The Best Fitness and Exercise Apps in 2021

Technology has revolutionized the way we work, socialize, and “go” to school. But what about the way we exercise and stay fit? The following fitness and wellness apps are designed to take advantage of the technology on our wrists and pockets to take your workouts to the next level. These apps aim to keep you engaged and inspired as you work through your daily fitness goals.

1. My Fitness Pal

My Fitness Pal is an app designed by Under Armour to track your diet and fitness. Since its release five years ago, this app has consistently appeared at the top of fitness app charts, and for good reason. Its design and interface excel at keeping users motivated and excited about their fitness. My Fitness App uses game-like incentives that serve as excellent motivators to go for that extra lap or that early morning bike ride. Additionally, it gives users the ability to track and record each meal. My Fitness Pal is an excellent app that offers a holistic approach to health and wellness through fitness and diet.

You can download My Fitness Pal from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.

2. Fitness Coach

Fitness Coach is the perfect fitness app for people who are goal-oriented and hope to create a daily workout habit. Its simple interface provides users with dozens of workouts of varying intensities. Additionally, it offers the opportunity to explore all types of workouts ranging from intense, full body workouts to those that are simply meant to increase your heart rate and burn some calories. The Fitness Coach App is a great app designed to push you every day and to track your fitness progress.

You can download Fitness Coach from the Apple App Store.

3. Nike Run Club

Nike, the brand, is synonymous with excellence in fitness products. Naturally, their apps are also the gold-standard of fitness apps. The Nike Run Club app combines Nike’s expertise in shoe design with its revolutionary use of technology to provide users with an excellent running experience. The app’s interface makes it incredibly easy to start a run and track your pace and distance. It’s also easy to share your accomplishments with your friends within the app or on your social media, making it one of the best social fitness apps on the market today. This app’s only drawback is that it is designed solely for running, which brings us to our next fitness app.

You can download the Nike Run Club from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.

4. Nike Training Club

The Nike Training Club app is the perfect companion for the Nike Run Club app. Nike Training Club offers its users hundreds of guided workouts for home or the gym. Like the Fitness Coach app, the Training Club app is excellent for people who want to develop a daily workout habit. It offers a personalized selection of workouts meant to push you and help you reach your specific fitness goals. The Nike Training Club app also has a premium version that provides a vast selection of workouts to its users. Ultimately, the Nike Training Club app is perfect for someone who wants to work out every day but hates to do the same workouts again and again.

You can download the Nike Training Club app from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.

5. Strava

Strava is a popular fitness app with a very loyal following. Specialized for running and cycling, Strava is the perfect app for a team that’s preparing for their next marathon or race. Its interface is specifically designed to show its user’s routes and fitness stats, making it a great app to track and analyze your team’s training progress. Strava has features that make it a great social fitness app, like the ability to share your current location or to see other user’s routes and trails. In short, Strava is a great fitness app that is designed to push you and your team.

You can download Strava from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.

6. (Bonus) Pantheon

Pantheon is a social fitness app built by us to help teams get fit together. Our app tracks your team’s daily fitness goals, including your own. Pantheon is perfect to stay active with your friends, coworkers, or workout group—whether from home, work, or the gym. Pantheon allows you to complete daily workouts, mindfulness activities, and challenges. Additionally, it provides daily rewards for achieving your fitness and mindfulness goals. As the newest entry to this list, Pantheon is specifically designed to help you reach your goals with the help of your friends.

You can download Pantheon from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.