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Better health is becoming a greater concern. However, it can be expensive to join up at the gym. Besides, you can’t carry the gym with you everywhere you go. The good news is that there are iPhone apps that can help you keep track of your fitness and health goals no matter where you are. Healthy living is a little easier when you have the proper tools. Here are 25 free iPhone Apps to help you live a healthy lifestyle.

Fitness and Weight Loss

Losing weight and getting in shape can be a daunting task. You need encouragement, a way to track your progress, and helpful workout hints. Here are some iPhone apps that can help you reach your fitness and weight loss goals:

1. LoseIt! helps you keep track of your daily activities so that you can see how many calories you are burning. A searchable database has a number of regular activities, as well as calorie counts for common foods. That way, you can also keep track of how many calories you are concerning. Perfect for someone who wants to be reminded of what it coming in — and being burned off.
2. StepTrackLite provides a simple pedometer that keeps track of how many steps you are taking. It works even when you have it in a bag. This application breaks your steps down into “walking” and “running”, as well as determining whether you have been doing vigorous or moderate exercise.
3. RunKeeper allows you to keep track of your mileage during any outing. It is perfect for hikers and walkers, as well as for runners. This app makes use of GPS to help you keep track of your altitude, duration and pace as well as the distance you go. This app is only free if you allow ads, however. Otherwise, it costs $9.99.
4. iMapMyRun, like RunKeeper, makes use of GPS to help you keep track of distances. However, you can enhance your experience by setting up an account that will save your training logs, save routes you have run (or biked or walked) and even receive voice feedback as part of your coaching.
5. iSPINNING can sync up with a heart rate monitor, allowing you to program workouts with a target hear rate. Allows you to track your power, distance and speed while on a mountain bike or a Spinner.
6. iPump Free Workout offers you two workouts that target major muscle groups. The full workouts are designed to help you get the most out of your work out, in turns of cardio and strength. You can see demos of the exercises, as well as use a workout log to keep track of your progress. There is a an iPump application that costs money, and offers a greater variety of full workouts.
7. Pret-a-Yoga Lite is designed especially for beginning practitioners of yoga. (There are more advanced exercises, though, for those who are ready for a bigger challenge.) This iPhone app takes you through different poses and demonstrates breathing and proper poses. Includes audio instructions as well.
8. FitView Lite keeps track of your fitness goals, stats and activities. Carry your entire fitness routine and progress around with you. There is a full version, with expanded charts and profile options, available for $3.99.

Food and Nutrition

You are what you eat. Live healthier by understanding what is in your food, and keeping track of the kinds of food that you eat. One of the first steps to living healthy is eating better.

9. Calorie Tracker features access to a database of more than 450,000 items found in restaurants and kitchens. Look up the calorie count of your meal, as well get information on fat, carbs and protein. Keep track of all the nutritional information available for different foods.
10. Restaurant Nutrition allows you to see exactly how unhealthy that food is when you go out to eat. Search by restaurant and then by menu item to find out how mancy calories, and how many grams of fat, you will find in common menu items when you eat out.
11. 40-30-30 is all about achieving nutritional balance. You can calculate the percentage of carbs, protein and fat in your meals and try to get the proper balance of 40 (carbs) – 30 (protein) – 30 (fat).
12. MyNetDiary encourages you to eat healthier by helping you keep track of the food you eat. Keep track of your meals, make notes and find out (using the database) how many calories you are consuming.
13. 2Fat helps you keep track of your BMI and body fat percentage. While not exactly “fun”, it can be a good reminder to eat better and improve your nutrition so that you have less body fat.
14. Eight Glasses a Day serves as a gentle reminder that you need to get plenty of water in order to live a healthy lifestyle. A great way to keep track of your water intake — and a reminder to replace soda and other empty calorie drinks with nice, cold water.
15. GoodFoodNearYou from Fitplanet provides you with access to restaurants and stores that offer healthy choices.

General Health and Medical

Looking for health information? Get access to medical and health information that you can use to enhance your lifestyle and make better decisions.

16. WebMD Mobile grants you access to the wealth of information on WebMD, allowing you to check symptoms and get health tips and reliable information.
17. EyeChart can help you test your visual acuity. Figure out whether or not you have a potential problem as soon as possible.
18. Epocrates Rx is a drug reference application that provides you with access to the uses for different drugs, as well as their interactions. A premium version includes a disease reference as well.
19. iQuit Smoking Counter provides you a way to track your attempts as you quit smoking. Measures the extra years you have gained and the money you have saved since you quit smoking.
20. Perfect OB Wheel helps you keep track of how things are going in your pregnancy, estimating due date, conception date, and helping you figure out what should be happening to the fetus at different trimesters.

Healthy Mind and Relaxation

There are iPhone apps that can help you improve your mental acuity and health. Additionally, you can use the iPhone to improve your relaxation technique — which is an important part of a healthy lifestyle.

21. aSleep focuses on helping you get the right amount of sleep. A sound generator helps you fall asleep or meditate. This is important, since proper rest is part of having a healthy mind and body.
22. iBrainWave SE provides binaural beats and white noise to help your mind move into a healthy, rejuvenating sleep.
23. BrainFit is designed to help you exercise your mental capabilities with a special mind game.
24. Zen Proverbs provides you with a number of proverbs meant for meditation.
25. Happiness uses a variety of methods to help you change your mood and drift toward contentment.

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