Apps

I've been shuffling along on Fitmodo for several weeks now, trying to get my chunky butt in shape. Yet just as I'm starting to finally drop some body fat, here come the holidays. Parties and ham and pie! Oh no! Thankfully, there are loads of little helpers to And while no gadget or app will save you from stacking on pounds anymore than they can save you from turning a short stack of pancakes into a tall one, they can at least help make you aware of what kind of crap you're putting into your body. In...

Pick up any health magazine, and you’ll likely come across a guide to “great tasting, low-calorie foods.” Now, there’s som…

Whether your goal in 2013 is to lose five pounds, manage your finances, or spend more time with friends and family, there are a growing number of apps that fall into the self-help category and can assist you in accomplishing these resolutions. At Mashable we've tested a lot of them out, but we're still always hearing about new ones. There are a ton of fitness and health apps to chose from, but you might be pleasantly surprised to know they're not all about weight loss.

For a little over a month, I've been getting off my subway one stop early and walking the rest of the way home. I've been playing soccer twice a week, and trying to drink eight glasses of water every day. I've been running more, eating better, but still not sleeping nearly enough....

Endomondo is launching a training plans feature in beta for its iPhone and Android app users today, giving fitness enthusiasts the ability to create their own personalized workout regimes....

Few apps are yet taking advantage of Apple’s M7 motion co-processor but RunKeeper does starting today. The app can track walking activities in the background and cadence during runs. AirDrop support also makes it easy to share workouts or send friend requests.

Back in August, we brought you news on a pretty bonkers alarm clock app going by the name of Carrot. While most alarm-centric apps are fairly compliant to your every whim, Carrot was different – its ultimate remit is to get your lazy head off the pillow and out of bed in the morning. And whatever you do, don’t attempt to hit that snooze button. It doesn’t like that....

When you have diabetes, keeping track of glucose levels, medications, nutrition and weight loss can be difficult. These apps help you manage all of that and more.

With a husband who frequently travels, a full-time job and three kids, I needed something that I could do at home, but that would also provide enough of a physical challenge to feel like I actually get a good workout.

WebMD, CareEvolution, and a variety of other healthcare companies today announced new apps for the Apple Watch, capable of handling tasks like medication reminders and sharing electronic records.

Misfit on Tuesday introduced the Misfit Shine 2, the second generation of its flagship activity tracker, packing hardware upgrades, a vibration motor and more into a sleek, more responsive design.

Take a page from The Little Book of Calm.

This weeks must-have iOS apps include Nike’s latest to help you track your run stats, professional HTML emails on your iPhone with MarkdownMail, quick and easy invoice creation for your business, and AppShopper’s new app that helps you keep track of the App Store. Check out a few of our favorite apps from the past week after the break!

The Next Web selects 10 of the best iPhone apps to coax you out of your bed in the morning and guide you safely back into it at the end…

The Daily App Deals post is a round-up of the best app discounts of the day, as well as some notable mentions for ones that are on sale. Piano Notes Pro (iTunes) Previously $2.99, now Free. Piano Notes Pro for iPad will help you to learn how to play the piano strictly from your iPad. Whether you are beginning to learn how to play the piano, are a long-time piano teacher that needs an aid to help teach, or even a piano veteran that wants to practice their craft, Piano Notes Pro will improve your skills...

The Daily App Deals post is a round-up of the best app discounts of the day, as well as some notable mentions for ones that are on sale. Plex for Android (Amazon Appstore) Previously $4.99, now $1.99. Plex for Android is our pick for streaming video and live converting video from any Windows, Mac or Linux PC. As long as you have the server app running on your PC, you can access your video from anywhere over WiFi or 3G/4G. Get it for $1.99. (via Apps-aholic) iOS iOS

My Big Fat Greek Wedding, the second highest-grossing independent film ever, depended on an organic groundswell of praise in 2002 to become a sleeper box office hit. Lead...

The terms social and mobile are used together so often, it's easy to forget the most important function of your phone: a modern little black book. It contains everything from your contact info to the notes that five years ago, you would have scribbled on a napkin. And with apps, your phone is capable of so much more.

Working out is tough -- that's obvious. These social networks help make it a little more bearable.

Apps are more deeply intertwined with our daily routines than ever. We wake up with the help of our favorite alarm apps, leave ourselves reminders on our favorite note-taking apps and find recipes to cook at mealtime with the help of content discovery apps. But have you thought about introducing apps into your civic life? There are loads of apps out there that let you donate to good causes or learn about crises across the world, all from your phone.

Black Friday's not just for real-world goods; it's also arguably the biggest day of the year for sales on great apps. We've listed a ton of the best deals below, and we'll add more as we see them. If you know of any we missed, let us know in the comments! iOS Android Mac Windows Welcome to our coverage of all the best Black Friday deals. Deals are continuing to pour in, and this post will be constantly updated right up to the … Read…

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This week's list of can't-miss apps includes Wikipedia for Android, The Weather Channel's new app for runners and the latest version of Inside's news app.

If you’re worried about blowing your diet over the holidays – or perhaps, thinking about making a New Year’s resolution to “eat healthy” (you know, again) – an app called Applause, now seed funded by Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, may help. The startup aims to bring to market a more lightweight food and activity tracking service combined with virtual…

Google confirmed today that it is currently testing a health software suite it calls the "Study Kit," made up of Android and iOS apps, and a Chrome extension, as a part of its Baseline Study project, developed by Google's experimental Google X wing and first detailed last July. According to TechCrunch, the testing comes ahead of a wider launch for the project scheduled for later this year. Baseline Study, which began as a limited trial at Stanford and Duke Universities, will take medical data from...