Besides FF... what apps do you find useful?

[cavewmninbrit]

I am specifically looking for one that will allow me to track running/walking/rowing separately instead of in my old school paper book... so when I run a faster average mile I get some badge or sticker... God damn it I want a cookie for doing it better!

So that I am not a "taking twatwaffle" this Tuesday these are my favourites:

Lumosity- my brother got my family a subscription for a year (all on same acct) and I love doing it once a day for a few minutes convinces me that despite cognition problems during a flare I am still functioning somewhere in there.  If you listen to NPR I am sure you must have  heard about it

Headspace- Love it for mediation, great 10 day free way to get into it too

Whats App- because my people are all over the globe.. I actually have a nutritional therapist back in NY I see and we communicate mostly via text this way

Feedly- Because I am a dork who still reads a stupid number of blogs... then tweets about them

Hootsuite- magically for building my business while working, works the social media for me while I am teaching

You App- New in 2015 from Jamie Oliver which has daily reminder tasks to help you being a more functional person.. from food to life ex- prep some food for the week, remind yourself of your new years goal, take 5 minutes to de-clutter an area

Sleep Cycle- AWESOME for those of us who suck at sleeping... tracks your sleep cycles and wakes you up during a 30 min window where you will be most refreshed.  Also will track for power naps so you don't get into a deep sleep.  I place it under my pillow and my DH doesn't seem to interfere with it.  I also use it with this magical device, a pillow speaker

Pzizz- Another awesome one for those of us who suck at meditating/sleeping.   Has custom meditations for going to bed or taking a power nap

Not an app but one for the computer is f.lux (only for ipad/phone if Jailbroken).. it coordinates to your latitude and longitude and cuts the blue light on your computer screen.  Blue light is the type that comes from the sun and inhibits our production of melatonin which helps to form our circadian rhythm... humans weren't meant to be working on computers in the dark


EDIT- If someone can tell me how to centre my siggy that would be great... I tried reading HTML for idiots but still couldn't figure it out... its driving me nuts!

[Ray]

I use the Nike+ running app - it's awesome. To centre mine because I'm tech terrible I copied my siggy code into the reply box, highlighted it and clicked centre. Then I copied that code into the siggy box lol

[WVaRN]

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It is bbcode instead of HTML. Hope that helps.

[daystardreams]

I was using an app called Human for awhile. It's neat because it tracks all your activity for you, even stationary. I quit using it though because I live in the country and every time I drive down a gravel road it thought that I was biking!

Now I use my fitness pal but you have to manually enter exercise, I like it however. It makes keeping track of calories/carbs/sugar/salt (or whatever you are tracking) from your food much easier!

And those are really the only apps I use except FF for tracking BBT and Ovia because I like it though I don't chart bbt on it.

[mrss44]

Feb 3, 2015 6:05:30 GMT -5 Ray said:

I use the Nike+ running app - it's awesome. To centre mine because I'm tech terrible I copied my siggy code into the reply box, highlighted it and clicked centre. Then I copied that code into the siggy box lol

I second this. I love Nike+ running app!

[cavewmninbrit]

Feb 3, 2015 9:13:47 GMT -5 mrss44 said:

Feb 3, 2015 6:05:30 GMT -5 Ray said:

I use the Nike+ running app - it's awesome. To centre mine because I'm tech terrible I copied my siggy code into the reply box, highlighted it and clicked centre. Then I copied that code into the siggy box lol

I second this. I love Nike+ running app!

I used to have one but the pieces got lost in the move... maybe it can be on a prezzie list for me

[frankenboom]

The You App sounds pretty cool, but I'm just not sure that I should be taking life advice from someone who named his kids "Poppy Honey Rosie," "Daisy Boo," Petal Blossom Rainbow," and "Buddy Bear Maurice."

[frankenboom]

Feb 3, 2015 12:03:45 GMT -5 W said:

Feb 3, 2015 11:48:18 GMT -5 frankenboom said:

The You App sounds pretty cool, but I'm just not sure that I should be taking life advice from someone who named his kids "Poppy Honey Rosie," "Daisy Boo," Petal Blossom Rainbow," and "Buddy Bear Maurice."

I had to google because I couldn't believe someone would do this!!

I truly wish I was joking.

[paloslee]

Some of my favorite apps are:

Photoshake: similar to pic collage
Pandora: music for the gym
Charades: fun while waiting in line at disneyland
Lose it: count calories/ daily log
Out of milk: grocery list or to-do-list
Yelp: because I always want to know where the good food is
Mapmywalk: tracks your steps

[pbandj714]

I really like MyFitnessPal. I can search for (or scan labels of) the foods I eat, and it keeps a log. I like that I can also import a pinterest recipe and it calculates the nutritional values. I also use it to track my exercise, and eventually I'd like to get a fitbit or something of that nature because I believe some of those will also sync with MyFitnessPal.

[pismoduo]

MapMyFitness is my favorite for tracking walks and runs. It also has timers for weight lifting, yoga, dog walking (different than regular walking, apparently...) and all sorts of other stuff.

I use Spotify for music instead of Pandora, because I like its recommendations and guesses at what I'll like better.

I'm working my way through a Couch to 5k app (C25k Free) but lately I've been doing more walking than running.

Daily Yoga is a good one if you're into yoga. It has meditation ones, and then different routines for what area you want to focus on, or if you just want a routine at a certain difficulty level. It talks you through getting into the pose and holding it.

[Daikoku]

I like untappd cuz I can keep track of all the beer I drink and earn badges.

[jazzra369]

the starbucks app - I buy all my coffee through it now.
shazam - if you hear a song you like shazam will find out the name and artist so you can download it or get the lyrics, etc
RemindMe for prescriptions
MyFitnessPal
RunHelper+ this app has an option for run-walks and you can set the interval however you want it, say run 3 min, walk 1 min, or whatever. And it has gps of course.
MapMyRide for cycling
myWOD for crossfit
Audiostep - it lets you speed up/slow down your music to a certain pace for running - I prefer 180
Perfect OB Wheel - this is THE app for dating a pregnancy. I use it at work multiple times a day as I work in an OBGYN office/L&D
Paprika best app ever for recipes. I have it on my phone, ipad, and laptop
Fooducate you can scan stuff at the grocery store and see how good or bad it is for you
Figure 1 an app for medical professionals to post the stuff they see at work (with permission of course) it's fascinating.
LetterSchool so amazing for helping little ones learn to write their letters and numbers. It's really great!
Time Teacher great for reinforcing time telling, my kid can now do both analog and digital time thanks to this app (and DH for teaching him the basics)