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10 Best Workout Apps for Android and iOS

Going to the gym is undoubtedly a good strategy to keep fit; however, the existence of preference facilitates varying needs. Not everyone can afford to keep up with going to the gym for diverse reasons; hence, they desire a way to work out in private. In this case, you could employ a private instructor or use workout apps like the ones that would be discussed in this article of the 10 best workout apps for Android and iOS.

Workout apps are essential provisions for people who desire to workout outside of the gym. They help you make the most out of the resources available in your home to keep fit. They are also aids to help keep you purpose-driven, in a bid to keeping you on the fitness lifestyle.

Choosing the top-notch fitness apps surely isn’t the easiest thing. Today we have some inefficient apps present on apps stores, which means you are likely to have the wrong one installed if you aren’t well informed. However, you don’t really need to bother much, as this article streamlines your search to a list of 10 of the best workout apps available on Android and iOS platforms. These apps are listed as follows:

1. Peloton

Peleton is packed with features that set it as one of the aptest apps for having workouts outside the gym. It is an app you should install if you need to keep up with the habit of keeping fit.

The whole fitness venture in the app is split into categories that include strength, yoga, cardio, and mediation. Choose your suited category and then proceed to continue with the provided tasks to achieving your goal.

Inside the app, you will also find a plethora of live sessions championed by professional coaches. Ideal, each live sessions last between 10 to 60 minutes. Peleton happens to be one of those workout apps that offers workout instructions audio format, which typically removes the need to keep gazing at the screen and thus allows you to exercise outdoors.

Using the Pelethon workout app will cost you about $12.99 a month after a free 30-day trial. However, enthusiasts who already purchased the Peloton bike won’t have to pay for this subscription as it’s free from them.

2. Aaptiv

Aaptiv sets in motion digital features that would help you stay focused on your body fitness. It basically turns your mobile device into your fitness buddy.

Built into the app is a system that allows you to get coached remotely by professionals. Workouts in the Aaptiv category are split into different category including stretching, strength. The system lets you set the duration and difficulty level of the chosen activity, which would sort of show your progress as per endurance.

In a similar fashion to the already discussed peloton app, the Aaptiv also lets you get workout briefings in audio form, which means you don’t have to stay glued to your screen, which can sometimes be tiring; however, I feel watching the videos is a good way to know the exact form you should take for each activity. Enthusiasts who are into workout music will be served with a robust library of songs, which is thanks to Aaptiv’s license.

Using the Aaptiv app will require a monthly fee of $15 a month, which is slightly more expensive than the $12 fee on the Peloton app.

3. Fitbit Coach

Seeing Fitbit on this list shouldn’t really come as a surprise if you are conversant with Fitbit wear, which is a fitness aid built in a wristwatch form. The Fitbit coach is Fitbit’s provision for enthusiasts who desire to get fit outside of conventional fitness centers. As such, the app is packed with a ton of fitness-oriented features.

It all begins with the registration process, where you are required to undergo an eight-minute fitness test that helps the system ascertain the tier that best suits your pursuit of fitness. You also get to choose from a list of instructors that will guide you, demystify the process of fitness, making it more approachable and attainable for you.

Please note that you aren’t necessitated to own a Fitbit wear go to use this app. It’s an independent app meant to be installed on mobile devices. Having said that, Fitbit Coach’s premium package will require you to pay $9.99 per month or $79.99 a year.

4. Adidas Training and Running by Runtastic

 

It turns out that the makers of one of the world’s most used sport wear also have a workout app annex. This shouldn’t really come as a surprise because Adidas is one of the big players in the sports/fitness niche.

The Adidas training app pretty much bears a ton of what you would probably expect from a mobile workout app, as it’s designed to keep you fit without having to be gym-bound.

Many workout tutorials can be grasped either via audio or video, which should suit your indoor and outdoor needs, whichever style you prefer. However, you are sort of deprived of coaches; the workout scheme here is based on copying the examples, doing it for the duration you are instructed. The app also lets you create customized workout steps to suit your needs.

The Adidas training app’s premium package will cost you $9.99 a month or $49.99 a year.

