The best at home fitness apps to keep you fit during lockdown
THE gyms may be shut, but don’t despair; your health kick can still be possible with the help of many premium at home workout apps.
Forget the expensive personal trainer, these are the best at home workout apps to help you keep fit during lockdown.
All you’ll need is some leggings, and a smartphone; but with the gyms appearing to be shut for sometime, these workout apps are a brilliant way to keep healthy at home.
With planning, motivation, workouts, and motivation, they have everything you need to get your body moving, feel better, and even lose a few pounds if you wanted.
Available on Google Play Store, and the App Store, the apps offer a number of subscriptions or options for every kind of exerciser.
Many will offer a free trial or introductory package, so make sure you don’t miss out.
1.Shreddy
The Shreddy app lets users sweat it out in high-energy workouts, real-time classes and tasty, and healthy meal plans.
The Shreddy Kit also allows customers to step up their game with top quality gym accessories, and vegan certified nutritional supplements; and of course, the Shreddy Club, a friendly community of users to help you stay motivated!
All SHREDDY Kit and GET SHREDDY nutrition products are available on www.shreddy.com.
The SHREDDY app is available for £9.99 per month from the App Store and Android store.
- Download Shreddy from the App Store and for Android – click here
2. FIIT
A favourite with celebs, the Fiit app is sure to be a favourite of yours too.
With workouts led by world-class trainers across a number of areas including strength, cardio and even yoga and pilates, there’s something for everyone.
Fearne Cotton, Giovanna Fletcher and Binky Felstead are all fans.
You can sign up or a 14 day free trial, and then there’s a range of yearly, quarterly and monthly plans with prices from £10 a month.
- Download Fiit – click here
3. Peleton
Made famous by their iconic bikes, there’s more to the Peleton App than just cycling.
Of course, Peleton or bike owners can enjoy their popular classes as an All-Access Member, but they also have a Peloton Digital Membership which costs just £12.99 a month.
Users can enjoy over ten workout types, including strength, yoga, cycling, outdoor running, bootcamp and more.
Digital Members can also get two months free.
- Download Peleton – click here
4. Fitbit Premium
Fitbit Premium is designed to work in conjunction with their popular fitness trackers.
With advanced insights, guided programmes, sleep tools, games and challenges, workouts and more, it uses your personalised insights to help you make smarter choices.
Available through monthly, and yearly membership, the Premium plan costs £7.99 a month.
However, they’re currently offering a 90 day free trial which is not to be sniffed at.
- Download Fitbit Premium – click here
5. Nike+ Training Club
The Nike+ Training Club has over 190 workouts, with workouts led by world-class Nike Master Trainers, across strength, endurance, yoga and mobility.
Sessions range from 15–45 minutes, with four – six week training plans, and are designed to help you see and feel results.
The premium membership will cost you £13.49 a month.
- Download Nike+ Training Club from the App Store and for Andriod – click here
6. Freeletics
Trusted by 50 million, Freeletics features workouts built around you.
Whether you want to lose weight, gain muscle or stay active, Freeletics’ Coaches will analyse your fitness and goals for a personalised experience.
The app will help you set up a six to twelve training plan to suit your personal goals, and the space and equipment you have available.
It’s £25.99 for free months, but there’s currently 30 per cent off.
There’s also nutrition support to help you achieve your goals.
- Download Nike+ Training Club from the App Store and for Andriod – click here
6. Couch to 5K
The Couch to 5K app isn’t specifically a personal trainer or workout app, but deserves a special mention.
Designed to take novice runners to their first full 5k, it breaks your runs up into manageable parts over nine weeks (or longer, you can go at your own pace).
There’s five trainers to choose from from broadcaster and former Olympian Michael Johnson, comedians Sarah Millican and Sanjeev Kohli, BBC presenter Jo Whiley.
Best of all, it’s free.
- Download Couch to 5k on the App Store and for Andriod – click here
7. Jennis
Jennis is Olympian Jessica Ennis-Hill’s at home fitness app with programmes and plans created and coached by Jess.
Programmes include HIIT, strength, running, recovery and more, with sessions ranging from five to 29 minutes.
Different programmes are available for changing needs, and different life stages including fitness, cycle mapping pregnancy and postnatal.
It’s available for £14.99 a month, and there’s also a 14 day trial.
- Download Jennis on the App Store and for Andriod – click here
8. Joe Wicks The Body Coach
Joe coached us all through the first lockdown, and his Body Coach app is designed to help you start your journey to a “fitter, healthier, happier you”.
With live workouts every week that all users can join and led by Joe, tailored meals that have been expertly personalised for all diets, and real time workouts or every fitness level that change through your journey, it aims to help you stick to a 90 day goal and beyond.
The personalised app experience will set you back £14.99 per month, £37.99 every three months, and there’s currently £20 off a yearly subscription which is £69.99, but would usually be £89.99.
- Download The Body Coach on the App Store – click here
9. Auro
Auro describes itself as the app made for real people with real trainers.
There’s 700 classes to choose from, across 11 different categories & an extra dollop of 50 more added each month.
There’s also a number of training plans to choose from, and they’ll even chuck in a 14 day free trial; after that it’s £59.99 for a year, or £11.99 a month.
This year they are also the Official Training Partner for the Winter Run, supporting Cancer Research UK, a first of its kind immersive 10k audio-guided virtual run, and you can get a free training plan here.
- Sign up to Auro – click here
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