HEALTH APPS – LIFE IMPROVEMENT
Presented by Christine Knotts
October 27,2023
STRESSED?
BAD HABITS?
CAN’T SLEEP?
NO EXERCISE?
OVERWEIGHT?
THE BEST APPS FOR A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
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Watching your diet, exercising, drinking sufficient water and getting enough sleep can be a full-time job.
Your days are already so busy that it’s difficult to be busy with your health on top of everything else.�
MyFitnessPal
The app is available for Android and IOS devices.
Log Food Intake
Track Activity (Workouts and steps)
Customize Your Goals (Weight loss, gain, nutrition and fitness)
See Your Progress (Analyze nutrition and Calories in charets and graphs)
MyFitnessPal Foods
One of the things that give MyFitnessPal foods and recipes variety is the number of options and ingredients available to make delicious, healthy meals. The MyFitnessPal gives information in detail of all the ingredients it recommends in order to follow a healthy MyFitnessPal diet.
The MyFitnessPal membership is free.
The MyFitnessPal Premium
$9.99/month
Annual subscription
$49.99.
A website and mobile app.
The app is available for Android and IOS devices.
Meditation
A healthy mind in a healthy body.
Combine your workout with meditation for optimal health.
Scientific studies have shown the benefits of meditation.
HEADSPACE
Headspace costs $12.99 monthly with a seven-day free trial or $69.99 annually with a 14-day free trial.
A few minutes could change your whole day
Meditation has been shown to help people stress less, focus more and even sleep better. Headspace is meditation made simple. We'll teach you the life-changing skills of meditation and mindfulness in just a few minutes a day.
HEADSPACE
BE KIND TO YOUR MIND
Relaxing
CALM
Discover a happier, healthier you through our meditations, Sleep Stories, and music.
Improve sleep quality
Reduce stress or anxiety
Improve focus
Self-improvement
The app features hundreds of calming exercises, helpful breathing techniques, and sleep stories narrated by celebrities like Matthew McConaughey and LeBron James.
How much does the CALM app cost?
$12.99 a month
$59.99 yearly
SLEEP CYCLE APP
Wake up easy with � Sleep Cycle
Sleep Cycle tracks and analyzes your sleep, waking you up at the most perfect time, feeling rested!
How SLEEP CYCLE APP works
Wake up gently at the perfect time
The Smart Alarm Clock wakes you up gradually and on time during your lightest sleep phase.
Relax your mind and body, fall asleep faster
Fall asleep more easily and stay asleep longer with soothing music, relaxing ambience and guided meditations.
Discover how your habits affect your sleep
Use sleep notes, Journal & Statistics to make positive changes.
Snore or talk in your sleep?
Sleep tracking and recording. During tracking, sound detection identifies snoring, coughing, and talking, enabling you to see and listen to what is affecting your sleep.
Improve your sleep quality with sleep coaching
Learn new ways to improve your sleep with interactive and guided Sleep Programs.
Price:
$29.99 per year.
BLINKIST
An app that condenses key ideas of popular nonfiction books and podcasts into short 15-minute audio clips or reading summaries, so you can learn more in less time.
BLINKIST
Cost: $12.99 per month $89.99 yearly
Be more knowledgeable
Be more successful
Be healthier
Be happier
Be your best self!
7 MINUTE WORKOUT
7 Minute Workout is the #1 fitness app in 127 countries.
Exercises at home with no equipment.
1. Jumping Jacks
2. Wall Sits
3. Push-Ups
4. Ab Crunch
5. Step-Up
6. Squat
7. Triceps Dip on Chair
8. Plank
9. High Knees
11. Push-up and Rotation
10. Lunges
12. Side-Plank
More Apps �(you probably need)
Where Did I Park My Car�(With your Iphone)�
Open Google Maps Click on the blue dot
Scroll down and find “Save Parking” or “Directions” (also an option to “share” where you have parked.)
You can also ask Google Assistant “Where is my car” and it will take you to your parked car.
Add notes to your parking location
That’s it! There’s even an option to share your location with friends, just tap the share button. Maybe your significant other needs to know where the car is at the train station, for example.
Yes, Google Maps can be used offline.
You need to download the map of the area you want to use before you go offline .
Does Google Maps work offline?
Using your Watch �to find your car or pinned location.
Fall Detection Devices
After Emergency services has been called…
Your “emergency contacts” will get a text message with your location letting them know that your watch detected a hard fall.
Your health information displays on your phone.
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Have an active parent or spouse that you want to keep tabs on?
The Life360 app keeps all members of the family connected.
It provides a GPS program to track down parents, kids, and grandkids alike.
They can send you a message, ask for help, and even alert you of an emergency.
Support groups
CIRCLES App
LIVE SUPPORT, whenever you need it.
Never feel lost, misunderstood, isolated or alone again.
How Much Does Circles Cost?
FREE CHRONIC ILLNESS SUPPORT GROUP APPS�
Branch
This app offers people with chronic pain conditions a wide variety of ways to track and record different aspects of their treatment, all while connecting to a user’s personal medical professionals, a medical resource team, and a supportive community.
Offers meditations specifically designed for pain relief, as well as physiotherapy, yoga, and exercise routines.
mySymptoms Food Diary and Symptom Tracker
Patients with gastrointestinal issues like IBS, IBD, GERD, celiac, dyspepsia, or food intolerances quickly find out how crucial it is to track their food intake. mySymptoms lets users record food, drink, medication, stress, exercise, environmental factors, energy, sleep quality, bowel movements, and other specific symptoms.
A pain psychology program that uses a biopsychosocial approach to help users better manage their pain. Users of the app are introduced to a virtual pain coach named Clara, who asks a series of questions to get insight into your pain and its causes. She then presents 5-20-minute exercises, like guided meditations and visualizations, and lessons, like creating a pain plan, that aim to help you better manage your health.
The app is described as “a virtual health advocate that uses Artificial Intelligence to help you track symptoms, medications, and important daily activities to generate your own personal insights that help you take control.”
Thank you� and have a nice day.
Christine Knotts