6 Health Apps that Help Avoid Holiday Pounds (and start the New Year on the right foot) |
 Written by Allison Wahl |
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This time of year always brings with it great things to tempt your tastebuds. If you’re trying to steer clear of holiday pounds, don’t worry about resisting those scrumptious seasonal savories. All you have to do is opt for activity instead of nap time, and you can guiltlessly indulge in the tasty treats that beckon you (well, in moderation at least). Here are 6 apps to help you stay on track with your fitness and fight the winter bulge:
5 Minute Ab Workout and 5 Minute Fat Loss: For these two apps, their name is their game — they give you hundreds of 5 minute ab blasters and aerobic sessions. All it takes is a few minutes a day to work towards a healthier you. The apps help you track and record progress (although, your body is sure to be visible proof), and they ensure you will never get bored of the same mundane routines. And, what’s best is you still will have plenty of time to engage in all of that holiday cheer.
Get Active!: Per the FDA’s latest guidelines of 150 minutes of exercise per week, Get Active! helps you track all that you do from walking to actual gym routines to dancing in your living room. By encouraging you to record, it ensures you’re finding ways to stay moving, instead of succumbing to laziness. While you may not currently be able to devote 150 minutes per week, at least this app helps inspire a path towards a healthier, happier holiday (and you!).
Hundred PushUps: Create a New Years resolution a few days early, and make it your goal to be able to do one hundred push-ups…without stopping. While everyone else is in a food coma, you can start to follow the six-week plan provided by the app. In no time, you will be doing one hundred consecutive pushups, and showcasing a stronger, leaner figure (with no winter padding).
Excuse Terminator Weight Loss: While this app is a little silly, the premise is important. It is so easy to make excuses for why you can’t (or simply don’t want to) devote just a few minutes a day to health and fitness — but these moments are crucial, especially at this time of year. Excuse Terminator Weight Loss will help motivate you from excuses to exercise, and will give you suggestions for how to stay on track, even when it’s hardest.
PLAY: Action games for fun and fitness: This app can be fun for the whole family, and a great way to stay active while getting in that necessary quality time. PLAY presents easy-to-play games that keep you moving and are, more importantly, FUN! It’s a great way to be active, stay laughing, and resist the urge to corral around the TV set. Plus, these are games that can translate into great team-building and bonding activities outside of the home!
