On this article, you will find some of the best Android apps for jogging and running. Most of them are free, and most of them are also available for other operating systems. Each one will help you to improve your running in some way. Most offer a tracking service, but they also have extra features such as motivational and planning functions. The list is in no particular order as they are all pretty good.
1. MapMyRun
As the name suggests, you
can map your running with this app. It is good for people jogging, but works
equally well for walkers and bike riders. It has lots of features you can play
with, and even has a few post-jogging features you can play with.
You can track things such
as your nutrition and potential weight loss. You can keep your times and your
distances, and you can create your own activity diary to see just how much you
are doing with your daily exercise routine.
It allows you to smarten
up your current workouts in order to achieve a little bit more (by monitoring
your progress and then changing what you do to suit your goals). You can plan
your runs and plan your route, and it has the usual social media network
sharing functions that current jogging apps seem compelled to have these days. This
means that you may share your progress with others, and there is a leader board
that shows whom is doing what with the app, though it doesn't make it clear if
cheaters are excluded. For example, did the leader really run all that way?
Alternatively, was he using a cycle?
2. Runkeeper
With this app, you get to
use your GPS to time your running and keep a track of how well you are doing.
You can track where you have been and how far you have run. It is a very sleek
app that has a smooth and easy to operate interface. It allows you to track
your progress and monitor your average rate.
Your distance will be
logged so that you have something to keep once you have finished your running.
You can log your goals and watch as you achieve them. There is even a weight
loss tracker where you may judge how much weight you have lost based on how
many calories you have burned. If you are a bit of a show off, then you can
also involve your friends and family in your app so that they may see how much
you are running these days.
3. Nike+ Running
www.nikeplus.nike.com
This is a free app that
helps to coach you as you run. It is based on an earlier and less successful
coaching system that used sports equipment to monitor your progress. This On
the other hand uses your phone to track your progress, which means like most of
the apps on here you are going to need GPS. There is a pedometer as well as a
monitor for your speed and distance traveled.
You can share your data
with other people so you can show off your progress, and you can see the
progress of other people using the app. You can choose motivational songs to
help you keep running, and you can set goals and watch as you achieve them.
4. ISmoothRun
You can get this sexy
sounding app for free or you can pay for the premium version. It allows you to
track your running, but also track a few other sports related activities too.
It has workout scheduling, data analysis and the tracking is done via GPS. It
has a lot of features, which also include the obligatory social features where
you may show off your achievements with others.
5. Endomondo
There is a free and a
paid version for this app, and it often quoted as having unparalleled tracking
capabilities. This has come about because of the features it has. You can track
your overall running progress and see how well you have done compared to your
previous personal bests. You can take photos, video or audio on your route and
tag it as you run.
You can look up data on
popular jogging routes and plan your run before you set up. It gives you pep
talks as you run in order to help you push a little further, and you can have
it read messages to you. It allows you to make your running a social event or a
single person activity. You can keep tabs on how your friends are doing and see
their progress too.
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