Top 20 iPhone Apps to Get Healthy in 2009

Whether you are already a health nut or just starting out on the road to healthy living, we all can use some help to stay on path. There are many health applications on your iPhone that can help you reach your new year’s resolutions for fitness, strength, and general well being. From tracking weight loss to simply breathing better these apps are easily downloaded to your iPhone. Here is a list we have compiled that we think will help you manage a healthy and more fulfilled life in 2009.

Diet & Weight Loss

Keeping track of your diet & weight can be a hassle. Here are some ways the iphone can help.

1. Diet: If you are dieting while you are traveling this application will give you nutritional information and calories for over seven thousand foods sold nationally and internationally.
2. Weight Tracker: Keep record of your weight on a day to day basis. You can also set goals to help you reach your target weight loss.
3. Trim For Life: This is a new high protein diet application. It allows you to measure your body fat percentage (BFP) and keep a daily log of your weight. There is also a list of foods that will help you satisfy your hunger for a lot less calories. You can add your own foods and Trim for Life will let you know how helpful they are to your diet.
4. Sensei for Weight Loss: A weight loss app that learns about your preferences and lifestyle to develop a program suitable for you. Sensei provides motivational messages and advice from experts and community members.
5. Gluten Free Diets: Offers recommendations and instructions on creating a Gluten Free diet. Can also help you locate restaurants that offer Gluten free food on their menu.

Exercise

These applications can aid you in exercising to maintain good health.

1. iPump: Hiring a personal trainer can be costly. With videos, images, and audio coaching you can have a personal exercise program right at you fingertips. This total body workout targets all the major muscles in the body. There is also an iPump series that includes Yoga, Pilates, and Swiss Ball.
2. iMapMyRun: This app works with your GPS to give you speed, distance, pace, running maps, training logs and more. They also have iMapMyRide for cycling workouts.
3. StretchZ: If you sit in front of a computer all day, this app allows you to access regular stretching routines for your work environment. It can help relieve neck, shoulder, and backaches. This is good because most jobs will not let you install software on a company computer.
4. Fitview: Manage and track your aerobic activity, strength training, and vital statistics. Data is recorded over time and will show you accurate graphs to track trends.
5. Steps: By wearing you iphone on your waist or in your pocket you can use it as a pedometer. This will also help you determine your speed, distance and calories burned.

Health & Medical

Here are some surprising abilities your iPhone has that just might improve your quality of life.

1. Pocket First Aid & CPR Guide: Be prepared at anytime for a medical emergency. This is a great application that gives you precise instructions on anything from CPR to seizures. You can also enter medical, doctor and insurance information along with emergency contacts, allergies, and medications.
2. My Life Record: Put an end to waiting for results to get from one doctor to another by giving you instant access to your entire medial chart. Keep detailed track of all your medical records including lab results, medications, and imaging.
3. Doctors: Locate a doctor in minutes with this app. Whether you are local or traveling you can find specialists, hospitals and even pharmacies in your location.
4. Significantly Glucose-Charter: For patients with Type 1 & 2 Diabetes, this is the ideal tool for keeping an eye on your blood glucose, insulin and other medications. A comprehensive food list has a number of means to help you assess the foods you are eating. There is also an option to report this information to your doctor every 30 days.
5. Breath Pacer: Studies have show that slower breathing makes for better health. With this app you can learn how to pace breathing with visual and audio encouragement for twenty minutes a day.

Nutrition

Whether you are a vegetarian or just trying to eat healthy, these apps can give you needed information on your food intake.

1. Food Additives: This app lets you quickly get access to over 450 food additives. You can avoid those that are potentially dangerous to your health & see which ones are safe. Great for parents, vegetarians, and the health conscious.
2. Calorie Tracker: Search for foods you consume during the day and this app will tally up the calories. It also shows fat, carbohydrate, and protein intake.
3. Restaurant Nutrition: If you are someone who likes to eat out then this application is for you. Choose a restaurant and find out calories, carbs, fat, and fiber content for listed menu items.
4. FDA for iPhone: Get current announcements such as recalls, news releases, and MedWatch safety alerts from the US Food & Drug Association. There is even a FDA warning letter search.
5. 8h2o: An easy application that lets you know if you’ve consumed the recommended 8 glasses of water a day.

Folks, the goal here is to use technology to improve your health. That doesn’t happen if you just read the article but don’t actually pick a few of these applications to try out. While some of theses apps are free, most only cost a dollar or two and are great ways to keep your health in check. So for the price of a Starbucks coffee, give a few a try this week.

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