Weight loss: which application to use to lose weight?
What if you had the secret to sustainable weight loss in the palm of your hand? With the advent of the smartphone, which has become an indispensable everyday object, application publishers have rushed to one of the main concerns of the French: their weight. Thus, in recent years dozens of slimming and health applications have flourished: calorie counter, step counter, dietary advice and other “apps” offering sports sessions, coaching or recipes … But what are its applications worth to lose weight and above all, which ones to favor?
What is an application to lose weight?
We should not be talking about an application, but about applications. Because not all “apps” offer the same services, even if their purpose is the same: to help their users lose weight. Thus:
- Some applications aim to follow the different aspects of your general lifestyle (diet, hydration, sleep, number of steps …).
- Others are more focused on diet and allow you to control your macronutrient intake, the number ofcaloriesconsumed, or even the quality of yourdiet.
- Finally, some weight loss applications focus more on the sports aspect and work as “fitness trackers” (especially if used with a connected watch) and / or sports coaching (for example by suggesting a daily sports routine).
Thus, if one wants to lose weight, one can choose to download one or even several of these applications, in order to benefit from their different features.
What are the best apps to lose weight?
Sports apps
7 Minutes Workout
therefore offers a video combining muscle strengthening and cardio exercises. It is possible to choose which area of the body you want to see refined: the application will offer a program adapted to the requirements of the user. The intensity of the sessions goes crescendo, as the application is used, like so many small challenges to be met each day. It is also possible to activate an alert system, so as not to escape its daily session. 7 Minutes Workout is a free application, compatible with iOS and Android, whose simple interface and effective concept have earned it excellent feedback. Its advantage: it invites you to practice regular physical activity, a guarantee of lasting weight loss.Among the swarm of applications dedicated to sport and fitness, one of them stands out: 7 Minutes Workout. or acquire expensive equipment. Every day the fitness applicationoffers a video combining muscle strengthening and cardio exercises. It is possible to choose which area of the body you want to see refined: the application will propose a program adapted to the requirements of the user. The intensity of the sessions increases, as you use the application, like so many small challenges to be met every day. It is also possible to activate an alert system, so as not to escape its daily session. 7 Minutes Workout is a free application, compatible with iOS and Android, whose simple interface and effective concept earn it excellent feedback. Its advantage: it invites you to practice regular physical activity, a guarantee of sustainable weight loss.
Nike Training Club
The sports equipment manufacturer has not missed the mark of the mobile revolution and has launched NTC, a fitness platform with a very good reputation. Available to the user: a hundred sports programs inspired byyoga, boxing or cardio, where each exercise is certified by professional coaches. Each program is adapted to the level of the user (beginner, confirmed) and the exercise suggestions are gradually adapted to his profile and his objectives (lose weight, tone up, gain muscle, work on his endurance …). The weight loss application also works according to a reward system: the more the user exercises, the more new content he unlocks. Thus Nike Training Club “behaves” like a real virtual coach.
Power-related applications
MyFitnessPal
A “classic” (and free) calorie counting application, with the exception that the food database is particularly extensive. It is even possible to scan with your smartphone the barcodes of the food consumed: the MyFitnessPal slimming application has listed more than 11 million foods, worldwide. Another little extra: the possibility to compare your weight loss with those of your friends (as long as they have also downloaded the application) and thus, toA “classic” (and free) calorie counting application, except that the food database is particularly extensive. to make more effort. Finally, MyFitnessPal tends to offer a more global offer, thanks to partnerships with fitness/sports platforms such as Withings and Fitbit.
Weight Watchers
The giant of the weight loss sector has necessarily had to adapt to the mobile world and now offers an application to lose weight. The basic version is free, but to have access to all the features (Premium version), you have to pay a subscription. The latter first gives access to a SmartPoints counter –the Weight Watchers approachrejects the principle of counting calories, often synonymous with frustration, and relies more on “pleasure” weight loss. No food is prohibited: each is associated with a number of SmartPoints and the person enrolled in the program must respect a total of points, each day, according to their profile and the weight they wish to lose. But the Weight Watchers slimming application also offers the possibility of chatting with a coach available 24/7 (in case of loss of motivation), of consulting a database of restaurants and of accessingRecipestag. Finally, the application can be synchronized with a Fitbit connected watch, to monitor itsPhysical Activity .
All-in-one applications
My slimming coach
Certainly the most famous in its category. The my Slimming Coach application is very versatile: it serves both as a “logbook”, to keep track of your weight loss, but also as a “pocket coach”, because it is possible to activate alerts and thus, to stay motivated. It offers a global control of the hygiene of life: daily hydration, follow-up of his meals (andcalories consumed) and his physical activity, advice … In addition, it is free and available on iOS and Android. As for the look, it is clearly aimed at young women: the appearance is resolutely “girly” and may not be suitable for men. But the whole is coherent and multifunctional.
Stephen Paul is the lead author and founder of My Health Sponsor. Holder of a diploma in health and well-being coaching with more than 200 articles in the field of health, he makes it a point of honor to offer advice based on reliable information, based on scientific research, and verified by health professionals.