fitness app - PSafe Blog Articles and news about Mobile Security, Android, Apps, Social Media and Technology in general. Thu, 19 Jan 2023 14:49:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/cropped-psafe_blog_purple-shield-32x32.png fitness app - PSafe Blog 32 32 <![CDATA[Keeping Up With the Rates: Track Your Heart Rate]]> https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/keeping-rates-track-heart-rate/ Wed, 05 Oct 2016 22:49:39 +0000 https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/?p=4420 Do you want to track your heart rate by using your smartphone? Now your Android device can be used to help you keep up with just a touch of your finger.

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While Apple needs to approve everything that goes into their App Store, Android is far more open when it comes to adding apps to Google Play. Because of this, there are a number of excellent apps that are both well written and totally free! In this article, we’ll take a look at the best apps for people who want to stay in shape and monitor their heart rate.

Heart Rate
It has a straightforward name, but it definitely gets the job done! With 3.9 out of a possible 5 stars, this app provides real-time PPC graphs, heart rate zones, a measurement history, and the ability to share your rates to social media. Registering unlocks other benefits like profile customization and Google Fit integration!

Read More: 7 of the Best Apps to Help You Get in Shape

Unique Heart Rate Monitor
Scoring an impressive 4.4 out of 5 stars, this app is excellent for both health monitoring and training. Users have commented that it is extremely accurate and helps motivate them to keep fit. It allows users to keep a history of their heart rate and puts timestamps on the readings, and provides a graph of previous measurements so they can track their heart rate trends.

Instant Heart Rate
Receiving a very respectable 4.3 out of 5 stars, Instant Heart Rate is one of the most popular heart rate monitoring apps, as it has received nearly 300,000 reviews. By placing their index finger on their phone’s camera, users are able to find their heart rate and track it in real-time with the apps built in chart. Like Heart Rate, this app also offers PPG graphs and heart rate measurements, but is aware enough to monitor cardio during workouts as well.

Runtastic Heart Rate Monitor
Another extremely popular app (nearly 150,000 reviews) that scores well is Runtastic Heart Rate Monitor. Specifically marketed to runners, the app works similar to Instant Heart Rate, monitoring user’s rate via the phone’s camera. It also features graphs, pulse rate measurement types, and the ability to upload results to the runtastic.com.

For more useful apps, check out our blog’s Apps section!

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<![CDATA[MyFitnessPal: An Easier Way to Lose Weight]]> https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/myfitnesspal-easier-way-lose-weight/ Fri, 01 Jul 2016 13:53:02 +0000 https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/?p=1869 We all know losing weight isn’t easy, but MyFitnessPal can be a great help when it comes to losing–and keeping–the weight off

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MyFitnessPal is an online calorie counter, and diet plan that has the largest food database of any Android calorie counter (over 6 million foods are included, as well as diets like Atkins, the South Beach Diet, the Zone, and more).

The app tracks your diet, and exercise to determine optimal caloric intake, and nutrients for the users’ goals, and even uses gamification elements to help motivate users.

Not only is the app free, and easy to use, but there are also no strings attached when it comes to signing up.

Why Choose MyFitnessPal?

Study after study has confirmed the benefits of paying attention to the food you eat, and the activities you partake in. In fact, results show that the more consistently you track your food intake, the more likely you are to shed the extra pounds.

Every successful weight management program suggests that you keep a food diary, or an activity log. But, recording everything you eat without the right tools can be tedious at best, or impossible at worst.

MyFitnessPal remembers all the foods you’ve eaten, and all the activities you’ve completed, making it easy to add those foods, and workouts to your log, again and again. The best part? You don’t have to pay a cent!

Read More: 3 Best Android Apps for Healthier Eating

How Can You Get Started?

Download the app, make an account, and enter all the required data, including your gender, weight, goal weight, activity level, etc.

Once you’ve launched the app, you can track all of your meals. Food and exercise entry is amazingly fast, and straightforward. Just tap the “add to diary” icon in the top middle of the screen. This will be where you input your meals, recipes, and workouts throughout the day. Your profile can be accessed anytime through a mobile device, or on the MyFitnessPal website.

If you think you’ll need some additional support or motivation, MyFitnessPal has got you covered. The app offers optional discussion forums where you can share your tips, receive and offer encouragement, and make friends.

Change Your Lifestyle and Fitness Today

What are you waiting for? Improve your health, and fitness today with this handy app . Think you’ll give MyFitnessPal a try? Already a user? Let us know in the comments below! We’d love to hear your feedback.

Then be sure to check out PowerPRO, an app that can keep your phone as fit as you are by helping the battery stay full. This way, when you’re jogging to your favorite playlists, or buying a veggie smoothie, your phone can keep up!

