Get in shape and have easy access to the latest sports events with these helpful smartphone apps.
People may feel that no matter how often they go to the gym, they are not getting a good enough workout to lose those last five pounds. The Nike Training Club app helps meet the fitness needs of its users and give them instruction on how to get a high-quality workout. Because this app is fee, people are left with a portable personal trainer without wasting a single penny.
The Nike Training Club app offers a wide variety of special features. People can enjoy full body workouts for either 30 or 45-minute sessions with step-by-step instructions. The workouts cover important fitness aspects from cardio, endurance and muscle tone. All users can personalize their training experience by inputting their own goals, body information, strengths and music to listen to during the session, further enforcing the realistic feeling of being at the gym.
The personal trainer gives continual encouragement, motivating the user to work even harder. With the Nike Training Club app, people now have the opportunity to become even healthier and to get their bodies they have always wanted.
Written by: Sophia Rome – Staff Writer
After a long, stressful day at school, everyone hopes to find a way to relax and unwind. Many people use yoga as a positive way to relieve stress, and now all the poses and information needed is available 24/7.
For only $2.99, the Pocket Yoga app, available for the iPhone and Android, offers a visual guide as well as vocal instructions for each of over 145 yoga poses. Pocket Yoga also includes a dictionary of all the poses, complete with detailed descriptions and the benefits of each pose. A log to record and track progress is included in order to encourage consistency and motivation. Pocket Yoga is already equipped with automatic background music to help relax and focus the user, but this app also offers the option to play desired music from one’s own iPod. If a small cell phone screen hinders the full experience of practicing yoga, Pocket Yoga can be connected to any TV or computer with the corresponding AV cables, and can even connect wirelessly to an Apple TV.
Pocket Yoga is a simple and modern way to enjoy all the health-improving, muscle-toning and stress-reducing benefits of yoga at one’s fingertips.
Written by: Cydney Hayes – Staff Writer
Technology today keeps people connected to news everywhere they go. The sports app WatchESPN enables sports fans to access live streams of games from ESPN, ESPN3 and ESPNU on the go. The app is available for free on iTunes. ESPN subscribers with AppleTV will also be able to access the network’s Internet service on their TV.
WatchESPN allows users to access the games of their choice anytime and anywhere. The app also provides live streaming access during the National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball and National Football League seasons and playoffs. With WatchESPN, college football fans can also view live streams of college games. Various TV networks such as Comcast, Time Warner Cable and FIOS TV broadcast this app.
This app is a new and innovative way for on the go sports fans to obtain the latest sports news, games and statistics in prime time. Watch ESPN is easily accessible and can be used to watch either reruns or one’s favorite sports of the season. With WatchESPN, sports fans will also be exposed to commentary by professionals of the night’s big game.
