fitness – PSafe Blog https://www.psafe.com/en/blog Articles and news about Mobile Security, Android, Apps, Social Media and Technology in general. Thu, 19 Jan 2023 14:49:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/cropped-psafe_blog_purple-shield-32x32.png fitness – PSafe Blog https://www.psafe.com/en/blog 32 32 <![CDATA[These Are the Best Fitness Trackers of 2017]]> https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/best-fitness-trackers-2017/ Mon, 05 Jun 2017 15:00:32 +0000 https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/?p=11641 Fitness trackers are a must-have item for weekend warriors, gym lovers, and elite athletes. But with so many models on the market, it’s difficult to know which device to invest in. After all, every fitness enthusiast has different needs and goals, so it’s important to do your research first. Before buying a tracker, make sure you know what you’re looking for. Do you want to lose weight? Reach higher levels of performance? Or simply be more health conscious? Read on below to find out 2017’s best fitness trackers, which all have accompanying Android apps in the Google Play store.

Fitbit Charge 2

There are many reliable Fitbit trackers, but Fitbit Charge 2 is arguably the best model. It’s a great option for casual athletes who enjoy jogging through the park rather than getting ripped at CrossFit. The Fitbit Charge 2 offers: a pedometer feature, heart rate monitoring, sleep tracking, breath training, and 4-day battery life. Its screen is large, making it easy to read your data, and the plastic strap is quite comfortable.

Read More: Here Are the Big Plans for Fitbit in 2017

Garmin Vivosmart HR+

Garmin Vivosmart HR+ is a well-rounded fitness tracker. It has the benefit of built-in GPS, so you won’t have to bring your Android on your runs, which is a definite bonus. Visually, the Garmin Vivosmart HR+ isn’t the most attractive, but it does offer an impressive range of activity features, a heart monitor, and a 6-day battery life.

Moov Now

Despite not having a screen, the waterproof Moov Now is perfect for elite athletes and also gives you an unprecedented 6-month battery life. Through using Moov Now’s app, you can view its features for repetition training, swimming, boxing, running, cycling, and much, much more. Unlike most fitness trackers, you can wear this one around your ankle too!

Samsung Gear Fit 2

The Samsung Gear Fit 2 is waterproof, user-friendly, and has that undeniable cool factor. With its AMOLED display screen, this fitness tracker clearly displays your data, which includes your full stats report, calorie count, heart rate, fitness accomplishments, and even a complete GPS map of your run. However, the Samsung Gear Fit 2 doesn’t offer an alarm and there are occasional barometer issues.

Misfit Ray

If appearance is important to you, it would be hard to find a more stylish tracker than Misfit Ray. With its sleek, minimalist design, Misfit Ray can track your activities, steps, distance, and calories. You can also take it swimming. The only downsides? There’s no GPS or heart rate monitor.

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<![CDATA[7 of the Best Apps to Help You Get in Shape]]> https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/7-best-apps-help-get-shape/ Fri, 22 Jul 2016 12:26:25 +0000 https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/?p=2313 At this point, there is nothing a little extra technological assistance won’t improve, and that includes your most recent fitness kick. You should never even consider starting a new fitness plan or working to get more in shape without installing some essentials on all of your devices. Here are the best apps to help guide your training regimen and make sure you’re staying on track:

1. MyFitnessPal

MyFitnessPal is the king of health and fitness apps. It covers everything health related, from counting calories and nutrients, to keeping track of water intake, to having a very user-friendly calorie counter. The cool thing about MyFitnessPal is that it features an intensive database of foods so you are never hunting down the number of calories in what you’re eating. In this way, it is a great informative resource as well as being a journal of calorie intake.

2. Fooducate

Continuing the calorie counting theme, Fooducate is an app that not only allows you to track your calories and food consumed, but also helps you figure out what foods are actually good or bad for you. It has a function that allows you to actually see the ingredients in your food to make sure that nothing is sneaking into seemingly healthy options.

3. Google Fit

Google Fit is the all-encompassing health app sponsored by Google. It is able to track steps and distance covered in a day, week, or month, as well as allowing you to track other workouts or means of exercise. Google Fit also supports a number of other fitness apps to help complement their abilities.

4. MyTrainer Diet Fitness Workout

This app focuses largely on workouts and looks at your BMI to calculate workout goals that will be most effective at helping you lose weight. It functions as a personal trainer of sorts to create a plan with incremental steps to obtaining a healthy BMI and also offers a variety of different workouts for you to choose from.

5. Pocket Yoga

Pocket Yoga is perfect for anytime you feel the need to just pick up and do some yoga. It features 27 different sessions based on your level of ability and has both pictures of the different poses and videos of how to do them. It also has a log where you can keep track of your workouts, poses you have learned, and sessions you have completed. Namaste.

6. Zombies, Run!

This is a running app with a deadly twist. Perfect for nerdy runners, this app sets up a zombie story that you need to run, walk, or jog to navigate. This is the next best option (besides Pokemon Go) to get you up and moving under the pretense of a video game.

