Having a smartphone will allow us choose from the best apps for running or running and thus begin to use that GPS and its various sensors to obtain data. In this way we can review our progress and put that incentive to our outings to maintain our physical condition in the best of ways.
And it is that today these running apps have evolved enough to even bite us against others runners who are part of the community of app users like Runkeeper and many others. We are going to do it with this series of apps that will encourage us to maintain our line.
RunKeeper
Una of the apps par excellence for running on Android and that among its greatest advantages is the wide variety of features it has. And the best thing is that we are going to do it without having to spend a penny of a euro and thus enjoy the ability to create routes, enjoy training plans, access challenges and even audio tracks.
What better way to bring headphones with us to enjoy those favorite Spotify playlists while we receive some motivation than another. And as we have said, Runkeeper is also characterized by a function that they have called Challenges. With it we can challenge colleagues or friends in order to exceed our limits.
There is nothing better way of running than in a group or couple, or simply because of what we have to live today, coming home and knowing that we have been a little faster than our friend.
Of course, Runkeeper gets along perfectly with other devices such as those Xiaomi smartbands or trackers, just as we can pair the app with other substantive ones such as the one mentioned Spotify for music or one that controls calories like MyFitnessPal.
Una great app to go for a run that we openly recommend from Android Guías and that is why we have started this list with it.
Nike Run Club
The fact of having this renowned brand of sports shoes and clothing, means that in a matter of a few years it has been able to bring together hundreds of thousands of runners to reach more than 1 million reviews in the Play Store.
Apart from being a totally free app, and being used by tens of thousands of people, is characterized by a series of missions that will give us objectives to complete. Like Runkeeper, it also generates those audio cuts with which we are motivated and are offering information about the records that we are reaching.
It has all that variety of statistics so that when we have arrived home and we are recovering our breath little by little (remember to drink little water until you have recovered it), we can keep an eye on the time used, kilometers traveled, elevation of the route, pace of pace, calories consumed and much more.
For those who like to record their activity, when the weeks go by, they will be able to look at a series of graphs that will show their progression to stay motivated.
An app that gets along very well with Google Fit, the Google app for health, and that also applies to these running needs, although we will always recommend a dedicated app for the same, such as Nike Run Club.
Strava
With this running app we are going to have another very complete one that is even able to record when we ride a bike or if we swim. So if you like to perform various types of exercises depending on the day, Strava may be more than perfect for recording everything you do.
It also has the option of explore new circuits just as it will record your routes while collecting all that information ready to be displayed when you finish the exercise. It should be noted that we are facing one of the apps that more easily shows the information that matters to us, so if you are not looking for a complex app, Strava is one that you have to value.
Yes it is true that, while the previous two have all their strength from the free experience, Strava raises its category when we move to the monthly subscription. It offers with it training plans, a route creator, and the ability to receive feedback on the exercise performed.
In that subscription plan has Beacon, a function to share our situation in real time. Especially if we go for a run alone and we want someone close to be aware of our situation.
Another app that gets along very well with any type of device that carries GPS such as Garmin, suntoo or polar. In fact, it is also generously carried with Android Wear and smartwatches that use this operating system for Google wearable devices.
Endomondo
Another of running apps or to go out for a more substantial run and that has been on Android almost from the beginning. Like Strava, it has a free app with many options and features, and a monthly subscription to get the most out of your sports experience.
It is also able to record all the activities you do such as running or swimming. He also has that experience of receiving audio clips where we are informed of the records we keep and if we are breaking any records.
Another interesting feature is its ability to pair with other Bluetooth-based heart rate recording devices, though it also does it with the ANT + protocol and those monitors heart rate.
Endomondo offers a lot in its free version, but if you already want to give it a special touchWe recommend the monthly subscription of an app that is one of the best we have on our Android phones. In that monthly subscription a personal training plan is added, more statistics to keep a better control of our progress on a day-to-day basis, weather information and, oh, it eliminates the advertising (we had forgotten and that can tarnish the experience from the free version of Endomondo).
Zombies, Run!
Una nice way of understanding a running app or go for a run, and it is none other than playing what would be a zombie game. Logically, every step we take when we go out for a run will count towards escaping from those zombies that chase us. So it becomes an experience of its own and different from all the apps that we have in this category.
Una Very popular app that has also been with us for a few years for his entertaining way of understanding what a game is so that we don't stop running. Zombies, Run! has more than 300 missions that can be customized for both running and walking.
That is it adapts to the sport you do in this case, either walking or running. Another of its facets is the possibility of making a cloud or cloud copy so that you can move to another device and you can continue to have that data from your running outings.
Among some of its virtues are those audio cuts that encourage us to immerse ourselves in the story itself carried out by novelist Naomi Alderman. It has a monthly subscription option to take the gaming experience of a whole different adventure to other places when we go out for a run.
Fitbit
And if we talk about Fitbit it is because we are before the wearables company that has become a success and that it has managed to penetrate the market all its wearables. Its smartbands and smart watches are well known, so if you have one, you cannot miss its app to record all your steps more precisely when you go out for a run.
We are not facing a typical app for running or walking, but it does have everything you need to record everything you do on your daily outings. It does a great job of actually counting the meters you run or even showing you the calories consumed in your daily exercises.
It is a free app that is worth so much for those who have a Fitbit wearable such as those who have a mobile that is compatible with the virtues and benefits that this company has always offered. And while there are other brands that are generous like Samsung with their Samsung Health, we are left with Fitbit thanks to enhancing the use of smart bracelets like no other.
This is how we end this list of apps to go running or running, and with which we hope you will discover one that helps and encourages you to go out every day to progress in your physical exercise; and more in these days when we have to take care of ourselves. Do not miss these apps for cycling and these others to train at home.