Staying put at a laptop for hours together is not a pleasant sight. Sedentary lifestyles have indeed killed many aspirations. The pandemic made things worse as people had no choice but to stay indoors. Moving on to the good part, not many people allowed these challenges to deter their health goals. They decided to take fitness into their own hands. Even though gyms and fitness centers had to shut operations worldwide, a new opportunity opened up. Workout apps started gaining popularity. Surprisingly, it became easier to find a gym exercise guide app, which could resonate with the users just as the trainer would. As per data provided by MoEngage and Apptopia, downloads of health and fitness apps grew by 46%, across the globe during the first two quarters of 2020. Fitness apps indeed come loaded with an array of advantages, which make them a popular bet especially among the millennials. Features of a good fitness app: Ideally, a good fitness builder app is the one, which sees a high level of engagement. To motivate fitness users into using a particular fitness app, it needs to possess certain pre-requisite features. The fitness app should be capable of capturing the user’s statistics. These include the age, current weight, height, and desired weight that the user wants to achieve. The user needs to know that the app is adding to his personal experience, which will then make him stay longer. It works as an add-on if the fitness app is integrated with smartphones and wearable watches alike. A go-to fitness app for users is usually the one, which gives summaries of their fitness activities on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. Additionally, having an in-app community and the option to share the user’s progress on social media is also likely to make the fitness app a frontrunner. It has been forecasted by Statista that by 2022 around 86.3m people in the U.S will be health and fitness app users. What does a group fitness app have in store? Fitness apps are easily downloadable on any mobile device and work as excellent on-the-go fitness tools. These apps work wonders to help you get your own group of friends together for a workout. You have a choice of choosing between apps, each one of which serves a different purpose. Some apps track your calorie and water intake, and then there are the sleep monitors, pedometers, yoga guides, and cardio and HIIT modules. You can now start exercising free of cost as most fitness apps either are free apps or have trial periods. People are happy working out using a fitness app. Let’s look at the reasons why. 1. Workout Anytime & from Anywhere If you sign up for an online yoga class on a fitness app, you can attend the session sitting in any part of the world. This is not the case with physical classes. Whenever you find free time, you can simply pull out your phone, log in to the app, and start moving. Fitness apps are accessible 24/7, 365 days of the year, which means you pick the place and time of your workout. Fitness app development has started picking up due to two main reasons: • The fitness app industry is booming • Fitness has become a lifestyle, which probably won’t go out of fashion 2. Personalized Workouts You cannot complain about having to follow a pre-set workout module because there are fitness apps, which allow you to create custom workouts. You do not need a gym or trainer to curate one for you. All you need to know is where you are at present and what it is that you wish to achieve. You can even track your progress to understand how far you have come or areas, which may need further improvement. 3. Group Challenges The first step to achieving your fitness goals is to stay accountable. It is always a good idea to get a friend to workout with you so that you have someone to keep an eye on your progress. You can choose a group exercise challenge app, the fitness tone of which is similar to that of yours. Say your group enjoys squats over lunges, then you can make a group fitness challenge which is more like a “30-day squat challenge”. After all, fitness becomes meaningful only when you feel involved and inclined towards the activity you choose. Likewise, using a group fitness challenge tracker is likely to make you more competitive. 4. Innumerable Choices When you join a pilates studio, you are stuck with doing pilates alone, which means you need to shell out additional money and time, if you need to learn Zumba. The best part about fitness apps is that they spoil you for choice, which means when you sit down to create a virtual fitness challenge, you get to pick one or more activities from the same app or can simply work with multiple apps. As per a study published by the Journal of Medical Internet Research, it was found that users who have a fitness app on their phone are more likely to work out in their free time as compared to the non-fitness app users. Fitness Apps are here to stay and rule! Entities are confidently experimenting with fitness app ideas, all thanks to its large market. Considering that most fitness enthusiasts detest working in isolation, the motive is to build apps for exercising with friends and peers. Every fitness lover would prefer a social fitness app any day as it promotes positive interactions, supports productive relationship building, and provides resources which promote overall well-being. App Annie’s state of Mobile 2021 report states that over 71,000 health and fitness apps were launched globally in 2020. If you wish to venture into this industry, you must seek help from an app developer, who can share your vision without compromising on the technicalities. It is definitely something that SDI can help with. Do not worry about the fitness app development cost as we offer competitively priced services. Depending on how many features you want it can range from $3,000 to $20,000. To know more about what we have on offer, write to us at team@sdi.la or call at +1.408.621.8481.