The smartphone is no longer just a mobile phone. It is also calendar, address book, navigation device, music archive, photo album, game console, paperback or newspaper. This article highlights the 10 best apps for iOS and Android that will make the smartphone a personal trainer.

Whether as a good intent for the new year, as a preparation for a stand-body, an upcoming sports event: custom healthcare software solutions such as fitness apps enjoy great popularity on smartphones. The applications for iOS and Android usually offer a colorful mix of individual workouts or a detailed training plan with "all in one fitness" claim. Often, the software is free and can be later extended by in-app purchase or with a premium version. The following are the best healthcare-oriented fitness apps from different areas, for beginners, returnees and professionals.

MyFitnessPal

The app "MyFitnessPal", which is free of charge for all operating systems, has the largest database of its kind with 6 million recorded food items. Annoying arithmetic is almost completely eliminated and users can concentrate directly on losing weight. Because this goal is the focus of "MyFitnessPal". Meals and exercises can be recorded so that the calorie counter calculates the consumption precisely. The creators rely on features such as recipe calculator, integrated barcode scanner for food analysis and long-term diagrams to pass the competition.

Bodyweight Fitness

The fact that the free application "Bodyweight Fitness" is so pleasant for the athletic start, is mainly due to the fact that the intensity of the exercises can be individually adjusted. But also that training is only with your own body weight, makes this English-language fitness app ideal for beginners. No additional equipment is needed. For minimized presentation fits the casual handling of the coaches. The concept of "Bodyweight Fitness" radiates uncomplicatedness and practicality. However, the performance protocol is also kept simple: The export of all recorded fitness data is possible as a CSV file, for example, from the iPhone or Samsung Galaxy phone. An import function does not exist.

Runtastic - Running, Jogging and Fitness Tracker

With over 10 million downloads, the free "Runtastic" is one of the most popular and well-known running apps for iPhones and Android phones. The software is aimed at endurance athletes who want to optimize their training. Duration of the training climbed altitude, distance overcome, current speed or calories burned records this fitness app. The developers rely on additional features such as the GPS tracker, the shoe track, the personal training diary, geotagging and the support of the Apple Watch. "Runtastic" has the concept of visualizing one's own progress in front of oneself and, from that, the motivation to continue to be active.

Gymondo - Fitness Training

This fitness app is ideal for busy beginners: In addition to nutritional plans and healthy recipes, "Gymondo" offers uncomplicated exercises that any athlete can easily train on a mat at home. 20 minutes are enough to do the daily workouts. "Gymondo" offers a spectrum of 700 exercises including videos. However, all sports can only be viewed after a paid upgrade for the smartphone user. A first try is free and helps to decide if the upgrade is worthwhile.

Seven - the 7-minute training challenge

Ungrateful first, that the free sports app "Seven" for iOS and Android, the athletic progress back to the original state, if a user fails three training sessions a month. But just this hardness should ensure that the re-entry into the training plan succeeds. The name of the application is the program: For seven months every day for seven minutes only with a chair and a wall to train is the concept. "Seven" leads with illustrations, timers, instructions, and feedback through the exercises. A special extra of this app from Sweden is that no internet connection is needed to complete the different units.

Asana Rebel

The new yoga app on the fitness sky is called Asana Rebel. The startup from Berlin is taking the hotly contested market in the App Store and Google Play Store by storm. The Asana Rebel: HIT Yoga Workouts application does not reinvent the wheel, but offers an intuitive and polished fitness app. This makes it possible to select exercises for different body parts and to determine their intensity or length. It is also possible to create a training plan and watch the yoga exercises in the video. "Asan Rebel: HIT Yoga Workouts" is available for iOS and Android for free. But if you want to have all the workouts, you have to sign up for an in-app purchase.

Freeletics Bodyweight

The developers around "Freeletics Bodyweight" rely on uncomplicated training programs that are based on self-weight exercises. The workouts of 5 to 30 minutes a day fit into every diary and to every athletic level. The fitness fan could find Freeletics special favor because the program with more than 900 workout variants promises athletic variety. With the fee-based Freeletics Coach subscription, users can also hire a digital trainer. The coach analyzes the current level of performance after each training session. The individual training plan should help to achieve the best results. Available is the sports application for Android and iOS.

Endomondo - Running & Walking

Also available for Android and iOS for free is the outdoor app Endomondo. Those who like to set new, sporty goals in the fresh air, do not go wrong with this smartphone app. The outdoor training sessions are recorded by GPS and can be shared with friends. In addition, users receive data on the length of the completed workout, speed, distance and calorie consumption. Audio feedback on distance and pace should also increase motivation. In addition to the outdoor fun, the app focuses on networking with friends and sharing their own results in social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and Co.

LOOX fitness planner

Professionals who train regularly in the gym can use the free fitness app LOOX as a personal trainer: The app available for Android and iOS offers over 300 training plans, which can also be supplemented by individual plans. In order to meet their own standards of professionalism, the creators of the training videos, images, analyzes and plans rely on sports science know-how from experts.

100% Army Fit

The free 100% Army Fit fitness app in English not only prepares budding recruits for the army assessment of the British Army. After successful download everyone can use the sport app with army feeling. Effective muscle building and strenuous strength exercises are in the foreground of this fitness app. The virtual trainer and the displayed exercise videos ensure a professional training situation. If you want to see your personal trainer at every exercise and are looking for a quick success, 100% Army Fit is the right app for you.

IF IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE ANOTHER APP

Sports apps for smartphones are a good alternative to regular visits to the gym or sports club. The diverse selection offers the right software for every situation. However, users need to be clear about what they want exactly: For example, if the program is to be free, the supply will shrink noticeably. Furthermore, should the preparation of the training session be minimal, all apps that provide sports equipment will be eliminated. It is advisable to be aware of these and other criteria in order to find the right app faster. Then the actual training can start even faster.

A little insider tip for all sports movers, who still want to do something: There are now some games that have dedicated to sporting activity on the flag. There is, for example, the well-known mobile gaming hit " Pokémon Go ", which rewards running with the hatching of Pokémon eggs. If you want a bit more sport and less play then you can use hybrid applications like "Zombies, Run!". Here the run is linked to gameplay elements and an apocalyptic story. Both games applications are App Store and available in the Play Store.