Top 10 Fitness Apps for Android and iPhone Users

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Thanks to technology, we have incredible access to a variety of fitness apps that make it easy to work up a sweat, build strength and stay motivated anywhere and any time.

In this article, we have the best fitness apps for Ghanaian smartphone users. Some of these apps offer such premium services even in the free trial mode, such that we could conveniently say these are the best free fitness apps.

Kindly check a tall list of the top Fitness Apps here.

Freeletics

If you’re all about quick, sweaty and super-efficient workouts, you might love the Freeletics fitness app. It focuses on body weight exercises—such as burpees, squats and sit-up variations—which are easy to do anywhere, anytime. It also provides personalized high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workouts with useful audio coaching to help you get fit fast.

The free version of the app offers 20 body weight HIIT workouts, 25 individual exercises, 20 audio-based workouts and access to the support community. Freeletics Coach, which starts at $1.55 a week, includes an AI-powered personal trainer that puts workouts together based on your experience, goals, fitness level and preferences.

Details: The paid version of the app unlocks many more possibilities when it comes to your fitness programming and personal progress. The AI-powered coach combines the effectiveness of HIIT fitness, mindfulness, fitness knowledge and motivation to help you achieve the results you want. It’s also friendly for beginners and advanced athletes alike.

Pros:
  • 5- to 30-minute workouts you can do anywhere, anytime
  • Led by expert coaches who motivate you through every workout
  • High-quality video workouts ensure you train properly
  • 14-day money-back guarantee on Freeletics Coach subscription
Cons:
  • Free content bank is limited
  • Free workout programs lack customizability
  • Users say the stretching portion of the workout feels a bit rushed

Fitness Buddy

Fitness Buddy is a 4 star rated app on the play store. It is considered one of the best workout apps for overweight beginners as it comes with custom workout logging, thousands of exercises, tons of workouts, comprehensive plans, meal guides, and top-notch calorie input.

  • To download the app open your Google Playstore > Search Fitness Buddy: Gym Workout, Weight Lifting Tracker
  • Click on install and wait a while for the app to install
  • Now click open and start enjoying the app

Running App

This is one of best fitness tracking apps with a 4.9-star rating. It has training plans for different goals like weight loss, increase endurance, or general fitness. In addition, it provides mile tracker, calorie counter, mile counter, GPS running tracker as well as detailed analysis and insightful graphs for users. This is also similar to the Strava app (which tracks running, swimming and cycling).

  • To download the app Search for Running App – Run Tracker with GPS, Map My Running on the playstore
  • Click on install and wait a while for the app to install

Map My Run

Map My Run is one of the original fitness apps for runners. It continues to rank highly, thanks to its expansive features and dedicated community base.

The app’s bank of more than 70 million running routes ensures you always have a new course to try, and it accurately records your distance, pace, elevation, calories burned and more as you move. You can enjoy real-time audio coaching on your GPS-tracked runs, too.

MVP memberships provide advanced data, such as cadence and heart rate tracking, for $5.99 a month or $29.99 a year.

Details: The visual maps provided by Map My Run are some of the best available. You can create a route map ahead of time using the simple online interface, and you can review every detail about your run within the map itself after you’ve logged your workout. The MVP membership also includes live GPS tracking, which allows you to share your location with friends and family in real-time for additional safety.

Pros:
  • Most-used features are free
  • Can track 600+ activities in addition to running
  • Tracks shoe mileage so you know when it’s time to replace them
  • Expert-led training programs available with MVP membership
Cons:
  • Can drain your phone battery on longer runs
  • No longer supports music integration
  • Users report problems with the Apple Watch integration

Home workout

Among the best fitness app for iPhones androids, this app has a 4.9 star rating and is described as the number 1 top free in health and fitness. It provides fast fat burning and bodybuilding, for abs, chest, legs, arms and butts, and you don’t need any equipment to use it. It provides customized workout reminders and insightful charts. Its features are similar to those of the sworkit fitness app.

  • Search for a Home workout – no equipment on your Google Playstore
  • Click on install and wait a while for the app to install

Nike Training Club

Calorie Counter

Staying fit is more than doing workouts and that is why Calorie counter is one of the most effective apps for dieting and weight loss. It keeps a track of your calorie intake with a diet plan, nutrition log, and calorie tracker. The app has a 4.7-star rating with loads of impressive reviews on the play store.

  • Search for Calorie Counter on your Google Playstore
  • Click on install and wait a while for the app to install

Adidas Runtastic

Among the Best fitness apps for android, this app is known as Your Sports & Run Tracker. It has a 4.5-star rating, and the reviews show that this app is more than a running app. It maps your runs and walks and tracks minutes, miles, and calories burned for over 120 activities. You can even create your own fitness community on the app.

  • Search for Adidas Running App – Your Sports and Run Tracker on your Google Playstore
  • Click on install and wait a while for the app to install

Weight Tracker

This app has a 4.7-star rating and is one of the best workout apps for overweight beginners. It helps users manage weight and diet, monitors and provides charts and statistics of your weight. It also calculates BMI, BMR and has a checklist feature for daily activities like workouts.

  • To download the app open your Google Playstore > Type Weight war – weight tracker
  • Click on install and wait a while for the app to install

Daily Workouts Fitness Trainer

This might be the best gym workout app, only that you do not need to go to a gym to do it. This 4.6 star-rated apps has numerous workout routines including pilates, kettlebell, stretch, and ball workouts designed for both men and women.

  • Open your Google Playstore and search for Daily Workouts Fitness Trainer
  • Install it and start using it free

Note that while using these free fitness apps, you may encounter in-app ads at the beginning or end of your fitness routine. To stop this and access premium services, you can upgrade to the paid service.

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