iPhone and Exercise: What apps do you like?

have you tried www.FitnessBuilder.com ??

I would love an app that lets me record my business phone calls.
It would be fine if it had a beep or something that let people know they were being recorded.
I was at the Apple store the other day and a few of the employees said they knew of an app that could do it but it was not able to tell me about it because it was a non sanctioned app.

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There are a lot of good apps out there but for an entire system to manage your weight and health take a look at Body Media's devices.

They have a armband device that you wear all the time, monitors a bunch of stuff and then helps you plan and follow your progress over the years.

They are going to have an iPhone app out to allow you to check your info on the go but the online support is a great resource.

Uh, Crossfit. Who needs an app when you've got a different daily exercise routine avalible every day?

www.crossfit.com

Allsport GPS for iPhone is Trimble's new GPS-based fitness application. Allsport lets you track any outdoor activity and view and save your results (speed, distance, calories etc.). Last week Allsport was updated, and now includes complete iPod controls for every activity.

RunKeeper (free) or RunKeeper Pro = near perfection. The RunKeeper app and the correlating website really helped to keep me motivated and jsut made it so easy to track my progress, log my runs, etc.

>> The only thing geeks use tech for is an excuse not to exercise?

No.

You inserted the word "only" into my original assertion and thereby completely missed what I said.

I said "people, especially geeks, use..." I did not say only and I did not say all. Please reread my post carefully. I'll wait.

I've been using Strands for the last few weeks. I've had a great experience with it, although it looks like I got in just after they released the first stable version.

I've only tried it for running, but it does a bunch of exercises, and it integrates with their website for reporting and tracking, as well as for a social experience (which I haven't really used much just yet).

I can't compare it to Runkeeper, which seems to get excellent reviews, but this is a free alternative with a website counterpart. It's at least worth a look!

For those that use Couch to 5k, which one do you use? There are 2, one made by Felt Tip Inc and the other by Alex Stankovic. They are both $2.99 and appear very similar.

>> People were able to be healthy and in great shape before the iphone. It's not needed to exercise nor does it really make it that much better. Only easier for the lazy person.

I agree with Jordan here 100%. I love my iPhone and I love finding uses for it. Further, I have tried to use many iPhone apps for fitness and while they're fine, the sticking point is that a scrap of paper and pen is simply better.

People, especially geeks, use tech to NOT exercise. Like 90 minutes tracking their progress and 30 minutes exercising. They think they are getting healthier by tracking their progress. Best way is to track your progress is exclusively using your body as indicator. If it's not showing up in your body, all of the graphs and pie charts don't count.

The one way my iPhone gets vigorous use in my exercise regimen is that I play games like Alive4Ever in between sets lifting weights. So, I'll lift, then play the game for about 90-120 seconds and then lift some more. It actually helps motivate and keep me going. It makes weight lifting less of a drudgery. This is done on a home gym BTW. You might get skeptical glances if you do this at the gym.

Finally, the only way to remain fit is not to focus on diets or "losing weight." A person needs to resolve to BE fit. To make all of their decisions about food, activity centered around fitness. People who "lose weight" usually gain it back. Over and over again.