Being overweight is definitely a health concern, if not an aesthetic concern. The best and healthy way to lose weight is by exercising regularly and eating right. Well, we’ve all heard it before! Most of the people find it difficult to shed those extra kilos as they never stick to their plan. Having a dedicated trainer would not be a bad idea, if it is affordable. Another option is to replace the trainer with your Android smartphone.
Astonished? Your smartphone can actually do much more than you can imagine. Being your constant companion, there is no other gadget that can assist you in your weight loss efforts so many times.
Android is an operating system running on a range of mobile phone brands and models including (but not limited to) HTC Desire, HTC Inspire 4G, Motorola Atrix 4G, Samsung Epic 4G, HTC Thunderbolt, Motorola Droid, Samsung Galaxy Tab, or Motorola found in increasing numbers. Zoom in.
An ideal weight loss plan should consider a variety of exercises, abs, cardio, diet, water intake, monitoring progress, counting calories, accountability and motivation.
Thinking of which exercises to do is not an easy task, so an important app on your mobile will be the one that will suggest you exercises with images and all the information you will need. This app should be able to suggest exercises, to create a variety of workouts that can be squeezed into 7 minute slots or indeed 80 minute slots. The app will ensure that you do not need to pre-plan your activities. When you have a few minutes to spare, let this app suggest exercises.
Once you start your exercise routine, the next concern would be to keep a track of your weight. Who is not happy to see the loss of even a kilo? How about a pretty graph of where you started and what you’ve accomplished? Now your mobile will track your weight. With this in mind, why not try yoga further? Get the best app on the market to explain moves for you.
You’ve surely heard it all before – drinking water gets rid of toxins, fills you up a bit so you eat less, and re-hydrates your body. But are you drinking enough water? The number of cups is important. That’s why you need an app to set daily goals and remind you to drink water.
Other essential apps will include Calorie Counter to keep track of what you eat and count calories to make sure your diet is hitting the right goals.
You’ll also need an app for weight training to explain the moves and create your own routine. Getting a cardio app that tracks your movement and calories burned is also a good idea. That almost completes the daily ab workout app collection on your mobile.
Complicated meal planning isn’t for everyone, so you need an app that provides simple 15-30 minute recipes for quick meals made from fresh ingredients.
Now that you know what you want, the next task is to choose the best Android apps from each category. If you searched the Android Market for weight loss apps, you would be surprised to see around 500 apps, including cardio trainers, calorie counters, diets, etc. A search for ‘exercise’ will display approximately 1,649 results, and yoga will display approximately 450 results. They all look quite attractive, b you don’t need them all. You just need the best of many and from different categories to take care of different aspects of weight loss.
Metaplume has recently published an eBook titled ‘Top Ten Android Apps for Weight Loss’. The author has painstakingly screened hundreds of free Android apps to list the top ten free apps for weight loss. You can find it on Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/Free-Android-Apps-Weight-ebook/dp/B00546CN2I
Source by Harsha Pramod
