Exercise Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

TUAW's Daily App: Push-Up Wars

by Mike Schramm (Jan 6th, 2011)

I'm a big fan of DailyBurn for tracking weight and nutrition. While a lot of iPhone users stand by the Lose It! app for that sort of thing (and rightfully so, it's a good one), I prefer to have a service that's accessible from any browser, and DailyBurn (formerly known as Gyminee) is the one I've ...

Six awesome iOS exercise and dieting apps

by Steven Sande (Dec 27th, 2010)

Ahhh, the holidays. It's a time to reflect on the year, enjoy time with family and friends, and pack as much food into your body as possible while lazing on the couch watching the 17th rerun of A Christmas Story. Is it any wonder that a lot of us (especially those of us who can be considered ...

Run app updates: News on the Nike+, Runkeeper, and Runmeter fronts

by Erica Sadun (Sep 7th, 2010)

I admit it. I've always thought that the Nike+ shoe sensor thing was kind of lame. Even though I actually do own the right shoes, I never thought it worth while to pick up the optional pedometer sensor just so I could take advantage of the built-in iPhone feature. I know that there are people out ...

Frankenguru: Exporting Runmeter data to Trailguru

by Erica Sadun (Jul 15th, 2010)

I've spoken of my Trailguru love in the past. It's a simple GPS application that has, unfortunately, seemed to drop off the radar at least as far as software updates are concerned. I know its creator is still on the scene -- because I can track his bike runs on the trailguru.com website -- but the ...

Road tested: Runkeeper, Runmeter, 321Run and Trailguru

by Erica Sadun (Jun 22nd, 2010)

Exercise apps are a highly personal decision. That's because there are so many ways apps can match -- or impede -- your style. Take Trailguru, for example. I've been using it for quite some time, happy with many little touches the application brings to the table. It's an application written by a ...

Discover new running trails with the WalkJogRun app

by Sang Tang (Dec 2nd, 2009)

There are many apps (like RunKeeper and RunMeter) that track where and how much you run, but not many to help you discover new places to run. Luckily, there's the WalkJogRun app [iTunes link] ($.99US), which gives you the ability to navigate through over 500,000 user-submitted map-based running ...

iPhone and Exercise: What apps do you like?

by Erica Sadun (Oct 8th, 2009)

For the most part, I've been disappointed with iPhone fitness applications. I'm not talking about Nike+ but rather the third party apps found in the Health & Fitness section of the App Store. Apps that track your routes tend to be battery-killers (not really their fault, more due to the way ...

TUAW Tips: Send Mac audio to your iPhone for cheap

by Erica Sadun (Sep 23rd, 2009)

Earlier this month, I wrote about connecting my old Mac mini to my television . My mini offers a great Apple TV-style lifestyle with none of the Apple TV limitations. It's a real Mac running real Snow Leopard, albeit on an older, admittedly limited mini. I have Front Row, EyeTV, QuickTime, and more, ...

TUAW Fitness: An Apple a day update

by Tim Wasson (Aug 15th, 2009)

About two weeks ago I pledged to lose weight using my iPhone, AppleTV and Mac. Well, I'm happy to report that I've lost a whopping 6 pounds since then using my iPhone 3GS. Below is a short list of the apps I used as well as a mini-review of each. LIVESTRONG This iPhone app has a great feature ...

TUAW Fitness: An Apple a day makes the weight go away

by Tim Wasson (Aug 1st, 2009)

I've struggled with my weight for a long time. In my free-wheeling post-college days I lived with my two best friends, sitting around playing video games, drinking beer and eating Taco Bell. I put on a lot of weight in a short amount of time with that diet and exercise schedule, topping out at 260 ...

User friendliness, new features highlight Nike+ site redesign

by Sang Tang (Jul 1st, 2009)

Since its introduction in May 2006, the look, feel and features of the Nike+ website have undergone relatively minor changes. Which makes the redesign (still in beta) of the site all the more noteworthy. By putting familiar faces in different places, as well as adding some new faces, Nike has added ...

TUAW First Look: Nike+iPod on your iPhone 3GS

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jun 24th, 2009)

When the second generation of iPod touch was announced, one slide on the presentation included built-in support for the Nike+iPod sensor. The cool thing was that you no longer needed the unsightly dongle hanging off your device. The touch just "sees" the Nike sensor and you could add it to the ...

Road Tested: EcoRunner by Marware

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Mar 30th, 2009)

As promised, we're launching a new series called Road Tested where we try out various products for a month or more, see how they hold up to extended "real world" use, and report back our findings. To kick things off we're looking at the EcoRunner from Marware [thanks to our friends at Dr. Bott for ...

Keep your New Year's resolutions: a Holiday Gift Guide

by Steven Sande (Dec 18th, 2008)

Ahhhh, New Year's resolutions. You promise that you're going to take better care of yourself, improve your life, and then you usually break all of those resolutions by January 2nd. This year's going to be different, right? Here are some gift ideas to help you keep your 2009 New Year's resolutions. ...

RunKeeper's new low price: free

by Steven Sande (Oct 13th, 2008)

In early September, TUAW published an article about iPhone exercise-tracking apps that use the built-in GPS of the iPhone 3G to track walks, hikes, runs, and bike rides. One of the apps, RunKeeper, provided instantaneous feedback of speed through a bar chart display and had a $9.99 price point. ...