As summer approaches, it is important to continue to stay active. A great way to do this is by using fitness applications, which can track the time, distance, and other aspects of exercising.

Sarah Baz (9) finds fitness apps especially helpful to keep track of activity.

“I think they are good for people who do sports or are trying to get healthier,” she said.

Here are three new fitness apps, which are sure to help with staying fit.

Moves:

Moves, which was acquired by Facebook in late April,  is an app that tracks a user’s activities throughout the day whether they are running, walking, or, cycling. At the same time, the app creates a timeline of the user’s day showing when they walked, ran, or cycled, where they were, and what time it was. The app also tracks the amount of calories a user burns based on information that the user enters about themselves and how much they exercised.

Monica Thukral (12) describes how she would use the app.

“I would totally use Moves because I have a dog and I take her for walks, so I would be able to track how many steps I take,” she said.

Human:

Human is a design-focused, simpler app in this category, with the main goal of encouraging users to move for 30 – 90 minutes each day, specifically focusing on the ‘Daily 30.’

Rachel Cheng (9) talked about how she believes the app is beneficial.

“That seems pretty cool, maybe that would be a good idea so that people can be more fit,” she said.

The app can track duration, distance, average speed, and top speed of the activity, and allows users to share this information via social media.

Argus: 

Argus is a more complex app than the previous two, with a variety of features to help users manage their health completely. The app tracks daily steps and calories along with mapping the activity, creates a food diary of a user’s meals, monitors sleep cycles, and includes a heart rate monitor.

The app attempts to take the place of a fitness wearable by providing the user with its wide variety of features.

Shivani Gohil (10) talks about why she would consider using Argus.

“That’s so cool. I think those are so useful,” she said. “I would totally download it.”

Although many students enjoy using technology to help keep fit, some prefer to not to utilize it.

“I don’t use technology that much, I kind of go old school and just exercise,” Jordan Goheen (9) said.

Other fitness apps include Fitbit, Runkeeper, and many more featured on the app store.