Staying in shape can be hard. Finding the time to go to the gym, eating right, and doing cardiovascular exercises all take a lot of determination. Technology can help you stay in shape. Machine-based activity tracking, connected with the cloud, can help you build or maintain a stronger body than you might have had before. Each product on the market is marketed as the best way to get in shape and lose weight. Unfortunately, many products just don’t deliver on their promises. Here are a few ones that work for me:

Nike Training Club

The Nike Training Club app is the perfect way to achieve your fitness goals. With over 200 free workouts and training programs, you’re sure to find something that suits your needs. Choose from yoga sessions to fitness exercises with or without equipment. The NTC app guides you from good intentions to your personal best!

The Nike Master Coaches offer you varied courses from 5 to 50 minutes in length. Whether at home, in the gym, or the fresh air — with the NTC app you can train when and where you want.

Sweatcoin

We all know it’s important to move a little each day to maintain a healthy lifestyle. But sometimes it can be tough to get motivated. And what about when you’re on vacation? You’ve been sitting on the beach, enjoying the surf and sand when suddenly you feel like you need a little more activity in your life…

With Sweatcoin, the more you walk and run throughout the day, the more sweatcoins you’ll accumulate. The app converts your daily steps into a currency you can spend on cool products and services or even donate immediately to charities!

Lifesum

If you want to lose weight, maintain your weight, or build up muscle, Lifesum is the app for you.

Lifesum helps you maintain your ideal weight and reach your fitness goals by giving you information on how many calories you need per day to achieve them.

So how does Lifesum work? To start with, it uses your phone’s camera to scan the barcodes of the food you buy. Then it tracks the calories as you eat and calculates your daily calorie intake based on your weight goals and activity level.

Smartwatches

When you’re looking to maintain your personal fitness goals, it’s important to keep track of your progress. With a smartwatch, you can do just that.

They allow you to easily monitor how many steps you’ve taken in a day, how many calories you burn, and the length of time you’ve been sleeping. All of these metrics give you an accurate picture of how well you’re sticking to your fitness goals, and where you might be falling short. Tracking these things manually can be difficult and can leave room for error in your results.

Conclusion

If you’re frustrated by your lack of progress, by the products on the market that just aren’t effective for your needs, and instead waste all your time and money, try one of the products I’ve highlighted here. They all work for me. Find the one that helps — and works for you — best. Technology is a great way to help you stay strong and healthy, but it won’t work unless it aligns with your goals.