These fitness apps carry a small personal trainer in your pocket - which keeps you accountable

 The Pilot Guide uses computer vision to provide real-time feedback on your workouts.

Good news for anyone who wants to get better: If you have a smartphone and you can download apps, you already have a small personal trainer in your pocket, which will encourage you Encouraged, motivated and ready to help you deal with any difficult complications along the way.

So why aren't more people working? According to the CDC, 1 out of every 2 adults in the United States and about 80% of high school students still do not get enough exercise. It also includes صحت 117 billion a year in additional healthcare costs.

Before regretting the start of another swimming suit season, here are some common reasons why people don't exercise, with a new, high-tech fix I've tried myself.

I can't stand it

For those who have cash, there is no shortage of personal trainers and advanced home fitness equipment. For example, a wall-mounted, dynamic weight machine tunnel, which will take you up to about ً 3,000 plus $ 50 monthly membership fee. گلپ.

The equipment is incredible and is exactly what you would expect to have superstar athletes (and tunnel supporters) like LeBron James and Serena Williams in their home Jammu. But what about the rest of us who (hopefully) are saving our money to get kids through college and maybe even retire one day?

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Apps like FitOn are free and easy to use and have a wide range of exercises you can do anytime, anywhere, from berry and yoga to kickboxing, strength training and even dance exercises. Even with all the trail running I do myself, I use it at least twice a week for Pilates, basic exercises or meditation and stretching to help me sleep.

YouTube is another free way to track "just right" exercise routines for any specific needs - unless you miss out on the latest video from the world's largest Oreo, ie.

My friend Burt recommends "Walk of Weight" for more than 50 series of women. At the same time, my 75-year-old ultra-marathon coach, "Mama Lisa" Fielder, has sworn in a number of different strength training and foam rolling videos that work wonders on my middle-aged weekend racer issues.

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Most advanced exercise apps and even expensive devices have a "free" trial period of two weeks to three months. I talk a little bit about it in previous columns and videos and some people even spend the whole year on trial run of apps and gadgets. I do not recommend it, but also? Don't let the cost get you off the couch for another minute.

The biggest downside here is that it's easy to cheat or leave if no one is watching. It is also difficult to do every exercise without a coach using proper form, which can lead to lack of results or injuries.

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I don't know what I'm doing and I need help.

If you're not sure what to do or how to get the results you want, look no further than the newly released HipTrain app (iOS, PC or Smart TV). It lets you work out with a certified personal trainer, $ 7 for 30 minutes or $ 14 for an hour. That's about $ 50- $ 100 less than the individual training sessions I'm used to.

HipTrain trainers are bilingual (English and Spanish) and cover a variety of subjects in mobility, strength training, crossfit, combat training, Pilates, yoga and more.

Answer the prompt onboarding questionnaire to check your workout goals and fitness background and the company will match you with a personal trainer within 24 hours. It doesn't matter what equipment you have. Instructors can figure out how to make it work for you. It's their job and they do it well.

HipTrain instructor Mayra "May" Acosta Martinez is a complete spark plug that perfectly balances movement and inspiration.

For the past two weeks, I've been working with 29-year-old Myra "May" Acosta Martinez, an absolute spark plug that balances movement and inspiration perfectly.

She does video conferencing with me through the app from her home studio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and tells me a full hour of all the exercises I know I "need" to do but not do myself. (I don't particularly appreciate anything that hurts, which is a form of strength training for me.) Each session is the right amount of difficulty. I sweat to the point of embarrassment and we laugh together like crazy when I bend over like a dying fish at the end of the hour.

Clearly, this is all fake drama from me, which I already understand very well and I like to work with it.

HipTrain lets you work out for 30 minutes at $ 7 or گھنٹے 14 for an hour with a certified personal trainer.

The biggest downside is my incredibly random schedule, which seems to be moving HipTrain forward. I rarely know where I will be or what time zone I will be in from week to week, but May and company get out of their way to do it all.

When I asked a company spokesperson how he could do this one-on-one session so cheaply, he explained that many trainers do it as a one-sided move and that they may use language. Working on skills or at the same time working towards higher degrees of fitness. I hope that doesn't mean much trainer turnover or cost increase because so far, reducing some of the initial technical glitches, especially with my digital calendars, is just fine.

I don't have time to work

Well, now is the time to stop this excuse once and for all. According to a recent report, even the busiest of us can squeeze in at least 10 minutes or more a day, which has life-saving benefits for people over the age of 40. A few times a day, there is always a way to do it.

The CDC says that five days a week, in addition to just 30 minutes of moderate aerobic activity, two days a week of muscle-strengthening exercise is enough to significantly improve physical and mental health. If you have ever exercised regularly, you have a good chance of getting it.

Low technology: Julie Thera travels with the band, which she uses to spend time at the airport.

Think about adding exercise to something you are already doing. I travel with a $ 12 Thera Band that I can wrap around my legs for squats, ankles for kickbacks and use with my arms for a full body workout while walking. I am writing this story about work from a passenger seat of a van on a road trip. That Thera Band is around my ankles and I'm lifting a single leg while typing. I've also recently added lungs to push baby strollers or kickbacks while mowing the lawn. There are lots of new, really fun, active VR and video games, like playing tennis with Oculus' Beat Saber or Nintendo Switch Sports.

Pilot also has a new gadget that is very easy for fast workouts. This is a body-tracking video camera called the Guide ($ 295, $ 24 / month subscription fee until the end of 2022) that uses computer vision to give feedback on your workout routine. Crazy strokes occur during exercise. Day

Out of the box, attaching a small add-on camera to the TV, signing in to your pilot account and choosing from thousands of intensive training classes, live or on-demand, is incredibly intuitive and easy. Of all the things here, finding out and setting up is the easiest start.

As you make each move, you will see yourself in a small window next to the instructor. A small graphic symbol the company calls its Movement Tracker recruits to tell you if you are exercising properly and completing all the delegates on time. At the end of each workout, the guide shows you the parts of the body that you have exercised and over time, you can provide important insights into what you are leaving - for me, this arm. And the waist is - even when choosing the "full" body "class.

The Peloton's Guide is a small camera attached to your smart TV that allows you to give real-time feedback on your workout techniques.

I often use a pilot bike first, then jump on the guide for a 20 minute full body strength training session, for abdominal strenuous workouts or stretches that test a ton of fitness gear at my age. Make it possible Crazy schedule.

Of the thousands of apps I've tried, of which there are still thousands, the pilot seems to have a clear idea of ​​how busy the average person is with whatever time they have. Work best It's Pilot's superpower, with its superstar instructors and iCandy software like Apple. This is a well thought out product that I can't wait to use.

The biggest disadvantage is that you can't use the guide with tablet or smartphone. It has to be connected to a smart TV. If you are really into it, you can travel with it as most of the hotels these days have connected to the TV, but it feels like a stretch.

Peloton has just announced that it is launching a new attached rowing machine, so hopefully, next year we will see more affordable, problem-solving types of health and fitness solutions.

There are more reasons and much, much more new gear. I'm working on gadgets that can help you get more active, even while at work, like walking desks and bicycle chairs. Let me know if you have any questions or specific gadgets or tech tools you'd like me to check out.

Jennifer Jolie is an Emmy Award winning consumer tech columnist. Email her at jj@techish.com. Follow her on Twitter: JenniferJolly. The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of USA TODAY.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: These Fitness Apps Tell You If You're Exercising Properly