TEMPO TESTED | READER RECOMMENDED
Tempo tested a broad range of apps, and asked for input from its readers. The Tempo Top 10 Fitness Apps is a list of products designed to help users to manage their wellness; measure their fitness goals, monitor chronic conditions, and promote mental well-being.
Here’s our list of top apps:
1. MyFitnessPal
- Use Case: This diet and exercise tracking app helps users manage their food intake, track calories, and monitor exercise routines.
- Key Features: This app has a large food database, barcode scanner for easy food tracking, integration with fitness devices, and progress reports.
- Best For: This app is great for weight management, calorie counting, and fitness tracking.
2. Headspace
- Use Case: This app is great for guided meditation and mindfulness; focused on reducing stress, improving sleep, and boosting focus.
- Key Features: The app’s features include meditation sessions, sleepcasts, mindfulness exercises, and daily guided practices.
- Best For: This app is great for mental health, stress relief, improving sleep quality, and mindfulness.
3. Fitbit
- Use Case: This app is good for health tracking, working with Fitbit wearables to monitor physical activity, sleep, heart rate, and other health metrics.
- Key Features: This app tracks steps, and includes heart rate monitoring, exercise tracking, sleep analysis, and personalized health insights.
- Best For: This app tracks fitness, heart health monitoring, and activity motivation.
4. Calm
- Use Case: This app promotes mental wellness app. It is designed to improve sleep, reduce anxiety, and promote mindfulness through guided meditation and soothing soundscapes.
- Key Features: This app’s features includes sleep stories, meditation programs, breathing exercises, and calming music.
- Best For: Stress reduction, improving sleep, anxiety management, and relaxation.
5. Apple Health
- Use Case: This app offers comprehensive health and integrates with iOS and Apple devices to track various health metrics like steps, heart rate, sleep, and nutrition.
- Key Features: The app offers health data aggregation from multiple sources, tracking of physical activity, sleep, mindfulness, nutrition, and more.
- Best For: General health tracking and integration with other fitness devices (Apple Watch, third-party apps).
6. Sleep Cycle
- Use Case: This app tracks sleep, analyzing sleep patterns and providing recommendations to improve sleep quality.
- Key Features: The app offers sleep analysis, smart alarm, sleep stage tracking, and detailed sleep reports.
- Best For: Improving sleep quality, tracking sleep patterns, and optimizing morning wake-ups.
7. Noom
- Use Case: This app promotes weight loss and wellness, focusing on behavior change and psychological approaches to health and fitness.
- Key Features: The app offers personalized coaching, meal tracking, emotional eating support, and progress tracking.
- Best For: Weight loss, healthy eating habits, and emotional health.
8. Strava
- Use Case: This fitness tracking app is ideal for runners, cyclists, and other outdoor athletes to track workouts and enable them to compete with others.
- Key Features: Key features are GPS tracking, workout analytics, social features for connecting with friends, and challenges.
- Best For: Runners, cyclists, and athletes who want to track outdoor activities and compete in challenges.
9. Lifesum
- Use Case: This app tracks diet and nutrition, helping users set healthy eating goals and track their food intake.
- Key Features: The app offers personalized meal plans, food scanner, calorie counter, and nutritional insights.
- Best For: Healthy eating, meal planning, and nutrition tracking.
10. Nike Training Club
- Use Case: This app provides a range of workout routines for all fitness levels, from beginner to advanced.
- Key Features: It offers free workout plans, video demonstrations, and personalized fitness programs tailored to users’ goals.
- Best For: Home workouts, strength training, and fitness motivation.
