Weight loss is hard work, and using technology to your advantage can take some of the stress out of the process of dropping pounds. At Evidation, we're here to help you meet your fitness goals. Whether you're looking to lose weight, run a faster mile, consistently attend yoga, or simply be more active throughout the day, Evidation is here to support you. Here, we'll take a look at the best fitness apps for helping you lose weight.
Best apps for planning and tracking workouts
Whether you're a newbie in the gym or you're a personal trainer, planning your own workouts can be time-consuming. When you use an app to plan your workouts, you'll get the benefit of a plan designed with the equipment you have that fits into the time you have available, all while supporting your weight loss goals.
Let's take a look at a few of our favorite workout planning apps that you can use in the gym or at home.
FitBod
This easy-to-use fitness app uses artificial intelligence to create routines based on your performance, utilizing progressive overload to help you make progress toward strength and weight loss goals. The app's library with hundreds of exercises ensures that you'll never do the same workout twice (unless you want to), and you'll be able to view videos and written instructions from trainers working through each move. FitBod's data-driven approach makes the app a great fit for experienced exercisers and newbies alike. Bonus: FitBod easily integrates with MyFitnessPal and Lose It!
8fit
Heralded for its ability to keep users motivated and engaged, 8fit offers customized exercise routines that include bodyweight exercises, HIIT workouts, yoga, and strength training to help you hit your goals. Workouts are quick, effective, and come with easy-to-follow recipes to help you refuel after you finish your workout. You'll love the progress tracking features of 8fit—you'll get to see yourself losing weight and getting stronger over time.
RunKeeper
Whether you hit the treadmill or prefer to pound the pavement throughout the great outdoors, RunKeeper offers countless tracking and motivational options to keep you pushing through, one mile after the next. Whether you're looking to lose weight, run a faster mile, or train for a race, the app can set you up with a training plan designed for your goals. At the end of each run, you'll get to see immediate stats that show how you're progressing, providing you with a sense of well-earned accomplishment for a job well done. Pro tip: Check out the coach-guided runs when you're in need of some extra motivation.
All the apps listed above—and many others—sync with Apple Health and other services that track your health at the macro level. When you connect your Apple Health, Google Fit, Oura Ring, or other tracking app to Evidation, you'll get the benefit of sharing your workout data (if you choose) to earn rewards and inform content-based insights within our app.
Best apps for tracking nutrition and weight loss progress
After you've dug your heels in and are on the path to weight loss, tracking progress can be exciting. For many of us, seeing a visual representation of how our weight and/or health has changed over time can be motivating, helping us to stay on track as we work toward the next goal.
Nutrition tracking apps typically provide easy-to-follow weight loss progress charts, along with estimations of how long it will take you to hit your weight loss goal. No matter how much hard work you're doing in the gym, it's nearly impossible to work off a sub-par diet, so using nutrition apps to track your efforts in the kitchen can help you stay on track. Thankfully, nutrition tracking apps make it easier than ever to understand how the food you eat affects your workout performance, weight, mood, and more.
Let's take a look at our favorite apps for tracking nutrition and weight loss progress.
MyFitnessPal
MyFitnessPal is a time-trusted app that allows you to track your food intake and exercise, creating an accountability platform that can help you stick to your goals. Basic features of the app are available for free, or you can upgrade to a paid membership to access additional features. Many app users love the community support feature, which allows you to reach out to others with similar health and fitness goals to keep one another accountable.
Lose It!
Similar to MyFitnessPal, Lose It! is an app that offers food and exercise tracking. A few features that differentiate Lose It! from MyFitnessPal: the app offers a sarcode scanner, recipe builder, and allows you to set a customized calorie budget based on your needs. You'll be able to choose between a free and paid version of Lose It! when you sign up for an account. Insider tip: Lose It! offers great deals on memberships regularly, so keep an eye out to save money.
Cronometer
Heralded for its nutritional accuracy, Cronometer is a food tracking app that also allows you to input custom foods and track exercise habits. Many people say that the reliable accuracy of the nutritional information in Cronometer's database makes it an ideal choice for people who have diabetes and other health conditions that require specific dietary plans. While Cronometer is a great fit for many, some users don't like that the app has a smaller database than competitors like MyFitnessPal and Lose It!
Lifesum
This food and exercise tracker doesn't just let you know how much you're eating—it gives you a Life Score, providing you with a rating based on your eating patterns and activity. If you're especially motivated by numbers, trying to hit your goal Life Score each day can push you to keep using the app while engaging in healthy habits. If you're interested, you'll also be able to check out the app's recipes and meal plans to help you shake up your nutrition.
At Evidation, we're here to help you move toward your weight loss goals, one pound at a time
No matter where you are on your weight loss journey, we'll be here to help you make the most of your hard work. With your permission, we use the health data you choose to share with us to offer personalized, content-based insights that give you the information you need to keep moving toward your goals. Click here to learn more about how Evidation works and download the app today.
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