When it comes to fitness, there's an app for that
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- Created on Monday, 27 December 2010 22:00
- Written by Nathan
By DOUGLAS BROWN, THE DENVER POST
No smart-phone application — at least not yet — can accelerate heart rates, inflate muscles or trim waistlines.
To accomplish that, bodies must be moved, not just thumbs, and calories watched.
While apps alone can't transform a beer gut, they at least offer quite a bit of guidance, and they are legion, offering everything from daily yoga poses to videos demonstrating proper bench-press form.
Applications can be downloaded to a computer or smartphone, and not just the iPhone anymore. These days, app developers write software for BlackBerry and Android operating systems too.
And, given Colorado's emphasis on fitness and the state's density of high-tech professionals and companies, some fitness apps are local.
One LoDo company is filling athletes' runs, walks, hikes and triathlon training sessions with data: mileage (down to one-hundredth of a mile); exact route — in real time — on a map; pace; stride; even heart rate.
A Boulder company recently developed an app that syncs music libraries with workout paces: When runners are really hoofing it, they might hear the Clash. For the slowdown, get ready for some Brahms.
Whether you lift weights, run marathons, pay close attention to your diet, take walks around the block, swim laps or do jumping jacks — or all of the above — there's an app for that.
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