7. C25K Couch to 5K by RunDouble

The premise of this app is that it will get you out of couch potato mode and running (at least) a 5k. It allows you to create music playlists for your runs and lays out different training plans for 5Ks, 10Ks, and half marathons for you to reference. It also features the normal tracking applications so you can keep track of distance and speed on your runs.

If you’re curious about other kinds of apps that are maybe less fitness related, make sure to check out some of PSafe’s other blog posts, like this one about the best apps for beer drinkers.

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<![CDATA[MyFitnessPal: An Easier Way to Lose Weight]]> https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/myfitnesspal-easier-way-lose-weight/ Fri, 01 Jul 2016 13:53:02 +0000 https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/?p=1869 MyFitnessPal is an online calorie counter, and diet plan that has the largest food database of any Android calorie counter (over 6 million foods are included, as well as diets like Atkins, the South Beach Diet, the Zone, and more).

The app tracks your diet, and exercise to determine optimal caloric intake, and nutrients for the users’ goals, and even uses gamification elements to help motivate users.

Not only is the app free, and easy to use, but there are also no strings attached when it comes to signing up.

Why Choose MyFitnessPal?

Study after study has confirmed the benefits of paying attention to the food you eat, and the activities you partake in. In fact, results show that the more consistently you track your food intake, the more likely you are to shed the extra pounds.

Every successful weight management program suggests that you keep a food diary, or an activity log. But, recording everything you eat without the right tools can be tedious at best, or impossible at worst.

MyFitnessPal remembers all the foods you’ve eaten, and all the activities you’ve completed, making it easy to add those foods, and workouts to your log, again and again. The best part? You don’t have to pay a cent!

Read More: 3 Best Android Apps for Healthier Eating

How Can You Get Started?

Download the app, make an account, and enter all the required data, including your gender, weight, goal weight, activity level, etc.

Once you’ve launched the app, you can track all of your meals. Food and exercise entry is amazingly fast, and straightforward. Just tap the “add to diary” icon in the top middle of the screen. This will be where you input your meals, recipes, and workouts throughout the day. Your profile can be accessed anytime through a mobile device, or on the MyFitnessPal website.

If you think you’ll need some additional support or motivation, MyFitnessPal has got you covered. The app offers optional discussion forums where you can share your tips, receive and offer encouragement, and make friends.

Change Your Lifestyle and Fitness Today

What are you waiting for? Improve your health, and fitness today with this handy app . Think you’ll give MyFitnessPal a try? Already a user? Let us know in the comments below! We’d love to hear your feedback.

Then be sure to check out PowerPRO, an app that can keep your phone as fit as you are by helping the battery stay full. This way, when you’re jogging to your favorite playlists, or buying a veggie smoothie, your phone can keep up!

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<![CDATA[Better, Faster, Stronger: 5 Top Fitness Apps for Android]]> https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/better-faster-stronger-5-top-fitness-apps-android/ Tue, 21 Jun 2016 21:39:24 +0000 https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/?p=1614 When it comes to getting in shape, losing weight, or meeting your fitness goals, nothing works better than a healthy diet, and regular exercise. That said, it doesn’t hurt to get a little outside help along the way. No matter where you’re headed on your fitness journey, these apps can help you get there:

1. FitNotes 

One of the harder parts of getting in shape is tracking your performance. FitNotes can help with that. Simply enter the exercise you’ve completed, the weight you lifted, or the distance you traveled, and save it. Over time, this free app records your workout regimen, assessing where you’ve progressed, and where you’ve regressed. You can even have alerts set on your phone for when certain goals are reached.

2. Google Fit

Google Fit is a superb, free activity tracker that keeps real-time tabs on your exercise. As you walk, run, or move throughout the day, your phone automatically records this data. Set goals based on calories burned, or steps walked, and see real improvement over time. As a bonus, this app is compatible with the Android Watch wearable too!

Read More: Wearable Technology for Pro Baseball Players

3. 7 Minute Workout

Not all of us have time in the day to spend hours hitting the weight rack, or running the track. If this sounds familiar to you, consider 7 Minute Workout. This app outlines seven exercises for high-intensity circuit training that only require a chair, a wall, and some motivation. You can even stream videos on how to correctly perform certain workouts in-app.

3. Calorie Counter (MyFitnessPal) 

Fitness is 90% diet, and 10% exercise, so knowing how many calories you need per day is crucial to staying healthy. With a database of over 6 million foods, the Calorie Counter app is perfect for this task. After inputting personal data, this app creates a diet, and exercise regimen tailored just for you. With this app, you can keep your calorie intake in check, your dietary choices clean, and your body fit.

4. Moves 

A healthy lifestyle doesn’t begin, and end at the gym, so why not track your health throughout the day? That’s what the Moves app is designed to do. This app is always on, creating a timeline of where, when, and how much you’re moving each day (and how many calories are being burned in the process). With its clean, simple interface, you’ll get to see how much your small changes are making a big impact, and stay motivated to reach your health goals.

Ready for a Workout?

A fit body requires dedication, hard work, and time, but your phone can improve its performance much faster than you can. Simply download PSafe TOTAL, and in a matter of minutes, see how your Android phone can work even harder, and faster than you can!

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