If your resolution this year was to start working out and you don’t feel like getting a gym membership, a fitness app might be for you. Last year, Amador’s freshmen utilized apps for online PE. 

¨Using a fitness app is very useful especially when starting out for general fitness. Starting out can be difficult and these apps are good for beginners,¨ said Micheal Hu (’23).

Here are three popular fitness apps that worked for them.

3. Freeletics 

Freeletics, released March 2013, is a fitness app that focuses on accessible workouts. Freeletics has a great user friendly interface. Unfortunately, Freeletics doesn’t live up to its name as a yearly subscription costs $74.99. However, Freeletics is still a great option for beginners. 

¨Fitness apps would monitor their [students’ time or distance and whether they were walking or running. It’s great because you could see the results,¨ said Amador PE teacher Dawn. Silva.

2. Sworkit

Sworkit, released in 2012, is a fitness app with multiple activities including: strength, cardio, yoga, and stretching. Strava is free; however, a monthly paid membership costs $9.99 and unlocks every workout available and ,customization options.

¨In quarantine it was really hard to get outside and Sworkit really helped motivate me to get exercise in and stay in shape. It was great because you didn’t need equipment you just need to follow the video. I recommend this app cause it’s easy to share your progress to other people,¨ said Krithika Subramaniam (’23).

1. Strava

Strava, released in 2009, is another fitness app that tracks exercise with GPS data. Strava tracks the distance of a jog or bike ride as well as how many calories were burned. An annual subscription costs about $5 per month and unlocks features such as speed, distance, and location.

¨I love Strava. I use Strava every day in my workouts because I like to track data, and Strava can track your distance and time and other things,¨ said Amador PE teacher Dawn Silva.

Honorable Mentions

4. Openfit

Openfit, released in 2015, is video-style fitness app, that users can stream from their Apple TV, Roku, FireTV, etc. The annual price comes out to $8 a month, which compared to other live fitness apps, is inexpensive. Openfit also has a customized meal option for individual diets and a stress relief section with live meditation and stretching.

5. Future 

Future, released December 14, 2020, is the newest app on this list. Future matches users with personal trainers in the country who build workouts for the users they train. Although downloading the app is free, a membership is about $149 per month. However, the app combines both personal training and the ease of working out at home.