FITNESS SERVICES
Find the best app-based training assistant for your own needs
We’ve come a long way since the days of VHS aerobics videos.
Now you can install an app that’s a personal trainer right there on your phone, your watch or your smart TV.
Today’s fitness services can motivate you and monitor your progress, showing you how to work out effectively and safely, and they cover every possible kind of activity. Some go even further, including dance-inspired workouts as well as specifically tailored workouts – for example, those for post-pregnancy or safe and steady recovery from sports injuries.
ACHING APP IS HARD TO DO
Choosing the right app comes down to two questions: what would you like to do, and what hardware would you like to do it on? That hardware isn’t gym equipment – it’s the smartphone you have, plus accessories such as smartwatches and smart TVs. For example, the Peloton app works on a range of TV platforms including Amazon’s Fire Stick and also has a smartwatch app; and Apple’s Fitness+ does really clever things if you have an Apple Watch and Apple TV as well as an iPhone.