Somehow one of my favorite apps currently on my iPhone is iFitness. I say “somehow” because the truth is that I haven’t been to the gym in months, but iFitness is so good that I’m really looking forward to the day when I put down the donuts, pick up the dumbbells, and actually get to use this app again.
At $1.99 the iFitness app is one of the best values around. It’s full of helpful content and definitely easier to use than the elliptical machine. (I hate that thing. Besides, any piece of gym equipment that you can use while simultaneously talking on your phone isn’t working.)
iFitness not only records your daily exercise routine, it helps enhance your workout with a diverse and thorough exercise guide. Finding new exercises is a breeze. On the first screen, iFitness presents a list of the body parts you’ll want to work on (you can also list by specific muscle or equipment). So let’s say you want to work on your tiny spaghetti arms. You tap “arms” and up pops a list of more than 50 exercises for your biceps and triceps. Each exercise comes with pictures, a description, and even videos that show you how to perform each exercise properly. (Hint: the sit-up is exactly what it sounds like.)
The "angled prone curl" just sounds painfull.
From each particular exercise screen, you can also keep track of your daily progress. Just tap the pencil icon, which takes you to a new screen where you record reps and weight amount used. Once you’ve done the deed, you simply hit the “record” button and record each set, which is automatically sent to your exercise logs.
Log those reps!
You can also plan your own personalized workouts ahead of time under “my workouts.” Not that creative? There’s also a routine section that gives you specific kinds of workouts, like “weight loss,” “strength building,” beginner,” etc. There are also programs designed to get you in shape for specific sports like hockey and baseball. None of these routines seem very detailed, however, and are probably no replacement for a trainer or coach.
This is how you do... this thing.
Of course, it’s important to keep track of your progress, and iFitness lets you measure and record your BMI, weight, and body measurements. You can even take a picture of yourself when you begin your quest for a six pack. Just to remember the old you.
I don’t have a lot of complaints about this app. Sometimes it is hard to find a specific exercise so you can record it. For example, I couldn’t find a simple pull-up anywhere. But since you can customize your own exercises within the lists, this isn’t much of a problem. It can also be a pain to bring your iPhone to the gym and carry it around everywhere since iFitness is too awkward to use when your phone is strapped to your arm.
Otherwise, iFitness is a must-have app for the athletically inclined. Now if they can only invent an app that will deal with procrastination…
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