What sites/apps do you rely on on your fitness journey?

FermatsLastAccount, 10 months ago

Macrofactor for calorie tracking. It does an amazing job of calculating your TDEE based on your caloric intake and weight.

For tracking weights, I use Fitnotes. No particular reason, really. I tried a bunch of apps and felt like I had some issue with all of them. I ended up settling on Fitnotes.

huntingrarebits, 10 months ago

Second for Fitnotes. It's simple, customizable, and stable. Plus it can automatically create backups as well as export your data to csv if/whenever you need.

reginasbread, 10 months ago

@mmmplak
I have garmin watch so I use garmin connect app. it has a feature for planning your weight training routine. I use it because I don't want to drag my phone into the gym. it allows me to do everything through the watch.

I also use Simple Workout Log. it is indeed simple and I love it.

for calories, macros etc. I use Fitatu app.

mmmplak, 10 months ago

I’m contemplating whether to get a Garmin watch - eyeing on the Instinct model. Unsure if it syncs well with Apple Fitness. My Apple watch is serving it’s purpose but I’d love to have a simpler, fewer apps?, better battery watch.

AttackBunny, 10 months ago

Nike Run Club for runs. It usually works well with my Apple Watch (lately there’s a weird battery issue though). It then syncs the info to my phone, so I can see stuff like cadence, elevation, heart rate, pace, distance, etc.

Apple fitness for everything else really. The yoga, strength, hiit, etc classes are easy to access, and nicely varied. Plus I can do it all without having to step foot in a gym. Huge bonus to me.

MyFitnessPal for tracking calories. I tried LoseIt when MFP took away the barcode scan tool, but came back because I like the UI much better.

borkcorkedforks, 10 months ago

The MyFitnessPal was useful for tracking calories when I did that in the past. If I remember right it had a lot of stuff already entered so you could just search and select rather than manual data entry all the time. Also useful for tracking and planning macros.

Now days I'm mostly just concerned about getting enough protein and don't really worry about much else.

AttackBunny, 10 months ago

If you know the exact name of something, you can use the MFP search, and it usually comes back with a handful of matching items. It used to be that you could use your camera to scan the barcode on the packaging, and it would populate all the info. They unfortunately made that a "premium" feature, which I get, but is really annoying.

I'm a boredom eater, so I HAVE to track, or I'll find a way to eat like 3k calories a day. Not because I'm actually in need of the calories, mind you.

lazy_steve, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago)

These are the apps I'm using:

• Hevy for weights workout tracking ('cos app is convenient and I worked out how to access its data api for my own analysis)
• Polar Beat to record runs with phone ('cos I have a Polar Verity Sense heartrate monitor, and its audio cues are useful)
• Zwift for indoor cycling
• Strava for analysing the cardio data for running / cycling ('cos imports Polar Beat/Zwift and then has matched runs and segments)

edit: actually now found RunnerUp which seems like an awesome running app for android and is open source so giving that a go.

borkcorkedforks, 10 months ago

I got to second the Hevy app.

Handy for my "grease the groove" style training to track the smaller sets through out the day. The custom exercises are useful for the weighted calisthenics movements that aren't there by default. Monthly Pro doesn't quite seem like it's worth it to me for the cost they're asking but I would pay like $20 for unlimited routines and exercises. The free tier does give me enough as I only need 3 routines and a handful of custom exercises.

aproposnix, 10 months ago

• Track & Graph for tracking behaviors
• Medilog for manually tracking weight, blood pressure reading (from an omron pressure cuff), temp and oximetry
• Mi Band 6 for tracking activity, sleep, HR and blood oxygen [If I had money I would get a Garmin device]
• A simple finger Oximeter (no app with it)
• Saisonkalendar for tracking foods that are in season
• Paseo for tracking activity (while carrying the mobile). This is redundancy in case I loose any data as I have in the past with Mi Band
• Mi Scale for tracking weight and body info (esp., BMI)

If anyone know of an opensource health data aggregator, please let me know.

cyborg, 10 months ago

I like Strong for planning and keeping track of workouts and MacroFactor for nutrition. Just Run is also great if you're new to running with it's simple implementation of the C25K program. Sadly, I haven't found any decent period trackers that I would feel comfortable recommending to others. It's a shame since I find where I am with my cycle influences my performance.

FermatsLastAccount, 10 months ago

Not sure if you know this, but I'm pretty sure Macrofactor has a period tracker. Never used it so idk if it's good, but I remember seeing it when going through the settings.