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Take Your Workouts Anywhere with the Slow Burn iPhone App

The Fitness Revolution from Fred HahnIt’s hard to make excuses not to workout when you’ve got a trainer loaded into your iPhone at all times. Slow Burn: The Fitness Revolution is an app from fitness expert Fred Hahn, available for iPhone and iPad. You may be familiar with Slow Burn from Hahn’s book, Slow Burn Fitness Revolution. The app from Vook combines the weight-loss and exercise plan outlined in the book with workout videos starring Hahn. There are 18 videos total, including 11 exercises, tips on preparing for your workout and more.

The Slow Burn method encourages exercising to the point of complete muscle exhaustion, which Hahn promotes as the best method to build muscle quickly. These strength-training workouts can be completed in just 30 minutes, and can be done as little as twice per week. Plus, these exercises are low impact, which means they won’t place stressful force on any part of your body.

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Posted on January 10, 2024 by Health Buzz

Runtastic Offers Even More Features with “Pro” Version

Runtastic screen shotMonitoring your workouts is a great way to stay on track and motivate yourself to push your limits. Runtasic Pro is an easy way to keep track of your runs and workouts using your smart phone. Available for iPhone, BlackBerry and Android phone, this app uses GPS to track your distance and route. It also reports your total calories burned, speed, elevation, elapsed time and shows your current location.

Runtastic Pro also offers a number of integrations with other devices and applications. You can use Runtastic Pro while listening to iTunes, monitor your heart rate using a dongle, and even manage your weight using the Withings WiFi scale. If sharing your progress with friends and family helps you stay honest, you can also post your workouts to Facebook, Twitter or the Runtastic website. You can even challenge your friends to races or other competitions. If you workout inside as well as out, you can manually input activities done inside, like running on a treadmill or doing yoga.

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Posted on January 10, 2024 by Health Buzz

Use Your iPhone to Monitor Your Blood Pressure

iphone blood pressure monitors Two recently released products can help you keep your blood pressure in check using your iPhone. One is the iHealth Blood Pressure Monitoring System and the other is Withings iPhone Blood Pressure Cuff.

The iHealth Blood Pressure Monitoring System features a cuff and a dock for your iPhone or iPad. The device not only allows you to measure your blood pressure, but also to track changes in blood pressure and send or share results using the companion app. The dock will also charge you device.

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Posted on January 4, 2024 by Health Buzz

Get RunKeeper Pro App for Free in January

Screen Shot of RunKeeper Pro

SECOND UPDATE [3/22/11]: RunKeeper will be free from now on. Makers argue that giving users access to the platform, which now connects to a range of fitness devices, is more important than selling apps. Makers of RunKeeper also announced that they will launch a public application programming interface later this year.

UPDATE [1/12/11]: You can now monitor your heart rate with RunKeeper using either the Wahoo heart rate monitor for the iPhone or the Polar WearLink for Android.

Original Story:

Jason Jacobs, the FitnessKeeper CEO, announced last week that RunKeeper Pro, which usually sells for $9.99, will be free for the month of January. There are versions of the app for both iPhone and Android devices, which enables users to track their runs and workouts.

RunKeeper Pro was the second highest grossing health and fitness app in 2024 in the iTunes app store. FitnessKeeper has a partnership with Foursquare, so that users can earn badges for reaching fitness goals.

Although the popular fitness app has been profitable, the company says that revenue isn’t their only goal. “Monetization is important to us, but most important is making an incredible system for our users…and getting as big an engaged community as possible using the RunKeeper platform,” Jacobs said.

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Posted on January 4, 2024 by Margaret

Diet Butler iPhone App Review

Diet iPhone AppThere are a lot of apps out there that are designed to help you lose weight by taking the guess work out of counting calories and proposing healthy meal plans. Diet Butler for the iPhone is no different, but also comes with alerts to help you remember your healthy plans.

However, there are some draw backs to this app. First off, there’s very little information on how to actually use the app: no instructions, no tutorial. It took quite a bit of clicking around to figure out how everything works. When I first opened the Diet Butler, I was prompted to fill out my stats…using metric measurements. I can see this being an annoyance to users in the US who don’t happen to be able to do unit conversions in their heads. Once you have entered your information, the calculator then decides how many calories per day you should consume.

Next, I filled out my meal plan. There are a number of pre-set choices that include a recipe and the number of calories. You can also edit you meal plan to include as many snacks as you like. You can also manually enter any “recipes” that do not appear in the list. Users also have the option of selecting a entire day’s worth of meals. Next you set the time you wish to eat each meal, which set an alarm to remind you.

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Posted on December 29, 2023 by Margaret

Calorie Count App Makes Food Journaling Easy on Your iPhone

Calorie Count iPhone app from CalorieCount Screen ShotOne of the biggest challenges of keeping a food journal is trying to figure out how many calories are in many of the foods we eat everyday. We know fruits and veggies are good for us, but how many calories are really in a serving? The new Calorie Count iPhone app, created by CalorieCount.com, makes food journaling super easy. It even gives each food a grade, so you can feel good about eating that “A” salad.

