G+_Marlon Thompson Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Hi iyaz akhtar I liked your latest Know How episode but I felt you guys concentrated a little too much on the products, some of which you didn't even recommend or had problems with recommending, which was strange for a Know How episode. As Leo Laporte kept saying staying fit is about motivation and there are tons of great apps that use the tech device you have close at hand. Here are a few of my picks.I am sharing the android links as yes their are choices for android users. 1. Endomondo is great because they have apps for a huge amount of devices and a huge worldwide community, you can also engage in various challenges for real world rewards such as $100 Amazon gift cards, Endomondo is about much more than simply running but a variety of physical activities, http://www.endomondo.com 2. Runkeeper was briefly mentioned in the show and they also have a very decent app and also a huge community, tons of social and sharing features are also in here.http://bit.ly/VA2dk6 3. Nike and Adidas both have a vested interest in making running apps and they both have some very good apps for ios and android. Adidas Mi Coach came to Android first and I like their integration with their website, http://bit.ly/UonEBl Nike only recently came over to android but was a fixture on apple devices for a few years, they have two apps for both devices http://bit.ly/Ut7DeP and http://bit.ly/WqUdi0, I prefer the Adidas app myself. 4. Finally what better way to stay motivated than running from Zombies.Six to start released the popular Zombies run app after having it successfully funded on kickstarter and have now released a second version, Zombies run 5K for beginner runners http://bit.ly/RwBoNi I highly recommend it. Bonus: Google Now on jellybean devices gives you a breakdown every month on your activity for the month, just now Google will pester us to get more active. :) End of Line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Kevin Grissom Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 This reminded me of the old TwitFit show, which i was so sad to see go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Tony Nolen Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Good post. I'm going to check out Endomondo. The Fitbit is working great for me. Rewards could be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Marlon Thompson Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 Thanks Tony Nolen I like adidas mi-coach the best as you they devise training programs specifically for you and you get audio prompts to stay within your fitness zones, you also get a ton of feedback and stats about your run and you can have the service pester remind you when its time to train. Endomondo is really great if you have been training for a while and as I mentioned the real world rewards are a plus but not easy to get though. the Nike app is a bit buggy on some android phones and I rank it the lowest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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