From Beachbody to Peloton and beyond, fitness is on the minds of millions as everyone battles the “COVID 19 pounds” we’ve packed on to some extent. But gyms are closed, and people are highly unmotivated to move off the couch. Surely, technology can provide a solution. It has.
In this inaugural edition of PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Fitness Apps we look at the healthy competition between workout apps that turn smartphones into pocket gyms. That removes the final excuse, so pick an app and get moving as we draft and slingshot through the rankings.
The Top 5
Things start out swimmingly for the Strava: Run, Ride, Swim app taking No. 1 this first time around the block, with Planet Fitness Workouts doing reps at No. 2, as the My Fitness Pal app that gamifies fitness snags No. 3.
Beefcake-sounding Workouts By Muscle Booster takes the belt at No. 4 for this warm-up of the Provider Ranking of Fitness Apps, with FitOn Workouts & Fitness Plans and its celebrity video training sessions looking fit at No. 5, taking care of the top echelon of fitness apps.
The Top 10
Our workout continues with the Map My Run By Under Armour app coming up on the left at No. 6. We find Fitness Coach & Diet: FitCoach demanding one more pushup at No. 7, with Nike Training Club and its 185-plus free workouts just doing it (with a swoosh) at No. 8.
A mover at No. 9 is the light-on-its-feet Runkeeper — GPS Running Tracker from ASICS, with wonderful the Workout For Women: Fitness App at No. 10. That’s enough of a workout for this first Provider Ranking of Fitness Apps. We’ll see who the really hard workers are next class …
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