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<![CDATA[Better, Faster, Stronger: 5 Top Fitness Apps for Android]]> https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/better-faster-stronger-5-top-fitness-apps-android/ Tue, 21 Jun 2016 21:39:24 +0000 https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/?p=1614 Are you looking to get in shape this summer? Check out these top 5 fitness apps for Android, and start improving your workout today

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When it comes to getting in shape, losing weight, or meeting your fitness goals, nothing works better than a healthy diet, and regular exercise. That said, it doesn’t hurt to get a little outside help along the way. No matter where you’re headed on your fitness journey, these apps can help you get there:

1. FitNotes 

One of the harder parts of getting in shape is tracking your performance. FitNotes can help with that. Simply enter the exercise you’ve completed, the weight you lifted, or the distance you traveled, and save it. Over time, this free app records your workout regimen, assessing where you’ve progressed, and where you’ve regressed. You can even have alerts set on your phone for when certain goals are reached.

2. Google Fit

Google Fit is a superb, free activity tracker that keeps real-time tabs on your exercise. As you walk, run, or move throughout the day, your phone automatically records this data. Set goals based on calories burned, or steps walked, and see real improvement over time. As a bonus, this app is compatible with the Android Watch wearable too!

Read More: Wearable Technology for Pro Baseball Players

3. 7 Minute Workout

Not all of us have time in the day to spend hours hitting the weight rack, or running the track. If this sounds familiar to you, consider 7 Minute Workout. This app outlines seven exercises for high-intensity circuit training that only require a chair, a wall, and some motivation. You can even stream videos on how to correctly perform certain workouts in-app.

3. Calorie Counter (MyFitnessPal) 

Fitness is 90% diet, and 10% exercise, so knowing how many calories you need per day is crucial to staying healthy. With a database of over 6 million foods, the Calorie Counter app is perfect for this task. After inputting personal data, this app creates a diet, and exercise regimen tailored just for you. With this app, you can keep your calorie intake in check, your dietary choices clean, and your body fit.

4. Moves 

A healthy lifestyle doesn’t begin, and end at the gym, so why not track your health throughout the day? That’s what the Moves app is designed to do. This app is always on, creating a timeline of where, when, and how much you’re moving each day (and how many calories are being burned in the process). With its clean, simple interface, you’ll get to see how much your small changes are making a big impact, and stay motivated to reach your health goals.

Ready for a Workout?

A fit body requires dedication, hard work, and time, but your phone can improve its performance much faster than you can. Simply download PSafe TOTAL, and in a matter of minutes, see how your Android phone can work even harder, and faster than you can!

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<![CDATA[What the NBA Fit Android App Can Do for You]]> https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/nba-fit-android-app-can/ Wed, 15 Jun 2016 20:42:01 +0000 https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/?p=1511 Want to work out like an athlete? Get in shape with the latest NBA Fit Android app, and see how you compete

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You don’t need to be a basketball fan to appreciate Android’s NBA Fit app, but it certainly helps. Why? This app, released by the NBA, sends users fitness tips and tricks from their favorite NBA and WNBA players.

What Is NBA Fit?

Although it may seem like an activity-tracker, NBA Fit is not a replacement for Under Armour’s UA Record app. In fact, they should be used together! NBA Fit is like a fitness-focused Facebook. You can share status updates, view fitness related videos, and get tips you can actually use.

Tips from league coaches can help you build up strength, and improve conditioning. Join challenges, from the NBA and WNBA, for virtual competition. While in the app, you can see how many days of the competition are left, where you are currently in your fitness journey, how many workouts you’ve completed, and more.

It pays to push yourself. Browse the leaderboards by sex and age to see where you fit in. You can easily see how many miles other users have logged. If you start climbing the leaderboards, you could win tickets to a game. Now that’s one way to get motivated, and keep yourself going!

How to Use NBA Fit

When you combine NBA Fit with the Under Armour Record app, you can view more fitness information, including your sleep pattern, number of steps, current nutrition, weight, and workout regimen.

NBA Fit will include new challenges, and goals to help you stay focused. Use the handy tips and videos to see the right way to train, and better avoid any bench-inducing injuries.

Get your friends on board. Then, you can comment, like, and view your pal’s uploaded images, videos, and workouts. You can even follow your favorite superstar athletes for a peek behind the scenes before they hit the court.

Be careful when choosing accounts to follow. So far, the app has yet to release a “verified” version, so it can be hard to figure out which basketball star is actually a basketball star.

App Ready Android

Don’t let your Android phone slow you down. Instead, get it working like new again with PSafe TOTAL. Speed up your phone, protect it from virus and malware attacks, and take control of your device’s safety.

Want to check out some other sports apps? Check out our blog, and read up on the 5 best apps for sports lovers, like you!

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