on the score the app has assigned to each day."
Interested? Check it out and report back to us if you like it or hate it. Use something else? We're all ears...sound off and let us know.
Labels: App, climbing, Iphone, iPhone App, Technology
¶ Friday, January 30, 2009 0 Comments
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
RunKeeper iPhone App Right Up Our Alley
The simple fact that you're on this blog right now tells me two things: First, that you're the rad type of person that is into climbing, cycling, fitness and keeping your a finely tuned machine. Second, it shows me that you're also keyed in with technology, you dig(g) blogs, newsreaders, and most likely, if you haven't been under a rock for the past few months, certain new technology that lets you do all of those things...iPhones and their apps.
So, knowing these two things about you, I am able to state with some certainty, that you'll be pretty excited about the awesome iPhone app I found. You'll probably be even More excited, however, that the price of the aforementioned app has been reduced, from $9.99 to FREE. Yep, Free. The app, called RunKeeper, takes your GPS enabled iPhone (the new 3G model) and uses that GPS to "enable runners, cyclists, hikers, skiers, walkers, etc. to track their outdoor fitness activities and promote good health." So, if you're into outdoor fitness, and as we've already established, the fact you are here proves you are, this is the exact app you'll want to throw onto your phone.
Check out the features of RunKeeper, and what all it will record for you:
That, to me, is worth $9.99, but the kind folks at RunKeeper, in an attempt to build up their community a bit, are giving it away. The "Free" might not last forever, so if I were you, boot up the App Store and start downloading! ¶ Wednesday, October 22, 2008 0 Comments
The simple fact that you're on this blog right now tells me two things: First, that you're the rad type of person that is into climbing, cycling, fitness and keeping your a finely tuned machine. Second, it shows me that you're also keyed in with technology, you dig(g) blogs, newsreaders, and most likely, if you haven't been under a rock for the past few months, certain new technology that lets you do all of those things...iPhones and their apps.
So, knowing these two things about you, I am able to state with some certainty, that you'll be pretty excited about the awesome iPhone app I found. You'll probably be even More excited, however, that the price of the aforementioned app has been reduced, from $9.99 to FREE. Yep, Free. The app, called RunKeeper, takes your GPS enabled iPhone (the new 3G model) and uses that GPS to "enable runners, cyclists, hikers, skiers, walkers, etc. to track their outdoor fitness activities and promote good health." So, if you're into outdoor fitness, and as we've already established, the fact you are here proves you are, this is the exact app you'll want to throw onto your phone.
Check out the features of RunKeeper, and what all it will record for you:
"Some of the data we enable you to track: - duration - distance - pace - speed - total rise - altitude versus speed - path traveled on a map"
That, to me, is worth $9.99, but the kind folks at RunKeeper, in an attempt to build up their community a bit, are giving it away. The "Free" might not last forever, so if I were you, boot up the App Store and start downloading! ¶ Wednesday, October 22, 2008 0 Comments
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Track Your Runs & Rids on Your New Iphone
With the introduction of new applications for the iphone, there have been numerous fitness based apps appearing in the iTunes store. One of these is RunKeeper, a $9.99 training assistant, that allows you to track your runs & rides by keeping GPS. It keeps track of:
- Duration
- Distance
- Pace
- Speed
It even plots your route on Google maps.
Here is a demo:
- Duration
- Distance
- Pace
- Speed
It even plots your route on Google maps.
Here is a demo:
Labels: cycling, fitness, Iphone, tips
¶ Tuesday, August 12, 2008 0 Comments
