Training for a marathon? Looking for a healthy salmon recipe? Want to try a new yoga pose everyday? THERE’S AN APP for that. Today’s trend is Health and Fitness Apps. Wellness, fitness and nutrition is such a broad category and there are apps out there today that touch on everything from training, to eating, to mental health. I must admit, I find browsing through apps to be little bit tedious, but I love a good app once I get comfortable with it. My FAVORITE apps usually come to me as suggestions from friends. This week it is my pleasure to suggest 2 great apps to you all. Try them out and PLEASE let me know which apps you love.
HowGood — Picture this, you’re at your local grocery market, wizing through and checking items off your list and your next item is ‘orange juice’. Simple enough. But once you make your way to the oj section you find 3 different brands of organic orange juice. You COULD pick the one with the cutest packaging, but you SHOULD download the HowGood app, whip out your phone, scan a bar code or two and find out which brand uses little to no processing, works directly with growers, abide by fair labor conditions, is produced locally, is free of extraneous ingredients, and more. I love this. It might seem a little time consuming at first, but take a quality over quantity perspective. This little bit of OJ is going to feed your body and your single purchase is going to support a business — select a brand that deserves your loyalty.
BURNthis– We often turn to apps for scientific and mathematical answers — current surf conditions, nutritional data, miles run. But apps can be great for those less quantifiable workout essentials like motivation and inspiration. BURNthis has developed a virtual community for health and fitness minded people. Download BURNthis and find an instant sense of comradery with other everyday people working out, living life and posting photos and mantras along the way. The app offers up hashtag ‘challenges’ (ie. post a workout pic with the #myevolution) and gives away prizes. But, the real prize is an evolving photo album of inspiring pics that make you feel happy to hit the ground running and give you a place to share pics of that gorgeous smoothie bowl you made for breakfast.
Don’t hold out on me — Let me know your go-to health and wellness apps!
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