for Health & Fitness

Fitness apps can be used for a variety of different uses, including obtaining information about health and medical issues (e.g., WebMD), providing a list of exercises (e.g., Fitness Buddy), keeping track of nutritional and dietary information (e.g., Calorie Counter and Diet Tracker), keeping informed about topics related to fitness (e.g., Health and Fitness magazines), monitoring one's menstrual periods (e.g., Period Tracker Deluxe), developing running skills (e.g., Couch to 5K), learning about diet and nutrition fundamentals (e.g., Fooducate), and obtaining information about sexual performance and activities (e.g., iKamasutra Lite). There probably is no fitness topic for which there is not at least one app, and there are usually many more. The purpose of a fitness app is to provide the user with instructions and examples of one or more types of exercise, physical activity, nutritional programs, or some other fitness topic. Many fitness apps are available to download from the internet. Some are used to count calories, others record statistics on workouts or collect data on walks, runs, and bike rides. Some fitness apps connect the user to a personal trainer or nutritionist to help with areas of concerns when using a specific fitness routine or just generally with workouts. Furthermore, some fitness apps provide a coordinated series of songs, each having the same beat when doing such workouts as running and fitness classes.