5 Must-Have Fitness Apps

1. MapMyRun: Free, Available for iPhone and Android

• Record activities, including pace, distance, and location
• Create long-term graphs of workouts
• Share with friends
• Store nutrition data
• Find maps and routes
• Bottom line: This is the all-in-one fitness app. Track your runs and record your progress. Add motivation by sharing with friends!

2. MyFitnessPal Calorie Counter: Free, Available for iPhone, Android, Blackberry, and Windows Phone

• Food and exercise tracker counts calories consumed and burned
• Scan barcodes to log food items
• Measure nutritional value of home cooked meals by inputting recipes
• Track exercises and create goals
• Bottom line: This app allows you to balance eating healthy with exercise to find a fit lifestyle that works for you!

3. Zombies, Run!: $3.99, Available for iPhone and Android

• Run like you are in a video game
• Be chased by zombies and save civilization
• Track your stats online: how many zombies you avoided, what supplies you picked up, and how many people you save
• Bottom line: Being chased by zombies is great running motivation. This app will get you to run farther and faster!

4. Pocket Yoga: $2.99, Available for iPhone and Android

• Cheaper than an actual yoga class
• Choose from individual poses or one of 27 full sessions, which differ in difficulty and length
• Sessions are narrated and designed by yoga professionals
• Bottom line: Learn yoga the easy way! The app comes with illustrations and explanations of each pose. In addition, it includes a dictionary of yoga terms.

5. Charity Miles: Free, Available for iPhone and Android

• Raise money for every mile you run, walk, or bike
• Choose from 20 participating charities
• Earn 10 cents/mile biking or 25 cents/mile running
• Bottom line: Donate without opening your wallet! This app allows you to feel twice as good when you run, knowing that you are helping your body and helping the world.