BlackBerry: Your partner in fitness and in health

MANILA, Philippines - Here’s Berry good news to all the health/fitness buffs out there: Now, there are a lot of useful free apps on your BlackBerry to help you keep track of your fitness goals or lose weight without losing your sanity.

Of course, we’re talking about those who are committed to an active lifestyle and not those whose idea of keeping fit is lifting a finger, stretching their imagination, jumping to conclusions or bending their principles. Or maybe even malling? One doctor said that malling is a form of exercise as long as you don’t stop to buy. But pardon my meandering.

Bone Giorno

So, shall we bone up on bone health? Bones in Motion’s BiM Active is a service for those who love the outdoors (read: those who are into fitness walking or running or cycling or hiking or mountain biking, or all of the above).

This application breathes new life into the BlackBerry smartphone, which is resurrected into a portable life recorder. It enhances the user’s outdoor activities by allowing him/her to share his/her current location and relevant information with others.

You can download the application from the link below or simply scan the QR code to get the app instantly on your device: http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/2990.

Gym Team

Gym Technik NextGen was voted Best Health/Fitness App for the BlackBerry-CrackBerry.com Best of 2009. It can be your workout partner — your once unreachable fitness goals are now within reach as it helps you track your workouts — for instance, time, speed, calories burned for cardio exercises. It helps you track your body weight, body fat, and body measurements. You can schedule workouts on a calendar. You can save all the data on Gym Technik Online.

While working out, you can even upload stats and photos and view them on Gym Technik Online at www.gymtechnik.com. And yes, you can read diet and fitness articles to inspire you to stay on the straight and narrow path to good health.

Using the Gym Technik exercise library, you can customize your own workouts or select from a wide variety of workouts (for men and women) that cater to your fitness goals and needs. The library comes complete with instructional images and descriptions.

You can download the application from the link below, or simply scan the QR code to get the app instantly on your device: http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/3569.

Calm What May

Nothing beats MyCalmBeat, a brain exercise on www.mybrainsolution.com. After all, a sound mind is as important as a sound body. MyCalmBeat uses a breath pacer to pace breathing to a slow rate, allowing you to strengthen the automatic calm reflexes and effectively manage stress. The interactive brain training site helps boost memory and attention while reducing stress. Daily training will help you stress less, strengthen your calm reflexes, and regulate your body’s response to stress. Exactly what we need in these highly stressful times that try men’s souls — and ingenuity.

You can download the application from the link below, or just scan the QR code to get the app instantly on your device: http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/6088.

Do Or Diet

The calorie counter by MyNetDiary is your diet police on the prowl. But of course, a fitness regimen goes hand in hand with a healthy diet. MyNetDiary comes with over 100,000 quality food choices — and counting — in the database so you can plan and record your daily calorie intake. It searches while you type and remembers your food choices (wow, it’s got a better memory than most of us!) so the next time around, you only need to type the first few letters to find what you’re looking for.

It’s much more than a calorie counter; you’re sure to get a mouthful as there’s a team working on food research daily.

MyNetDiary comes with recipes, customized exercise routines, water intake tracking, daily analysis, and a progress chart to contribute to your overall well-being.

You can download the application from the link below, or just scan the QR code to get the app instantly on your device: http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/2252.

Shoe Healthy

Adidas miCoach is your personal trainer. Working with the best coaches and athletes, Adidas shares its expertise and experience with consumers so they, too, can achieve their personal goals.

It lets you play music as you work out and sweat it out. It uses GPS and real-time voice coaching to talk and walk you through your workout zones as you run. More, you can also choose a training plan to build speed and endurance. Then you can share your achievements online with friends and family. No sweat! And yes, it tracks your shoe usage as well.

You can download the application from the link below, or just scan the QR code to get the app instantly on your device: http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/12899.

So Berry nice! Meet your faithful partner in fitness and in health.