Home Workout App.

For the second post this week, I decided to look for an app that is similar to my favorite fitness app Sworkit. I found an app called Home Workout (5 minutes). The idea of this app is very similar to Sworkit, and has many similar features. The look of the app is very simple, and it is easy to navigate. This allows any ages to get into the workouts! The only downfall to this app is that it doesn’t look as good as the others. I was turned off from this app right when I opened it. I attempted the multi-workout stage, and I loved it! In just 5 minutes, you can burn calories.

 

I was watching Captain America today, and I decided to use this app between commercials since they are about 5 minutes long as well. I figured out that the workouts sometimes included dumbbells, and that is inconvenient for those who done own them. So if you choose the arms and chest workout, be sure to be around weights of some sort! This is the only downfall of this app. It is a nice little smaller version of Sworkit, and I believe it to be pretty helpful to someone who has access to a personal gym! 

Fitness Buddy

Hello again, Bloggers! This week I will be reviewing the app Fitness Buddy and I will add a few personal opinions about it as well. The Fitness Buddy not a fancy app, or even a pretty one. From the very first time I opened it, I was unimpressed by the home page. I really want the apps I use to look clean, and be easy to use. I also do not want any ads for additional purchases, which this app has. After battling the ads and finding a workout, it was a lot like the other apps I have reviewed.

The only thing I believe that this app is great for, is getting an understanding of how to properly execute the workout. Other than this, the app falls very short of my expectations of a fitness app. if you are a beginner, and want to learn how to do specific exercises, this app might be good for you, but I would also recommend you take a look at the previously published Sworkit app. I deleted this app after exploring it. Not very impressed at all. I am using this post as a warning for the Bloggers out there who are looking for something helpful!

Spring Break Exercise!

Hello, and welcome back to my blog! Instead of reviewing an application, I will give some helpful tips if you are ever in a place with high elevation! I am in Crested Butte Colorado for a couple days and the difference in elevation is already noticeable. Right when I got out of the car I could tell something was different. In high elevation, it is imperative that you drink LOTS of water. You can never drink enough within your first 12 hours in the mountains.


When up in the clouds, it is also important to realize that all of your movements will seem hindered. Your breathing will be difficult at times, and you will be exhausted after your first day or two. This is all completely normal. The oxygen level is different in higher elevation, so it is harder to supply your muscles with the oxygen it is used to. High level athletes train in the mountains for the extra edge it gives them!

Below you will find a short Youtube Video on Hiking in Crested Butte, and its different trails.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWC6L2woqC8

My Fitness Pal. Review

Hello again everyone, and thank you for visiting my blog again. This week, instead of researching an app. that helps you work out, or marks your workout progress, we will be discussing a dietary app. My Fitness Pal, is an app that is easy to use, and also excellent for tracking your weight goals. There is an easy access login where you can quickly create your account by using your Facebook. 

Once logged in, the application will ask you a series of questions so it can calibrate its information based on your goals. It will ask your activity level on an everyday basis so as to accurately determine how many calories you must eat, as well as how much you need to exercise weekly. Then it will ask how many pounds you want to lose each week. I selected two pounds a week, and then was alerted that, as a beginner, I should think about lowering my goals. After that confidence boost… I decided to go ahead and make losing two pounds a week my goal. The cheeky app will not scare me out of anything!

After 5 days of using this app, I am already down two pounds. I admit that I did exercise a little more than average in the last few days, but I am determined to beat this application. After tracking all of my meals, which are amazingly easy to find on the app., I can easily see what I can or can’t afford to eat. I love how easy to use this app is, and I love how you can find almost any food on the food search. I strongly believe that this app. is the start to eating right to lose weight. Two thumbs up for this week’s app!