Fitness fever is what packs the gyms, but if you don’t have the time, money, or motivation to sign up for a membership, that doesn’t mean you have to forget about exercising and taking care of your health. There are plenty of apps that can convert your smartphone into your own personal trainer so you can get your sweat on, right from home. For busy people, there’s no more excuses not to exercise thanks to these apps for working out anywhere, any time.
These apps for working out at home have exercises that can be completed in just minutes, and almost all of them have a workout program based on intense but short exercises so that anyone, regardless of how much time they have, can get fit.
8fit
One of the most complete and downloaded apps is 8fit. Here you can combine exercise routines with healthy meal plans designed by nutritionists, follow your progress, and do the right workouts according to your personal needs. It offers weekly workout plans based on what’s known has high-intensity interval training (HIIT). Each routine lasts between five and twenty minutes so it won’t take you too long to get your daily workout in.
This app makes working out easy. You just have to open the app, choose a routine or the type of exercise you want to do, and follow the instructions on your phone to complete the workout in the time provided. It includes exercises for all levels and muscle groups. This way, each one can be adapted for your likes, needs, and abilities.
In addition to the training sessions, it offers a number of individual exercise videos and fitness and nutrition guides so you can do a complete plan —not just exercise, but also diet— so you reach your objective quickly. Without a doubt, the great thing about 8fit, and what sets it apart from the other apps, is the section that focuses on healthy eating. After all, you’ll have to combine the two if you want to reach your weight loss and health goals. Plus, the Pro version of the app offers help from trainers and nutritionists. [Download]
Seven
As its name suggests, the unique thing about Seven is that it has you complete routines that take only seven minutes a day. These workouts are designed to be completed at home, and you can complete them using only a chair or the wall. They’re simple seven-minute routines that include sit-ups, squats, jumping jacks, and push-ups, and can all be completed in the comfort of your living room. That said, these workouts are high-intensity and offer no rests. You won’t find a trainer here, but you will get a drawing to watch and see how to complete each exercise.
Seven is unique because it looks like a video game: the plan is to do seven minutes of exercise a day for seven months in order to reach your fitness goal 100% and if you do, you get three hearts. Each day that pases without doing the indicated exercise, you’ll lose a heart and when you’ve lost three, you’ll be punished by losing the monthly progress you’ve accumulated. It’s an incentive to make sure you don’t miss a single day of exercise.
It has a paid version that will unlock all the exercises and charts, but the free version also has a great amount of content. [Download]
Freeletics Bodyweight
Another one of the most complete apps for getting in shape in just minutes a day and from home is Freeletics. In reality, it’s a collection of four apps (Bodyweight, Gym, Running, and Nutrition), although the one we’re going to focus on is Bodyweight. This one helps you work out at home, in the park, or wherever else you go. It’s an app that adapts to your athletic profile, with the possibility to complete different exercise charts that take between five and 30 minutes to complete, using only your phone as a trainer and your own body weight.
Its workout plans make this app perfect for both beginners and those who are already in pretty good shape. The free version is good, although to get most out of it, you’ll probably want to subscribe to one of its paid plans. If you get the Coach version, you can also download and use the plans in the apps Gym and Running for free.
Freeletics offers an instructive guide and its videos can be played in full screen on a TV if you cast them from your device, making it easier to copy the trainer’s moves than just looking at the small screen of your smartphone. It has wide collection of exercises and will help you quickly meet your fitness goals. [Download]
30 Day Fitness Challenge
As its name indicates, the idea behind this app is that you can use it to get in shape in 30 days thanks to a collection of exercises that you can do from home. You can choose various workout plans: if you want to lose fat, strengthen your abs, glutes, etc. Choose what you want to work on and complete the challenge. It offers tons of exercises that you can complete without any equipment, using only your own body weight to get in shape.
The app records your daily progress and you’ll notice how the difficulty increases gradually as you go. You have a video guide that will help you with each one of the reps you have to do in order to complete your daily workout. [Download]
7 MINUTE
One of the most popular apps for working out at home is also based on the effectiveness of working out for short sessions. The intensity of the workouts is key so that, completing the provided routine every day, you can reach your goals. It consists of 12 exercises that have to be completed in 30 seconds with a 10 second break between each series. All you need is a chair and a wall to start your workout. Depending on how much time you have, you can repeat the routine two or three times to reach your objective even quicker.
The exercises aren’t accompanied by a trainer to help you, but you’ll see animations along with a timer that will tell you how much time is left for the current exercise before moving on to the next. You can adjust the times for both the exercises and the rest between them to better fit your training profile. You’ll also see your progress and a calendar, marking each day that you work out so you keep track of all the work you’ve done. [Download]
Sweat with Kayla
Kayla Itsines is a popular Instagrammer and this is her official app. It’s one of the best apps for working out from home and getting in shape in little more than 10 minutes a day. In all, you’ll need 28 minutes a day to follow Kayla Itsines’s routines. And you can do all of them at home since you don’t need anything besides basic workout equipment.
This app is focused mainly on a female audience, but it can be used by anyone. It has all sorts of workouts depending on what you want to strengthen or what your intensity level is. From beginners to expert athletes. You have specific programs for legs, arms, cardio programs, and even postpartum routines.
You can access a free seven-day trial to try out the exercises and the workout method. Once the trial is over, the app requires a paid subscription. [Download]
