One of the things we love best about the app store is that there are apps for just about everything. Want to learn a new language? There’s an app for that. Want to make a grocery list? Yep, there’s an app for that too. Need some inspiration on your fitness goals? Of course you guessed it: there’s an app for that.
Everywhere you look, you can find apps to help you in every area of your life, from personal finance and budgeting to mindfulness and well-being. But with so many choices available, how do you know which apps are really worth the time? We’ve done the work for you and sifted through tons of wellness apps to find the very best ones for you!
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Best Apps For Wellness
Make your cell phone the most powerful tool in your wellness arsenal. These are the best apps whether you want to try meditation, schedule a barre class or wake up in sync with your circadian rhythms.
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By Amy Schlinger
CALM
Whether you’re a beginner or a veteran, this app helps you meditate anywhere. Depending on much time you have—three, five, 10, 15 or 25 minutes—you can pick a session that focuses on calming anxiety, breaking a habit or encouraging deep sleep. Free seven-day trial, then $60 per year
AAPTIV
If you’re having trouble motivating to get in your cardio, Aaptiv is here. Every workout is set to music, with a trainer prompting you over the sounds of the beat. Choose from every type of cardio imaginable—outdoor running, treadmill, elliptical, walking and more. You can also filter by workout length, fitness level and music genre. Then get moving! $15 per month, $100 per year
STUDIO: TONE IT UP
Don’t feel like sitting in traffic to get to a Saturday morning class? Studio: Tone It Up gives you access to over 100 on-demand, live workouts including yoga, kickboxing, kettlebells, dance cardio and more. Friends can join you so you can work out together virtually (you can even talk to them). Sessions are offered all day long. $13 per month, or $84 per year
MY WATER BALANCE: DAILY DRINK TRACKER & REMINDER
If you often forget to drink enough water, this app is for you. It calculates how much H20 you need daily, then lets you set up notifications to give you a nudge throughout the day to drink up. Free
MYFITNESSPAL
While this app isn’t new, it’s (deservedly) one of the most popular in the wellness category, mostly for its food-tracking ability. You can access the nutrition facts for over 6 million foods in its ginormous database. You can also log workouts—plus, it syncs with other devices and apps such as the Apple Watch or Strava. Free
NIKE + RUN CLUB
Track your route, distance, speed and more with this app. You can even decide if you want to do an audio guided workout and have a coach motivate you, and keep you on pace every step of your run. It also helps customize a plan if you’re training for a race. Free
ZERO
If you’re trying intermittent fasting, this is the perfect way to time your hours. It lets you pick the period you want to go between meals, and track your overall progress. Free
SLEEP CYCLE ALARM CLOCK
Track your sleep, and be awakened at the optimal time in your zzz cycle to start off the day on the right foot. You predetermine a 30-minute time window when you need to get up; then using patented sound technology or an accelerometer (if you have an Apple Watch, it’s built in), this app determines when you’re in a light sleep phase and wakes you up. Free
CLASSPASS
Want to exercise, but don’t care to commit to one type of workout? ClassPass lets you take a variety of classes in the city and the Hamptons—think Pilates in Westhampton, HIIT in Southampton or boot camp in Williamsburg. How many classes you can take is based on a points system that ranges from $45 a month (for two to three classes) to $135 (for six to 10). App is free; you pay for monthly subscription
HEADSPACE
Meditate anytime, anywhere with this app. Headspace offers tutorials on the fundamentals, two- to three-minute mini-meditation sessions, as well as daily meditations on new topics. We love the ones that are designed for panicky moments when you need a mindfulness break most. $13 per month or $95 per year
free health and wellness apps
7 free health and wellbeing apps we recommend
Today there are apps for just about everything: whether it’s getting food delivered to your door, online shopping or helping you manage your finances. Apps can also hold great potential as mental health and wellbeing tools. We’ve put together a selection that have been tested and recommended by our Caraniche at Work clinicians.
While these apps are useful as self-guided tools, they can also be used very effectively in conjunction with professional counselling, particularly if you’d like more in-depth support to address workplace or personal challenges.
Smiling Mind
Smiling mind is a mindfulness meditation app designed to provide children and adults with mindfulness tools. It was developed by psychologists and educators and includes a range of different programs based on age or purpose. For example, returning to school, mindfulness in the work place, and mindfulness in sport. The app can measure progress and skills, as well as set daily meditation reminders. As your meditation skills develop, the sessions become more advanced.
ReachOut Breathe
ReachOut Breathe is an app designed to help users reduce the physical symptoms of stress and anxiety. With simple visuals, it helps you to control your breath and measures your heart rate using the camera on your phone. This helps you actively address physical stress symptoms such as shortness of breath, increased heart rate and tightening of the chest.
Music eScape
Music eScape taps into your music library and creates a playlist based on your mood! Anchored in the knowledge that music can impact our mood, the app allows you to create or select a music journey to express, enhance or change your mood.
Sleepbot
Sleepbot is a sleep tracking app designed to help users learn more about the quality of their sleep. The app’s built-in audio and motion recording can track your movements throughout the night, as well as detect snoring, sleep talking and any disturbances in your sleep. Users can then view their results each morning in a variety of graphs, which show periods of deep and light sleep activity, sleep length and wake times. Additionally Sleepbot has a ‘smart’ alarm that aims to detect when you’re in light sleep to wake you at the best possible time (within a 30-minute window before a time of your choosing).
7 minute workout challenge
The 7 minute workout challenge is a research backed work-out program that only requires a chair, a wall and your own body weight. Twelve high intensity exercises with video and audio instructions are performed for 30 seconds with 10 second rest intervals. To increase motivation, you can earn rewards, set up daily reminders, unlock different exercises and track your progress visually.
Lumosity
Lumosity is a brain training app that has a suite of engaging games designed to challenge, and potentially improve, cognitive skills. It is designed to be customised by the user to address five basic categories of cognitive processes: Speed, Memory, Attention, Flexibility, and Problem Solving. Users can also track their progress in each category over time, both in comparison to past scores as well as to others in their age group.
Quit That!
Quit That! is an app designed to help you track anything you want to quit or reduce. Whether you want to quit smoking, stop drinking sugary drinks or reduce your coffee consumption, Quit That! allows you to track your progress, including monitoring the money you may have saved in the process.
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