10 years ago, if you wanted to get a good workout in while keeping track of your progress, getting a gym membership was the best option.
In 2015, with the use of technology and smartphone applications, you have access to workouts and results right at your finger tips.
According to Nielsen Holdings N.V., two-thirds of Americans own smartphones.
iPhones and Androids have completely enhanced technology and its capability. Their success now allows society to download applications that will offer you workouts, keep track of the workout as you are doing it and let you know how long it lasted, how many calories you burned etc.
One of the most popular fitness applications is the Nike Training Club app. It is great for building cardiovascular endurance, completing cardio and strength in one workout and just simply getting active and burning calories. The app features over 90 comprehensive and customized workouts. The best thing about all of these benefits like other fitness applications, it is totally free.
This is perfect for those who want to get in shape but do not have the funds to pay a monthly gym fee or hire a personal trainer. Since the majority of society has a smartphone, there is no reason to waste money paying for a workout. You can log in and download an app that will give you 24/7 accessibility to break a sweat.
Fitness applications are not the only things that have taken the fitness world by storm.
If you ever take the time to glance at people’s wrist’s, you’ll notice some may be sporting a thick, bold, black wristband around it. Chances are that wristband is either a Fitbit or a Nike Fuel Band.
Both products aim to serve the same purpose, keep track of activity level, exact distance traveled, calories burned and so much more.
Downloading the Nike Training Club app is easy and convenient but purchasing the fuel band will take your workout to new heights.
Sophomore exercise science major, Meghan Horn, uses her Nike Fuel Band daily and loves it.
“I’m into nutrition and being active. I wanted the Fuel Band to help me track how active I was really being in one day,” Horn said.
On the Fuel Band, there is an option to keep track of your fuel points. Fuel points is Nike’s point system that measures the entire movement of the body while only focusing on the energy required to do an activity.
“One thing I like is when I’m not being active, the fuel band sends me a notification telling me I’m not being active enough during that hour,” Horn said.
This trendy band and ones like it all have bluetooth capability and can be synced with an app on your smartphone. You can set up a session plan before you work out.
“I like making my workouts at the gym worthwhile and the Fuel Band and the app help me to do that,” Horn said.
If making that hassle of a trip to the gym is getting annoying or you just want to take your workout to the next level; invest in a fitness app or device. All of these benefits will make it well worth it.
