If you are like me, you love Facebook, Twitter, blogs, iPhones, iPads, you even like to do most of your shopping online...
If you are also like me and love all things fitness and health related, well...there's an app for that.
Seriously, there are some pretty need websites and apps for the phone that can help you lose weight and/or track your daily runs. Here are a few of my favorite...
MyFitnessPal
This is a website AND an app you can download on your smart phone. Log everything with this app (calories, exercise, water). It even gives you the number of calories that you should be eating in order to lose weight/gain weight.
This is a great tool for weight loss and if I learned ANYTHING from all my nutrition background, it is that you HAVE to keep a food log if you want to lose weight. Remember, losing weight is 70% based on your nutrition! It only takes a few minutes after you eat something to log it in and it will make the world of a difference and you can see where you need to eat better (and if you cant see it, ask me :) )
The Daily Mile
This website or downloadable app is great for runners that love to track their mileage. You can also link it to twitter or facebook to share it with your friends. You put in your mileage, how fast you ran, where, and how you felt and it will track your progress.
This might only be something that a more serious runner might enjoy, but I think it is a great training tool for the non serious runner too. It keeps you motivated when you can see how well you are doing or if you are getting better.
Livestrong
Yes, Lance has been under a lot of scrutiny lately for allegedly doping for his cycling races, but c'mon the man is a freak and knows what he is talking about fitness wise.
His website is a lot like myfitnesspal in that you can put in your height, weight, pounds and tell how much weight you would like to lose and it will give you the amount of calories you need to lose. You login everyday and track what you have eaten and, if you pay a fee (which the website is free), you can get a customizable diet.
This one also tracks exercise and fitness goals and actually has a tool to dare you to quit smoking which is pretty neat.
Any of these options are great, if you like this sort of thing. If you really want to get serious about losing weight, keep a food log and write down, or for you tech nerds use one of these apps and type, EVERY SINGLE THING you eat down to the creamer in your coffee. You will be amazed at how many or how little calories you are taking in, both hindering you from weight loss.
Until next time, keep running :)
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