5. Nike Training Club

Yet another sport wear brand in the fitness app business, which again doesn’t really come as a surprise. Like the Adidas training club app, the Nike training club app was designed to help you keep fit on a solo basis. It lessens the need to go to the gym.

Onboard the app, are free workout contents split into three categories, namely endurance, strength, mobility, and Yoga, which are targeted at meeting the different needs of enthusiasts. What’s more? There are workout techniques on this platform that don’t require you to grab any equipment, which is pretty much one of the ideal features since you would mostly be working outside the gym.

Enthusiasts can also listen to workout directions via audio and also pair with their favorite songs for increased zeal. However, you are required to download each workout content before viewing it. In addition, the Nike training app is free to use.

6. Zwift

 

Still on the topic of best workout apps for android and iOS. Zwift is yet another highly recommended workout app you should totally consider. However, it isn’t really hardware-free like the already listed options. The Zwift app is aimed to be paired with a cycling machine and a treadmill. So you will find workout sections that are suited with directions on using these types of equipment to keep fit.

Enthusiasts who have this equipment in place can proceed to explore the running and riding tutorials available within the app. Much like the already listed apps, the Zwift app is available on both the Google Playstore and the Apple app store for downloads.

7. 7 Minute Work Out

The 7-minute workout app is a companion app designed to keep you abreast with your fitness goals. It’s an app you consider if you desire to work out privately.

Inside the app, you will find a generous list of workout routines aimed at exercising different parts of the body. Workout routines can be followed via visual aids or audio, which will help you in scenarios where you workout in places were gazing on your mobile device isn’t convenient.

Please note that the 7-minute workout app was only available on the Google Playstore for Android, as at the time this article was written.

8. MyFiteness Pal

Eating healthy is very imperative in your goal to keeping fit, working out, and having an unhealthy diet could be heading for futility. The MyFitness Pal sets things in place, offering enthusiasts provisions that can help them keep fit and eat healthily.
For starters, the MyFitness Pal app features a built-in calorie tracker that helps you decipher the effect of the food you are about to consume. It helps you track nutrients  – calories, macros (carbs, fat, protein), sugar, fiber, cholesterol, and more.
As its major priority and offering, inside the MyFitness pal app is a plethora of workout exercises to keep you fit regardless of your absence from a proper gym. As part of keeping the motivation on, enthusiasts can sync their accounts on different devices, allowing you workout, regardless of the device in hand.  The app is packed with many features. Exploring the app will actually reveal its total potential.

9. You Are Your Own Gym

This is legit and one of the most down-to-earth names on the best workout/fitness apps list. The “You are own gym,” as its name implies, is an app created to help enthusiasts stay in top shape without having to be gym bound.

Creators of this workout app said — you don’t need an expensive gym membership or bulky exercise gear to stay fit and healthy, and they made this clear with the workout routine provided in the app.

Workouts on the app are based on Mark Lauren’s book and exercise system. Inside the app, you will find workout plans, short routines, warm-ups, and cool-downs, that basically don’t require conventional equipment.

The “You are your own” app premium will cost you $4.99.

10. Kineticoach

Last but certainly not least, is the Kineticoach app, which also has the same purpose as the already discussed app. If you love to keep fit in your private, then you should totally consider the Kineticoach app, as it aims at bringing you fitness.

The Kineticoah app features over 1000 workouts for keeping fit, fitness goals, level of fitness, and lots more. The workout exercise example is served as gifs and videos for easy comprehension. What’s more? The Kineticoach premium subscription will cost you $9.99 per month.

Wrapping up

Keeping fit is essential to healthy living; however, keeping fit isn’t really an easy thing to do, which is all thanks to daily schedules, laziness, and procrastination. However, keeping abreast with any of the apps discussed in this article of best workout apps for Android and iOS would go a long way in keeping you motivated and dedicated.

If you have any other recommendations not mentioned in this article or any personal favorites, do well to let us about them in the comment section below.

Alexis Daudu

Tech Enthusiast, Python coder, Physicists, and a freak around cameras.

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