Sport apps

On March 2012 I used Endomondo for the first time. It is now 6 years. I bought a premium app and then even a premium membership and keep it for several years. Since Endomondo was bought by Under Armour I have the feeling that platform is not evolving anymore. I cancelled my membership and thinking about searching different app.

Doarama is a great web app where you can upload your GPX file of your activity and you will get a beautifil visualization of your achievement. It is most impressive in hilly terrain when you can see how you climb to the top of mountains. It can also visualise air activities as paragliding.

As I wrote in a recent article, Endomondo stopped moving forward. I didn’t see any new features, any progress. And that is the reason why I search for an alternative. The first step is to explore other choices, compare their advantages, disadvantages and price. The first app I tested was Runkeeper.

Endomondo’s tags can be used for many different things – to separate training and races, running on different surfaces or weather. They can also be used to measure how worn the shoes and other equipment is.

The StrongLifts 5×5 app is for working out with a barbell and it should help you get stronger. Don’t expect hundreds of exercises like in other apps. Everything here is easy and minimalistic. And in the basic version, it’s free.

Can you rely on calorie counting that fitness apps show us? The answer is quite simple – you can’t because every human being is unique. The body of each person behaves slightly differently and we should be glad. However, there is no need to stop looking at calories in apps. They might only be estimated but they can give you a better view on what impact do your activities have on you.