Once you download the free app, set up an account that has your vital stats, such as age and weight. Then search for the food you eat and them select how much, and Calorie Count figures out how many calories you ate for you. Then just save that amount to your daily log. Searching for foods at first can be a little tedious, but after you find something once, you can save it to your “favorite foods” for quick future use.

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Posted on September 1, 2023 by Health Buzz

Love Peanuts? We Have an iPhone App for You

National Peatnut Board App for iPhoneThe National Peanut Board has launched a free iPhone app, called Peanuts: Energy for the Good Life. It features recipes, facts and even a little tool to help you curb snack cravings. While peanuts are high in calories, they contain more protein than any other nut, and contain many other nutrients. According the to the board, 90 percent of Americans have a jar of peanut butter in their homes.

Naturally, the app discusses the health benefits of peanuts and has over 30 dietitian recommended recipes featuring the legume. I’m particularly excited to try the masala slaw, with ginger, cilantro, cabbage and, of course, peanuts. Some of the desserts look pretty high-calorie, although delicious–maybe not so diet friendly. But the app isn’t just about discovering new ways to eat peanuts. It also has a meditation feature, guided by the relaxing voice of Stephan Bodian. Bodian practiced as a Zen Buddhist monk for ten years and is the author of Meditation for Dummies. Finally, the app has a note tool that you can set to remind you take a break or even have a healthy snack.

Get Peanuts: Energy for the Good Life now.

Also Read:

Prevention‘s Peanut Butter Diet

The Best Low-Fat Peanut Butters

Diabetic Peanut Butter Cookies

Posted on August 9, 2023 by Margaret

Nike + iPod Sensor Tracks Your Every Move

I recently purchased the Nike + iPod Sensor for my iPhone and Nike running shoes and I am a total fan!

The Nike Sensor can be used with any iPod or iPhone. You simply buy the sensor and place it in the sole of the Nike + running shoe and sync it with your iPod or iPhone. The fitness program tracks your distance, time and calories burned. No more going on blind runs where you have no idea how far you have gone, minutes you have ran, or the number of calories you have burned.

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Posted on July 21, 2023 by Matt

Jenny Craig iPhone App Makes Dining Out Easier

Are you one of the many people using Jenny Craig to lose weight? With more than 600 centers around the world and thousands of followers, Jenny Craig has been a leader in successful weight loss programs for more than 25 years. But, one area that has caused some difficulty for those on the Jenny Craig plan is integrating dining out with their successful weight loss.

Now, there’s an iPhone app to solve that dilemma. With the free Jenny Craig Dining Out iPhone app, you can search thousands of restaurants to get the skinny on your favorite foods. The app offers the following:

  • Nutritional breakdown of popular items at many national restaurants
  • Search by restaurant, item, keyword, or calorie amounts
  • Dozens of Jenny Craig dining out “Hot Tips”
  • Test your knowledge in the Quiz – and unlock exclusive content!
  • Animated Visual Portion Guide for understanding common serving sizes
  • Map restaurant locations
  • Links to Jenny Craig’s forums, Facebook, Twitter feed and more! (more…)
Posted on June 30, 2023 by Carmen

4 Fitness Tips for Travel

Travel is an important part of my life, both for my job and my mental health. Even before new airline rules about checked baggage, I had learned the skill of packing light.

Even when I bring work, I can pack for more than a week without checking anything. However, exercise is an important part of my life, and can require packing additional items. How do you travel, pack light, and keep up with an exercise routine? Here are four tips:

1. Call ahead – If you are going to a resort or vacation home, make sure you know what is available for exercise equipment and what you don’t have to pack. Is there a gym in your hotel or resort? Is there somewhere near by to rent bikes or roller blades? Is laundry service available so you can pack only one set of workout clothes? Some gyms will have a free or cheap one-week pass, even if your regular gym does not have a branch nearby.

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Posted on June 15, 2023 by Brooke Randolph

Jillian Michaels Releases iPhone App Fitness Motivation

Jillian Michaels, America’s premier fitness trainer, has just released a brand new free app for iPhone. Called Fitness Motivation, the application features the well-known trainer doing what she does best – helping the public shed pounds and inches in a safe, effective manner.

I’ve been a big fan of Jillian Michaels ever since I began my fitness quest. One of my dreams would be to have a session with her. Realistically, that will probably never happen – this app is the closest that I will ever get. This app covers a lot of ground, and is prefect for those who are just starting out in their fitness endeavors, or even the more seasoned. With tools to track your workouts, a distance log and a gauge to determine your calories burned, there isn’t much missing. There is a GPS that works with your iPhone (iPod, iTouch or even iPad) to help you plot your routes, and help you determine when you need to ramp up the intensity. (more…)

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Carmen