Exercise Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Viiiiva heart rate monitor works with iOS and sport watches

by Mike Wehner (Jan 7th, 2013)

When it comes to exercise, there are plenty of iOS apps that can do everything from tracking your running or biking speed to estimating calories burned, but when it comes to ensuring your workouts are worth it, no metric is more important than your heart rate. With that in mind, fitness tech ...

Daily iPhone App: Fitocracy uses community and game-like challenges to keep you active

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 2nd, 2013)

Every year, people add exercise to the top of their list of New Year's resolutions. Most people kick off their fitness programs with a bang, but they slowly fizzle out after the novelty wears off. Up your odds of ending 2013 with a healthier you using Fitocracy, an iPhone app that turns your ...

Just in time for New Year's, RunKeeper upgraded to 3.0

by Steven Sande (Dec 31st, 2012)

Around New Year's Day, many of us desire to do something to make ourselves better. That means resolutions are written (that are usually broken within a few weeks) to eat better, drink less and exercise more. The best app for tracking exercise and sharing it with friends, RunKeeper (free), has ...

RunKeeper 2.8 adds leaderboard, personal goals, and scheduled workouts

by Steven Sande (Oct 22nd, 2012)

The popular and free RunKeeper app was revised to version 2.8 today, adding a host of new features to keep runners, joggers, walkers and fitness freaks in general happy and competitive. RunKeeper 2.8 now features a way to find Facebook friends and people in your Contacts list who are using ...

Abvio Runmeter 5K enters Couch to 5K arena

by Erica Sadun (Jul 24th, 2012)

I've been using Runmeter GPS for years as my primary walking and biking tracking tool. Today, Abvio announced its new 5K to Marathon Runmeter GPS (US$2.99), which adds run/walk training to this popular app. Training options include 5K, 10K, half-marathon, and full-marathon plans. The app is a ...

New Nike+ shoes further enhance digital training

by Mike Schramm (Jul 6th, 2012)

The Verge has a long look at the latest improvements to Nike's Nike+ fitness system, which uses sensors in your shoes (and on the company's very popular Fuelband peripheral) to calculate fitness and workout information, and attempt to help keep you motivated while working out. The whole system ...

Garmin Fit for iOS adds Live Track to broadcast your status

by Mel Martin (May 9th, 2012)

Garmin Fit is a US$0.99 iPhone app that is used as a training tool for walking or cycling. The app uses GPS to keep track of your exercise stats, like speed, distance traveled, route traveled and an estimate of calories burned. This data can be uploaded to GarminConnect, a web-based service. The ...

CodeRunner chases the location-based dream

by Mike Schramm (Mar 13th, 2012)

CodeRunner is quite an app, and I almost don't want to tell you what it is before you try it. In fact, let's not. Just go download it from the App Store and experience it for yourself first. It's US$2.99, but if you've been following location-based iPhone games, you'll find the price worth the ...

Macworld | iWorld 2012: Abvio reveals new features for Runmeter 7.0

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jan 26th, 2012)

There are a lot of Runmeter users on the TUAW staff, and when Abvio invited us to take a look at the upcoming Runmeter 7.0 (along with Cyclemeter and Walkmeter, which are the same app geared toward different users) at Macworld | iWorld 2012, we gladly took the chance to see what's in store. The ...

GymPact for iPhone pays you to hit the gym

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jan 3rd, 2012)

If you need motivation to get to the gym when you find your desire to stick to your resolutions waning, GymPact is offering a financial incentive to actually get you to go. The free app works when you commit to go to the gym and then set a monetary amount for each day. You must go at least one ...

Daily iPhone App: Walkmeter 6.0

by Michael Grothaus (Dec 5th, 2011)

I'm not a big fan of running, but I love cycling and walking, so I'm always looking for nice iOS apps to compliment my activities. A beautiful app I've fond for tracking my walks is Walkmeter 6.0 by Abvio. If Abvio sounds familiar, it's because we've covered their Runmeter app in the ...

Holiday Gift Guide: the ideal iPod

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 28th, 2011)

Welcome to TUAW's 2011 Holiday Gift Guide! We're here to help you choose the best gifts this holiday season, and once you've received your gifts we'll tell you what apps and accessories we think are best for your new Apple gear. Stay tuned every weekday from now until the end of the year for ...

Fitbit Ultra: An unobtrusive fitness tracker

by Steven Sande (Oct 3rd, 2011)

I'm a lazy blogger. For most of the day, my exercise consists of clicking and typing, then heading down the stairs for another cup of coffee. Over the years I've blogged about my various attempts and methods of tracking exercise and calorie intake with iOS apps, but I find that I get ...

Video App Demo: Nexercise

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jul 14th, 2011)

Nexercise has the noble aim of getting you more active. To do that, it offers rewards. Not just leaderboards and social rewards, but actual rewards in the form of discounts and things like Amazon gift cards. Sounds cool, doesn't it? We met up with the high-energy and very pleasant CEO of ...

Motion Doctor turns your iPad into a physical therapist

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 25th, 2011)

I've got a lot of friends who are doctors, physical therapists and trigger point therapists. One thing they all tell me is that patients usually follow and perform prescribed exercises flawlessly while seeing the PT, but as time goes on and the patients are expected to do their exercises at ...