By now, everyone knows that having a workout buddy can boost your ability to stick to your get-fit plan. But what if your friends are less focused on that new year, new you mentality? Good news: It turns out that a sim-buddy can be an effective alternative when your galpals are more Happy Hour-centric.





Ready to take the plunge? Here are some five fitness-friendly apps to get you started:

1. Fitbit

What we love: It’s the Fitbit app we’ve come to depend on, souped up with some interactive features like new challenges to drive motivation and friendly competition, and improved friend-finding features. More than just tracking your steps, the Fitbit app allows you to log your food intake and other activities, too. 

2. Rise

What we love: Rise pairs you with a personal nutrition coach (all registered dieticians) who will customize a plan for you, help you set weekly goals, answer your questions, and keep you accountable.

3. Lark

What we love: Like other fitness trackers, Lark will log your activity, eating, and sleep data. But unlike others, Lark gathers some data by actually chatting with you via in-app texts. 

4. Vida Health Coach

What we love: Vida’s life expert coaches have you covered on nutrition, health, fitness, and motivation — and their weekly video check-ins will keep you on track.

5. Gain Fitness Cross Trainer

What we love: Gain’s Cross Trainer app brings the specialties of bodybuilding, yoga, Pilates, interval training, CrossFit, and other experts right to you. Workout Mode coaches you through the exercises with voice commands from real trainers, and an upgrade to the Premium Pack will bring you even more elite training advice.



Source: Fitbie