Apps
Calorie Counter by MyFitnessPal
MyFitnessPal’s free mobile application gives you the ability to track everything you eat and every exercise you do from anywhere. The app gives you access to their database of over 1,000,000 foods and restaurant items. A barcode scanner allows you to use your phones camera to scan the barcode of virtually any food item. The app is a great way to keep track of your calories to help you stay on track! Application is available for iPhone, Android, Blackberry, and Windows Phone.
Price: Free
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/mobile
Daily Ab Workout
Daily Ab Workout is a simple 5 to 10 minute routine that will help you to strengthen and tone your abs. The routines are complete with video and sound that shows you the exercises as you do them. The app has a timer that will automatically take you through each exercise. This app is available for iPhone and android.
Price: $0.99 or Free, Paid app has a second routine
Daily Butt Workout
Daily Butt Workout helps you to tone your butt and legs with a great 5 to 10 minute workout. The app includes video and a timer that will guide you through the routine. The app is simple and convenient allowing you to get a great workout anywhere.
Price: $0.99 or Free, Paid app has a second routine
Drinking Water
Our bodies need water, but it can be difficult to drink enough water everyday. The Drinking Water app reminds you to drink water throughout the day and also keeps track of your intake history. The app allows you to set a goal amount of cups that you want to drink each day. After that you simply mark each cup you drink. The app is available for android.
Price: Free
Android
Fooducate
Fooducate is a great app that allows you to scan the barcode of any food product and it gives you information about how healthy or unhealthy the product is. The app will give you a letter grade, calorie information, and highlight the items good and bad health points. Not only will you get information about the product, but the app will also give you better alternatives.
Good Food Near You
When on the road and having to eat out, it can be hard to find healthy food option. Good Food Near You app helps to solve that problem. The app gives you access to menus and nutritional information from casual dining, fast food, grocery stores, and convenience near you. App is available for iPhone, iPad, and Android.
Price: FREE
iPhone
Android
Blackberry
iMapMy
iMapMy turns your smartphone into an electronic fitness journal. The app can use your phone’s GPS to track your outdoor workouts. The system will track your speed, distance, and route. Your MapMyFitness online account can be connected to the app. This will enable you to see your workouts online and post your workouts to Facebook or Twitter. iMapMy has a neat ‘connect with friends’ feature. The feature allows you to challenge friends to routes in your area. You can also listen to your phone’s music through the app. The iPhone version allows you to track your friends in real-time while their hitting the road. Available for iPhone, Blackberry, and Android.
Price: Free, but can be upgraded for $1.99
http://www.mapmyfitness.com/imapmy/
Locavore
If you love to eat local even while you’re on the road there is an app for you. Locavore is the simplest way to find local in-season food. You’ll discover farms and farmers’ markets near you. You’ll get details about the market and what their selling. The app shows you what’s currently in-season and what soon will be. It’ll even give you recipes for those those in-season items you find. App is available for iPhone and Android.
Price: FREE
iPhone
Android
RunKeeper Pro
This app will track, measure, and improve your fitness. RunKeeper uses your GPS to track your outdoor activities, calories, pace, distance, time, and heart rate (with compatible equipment). You can also manually enter data for indoor workouts. RunKeeper has audio cues that will keep you updated during your activity. The app can be integrated with your RunKeeper online account and other social media sites. This will allow you to post you workouts and feedback to Facebook, Twitter, or FourSquare. RunKeeper allows you to select a music playlist. You can also create your own customized workout and have the audio cues guide you through. This app is available for iPhone, Android, and Windows Phone 7.
Price: Free
Water Your Body
Water Your Body is a smartphone application that helps you stay hydrated. The app is completely customizable. You can create multiple containers of different sizes to mirror your real world containers and place them on your virtual “table.” After finishing each container you simple mark it as complete. You can use your information from your personal lifestyle to get a scientifically proven daily intake goal. Version available for Android and iPhone.
Price: Free ad-supported version, and $0.99 for no ads
iPhone
iPhone Free
Android Free
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As a seasoned traveler for half a decade,Veronica Tomor shares her expertise, knowledge and passion in her book The L.E.A.N. Guide for the Business Traveler. She shares her own perspectives, along with that of hundreds of travelers via interviews she conducted, trying to find a way to fight the road warrior's curse - extra pounds that accrue as fast as your frequent flyer miles!
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