{"id":7318,"date":"2018-03-07T23:14:56","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T07:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/westernjournal\/?p=7318"},"modified":"2018-03-07T23:14:56","modified_gmt":"2018-03-08T07:14:56","slug":"staying-motivated-through-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/staying-motivated-through-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Staying motivated through apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Caity Healy | Lifestyle Editor<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019re having trouble getting motivated for the gym, then congrats; you share that with the rest of us out here trying to find the strength to get ourselves that daily 30 minutes of exercise. For many, it can be a difficult thing to do; if you\u2019re unable to hold yourself accountable to go, you\u2019re in luck. There are many apps that you can download which will not only keep you motivated, but will also help you do better and succeed in the gym. So, download a couple of these, and get yourself back in there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernjournal\/files\/2018\/03\/myplate.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"601\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-7306\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>My Plate<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0Supplying a calorie counter, this app helps you track nutrition, while also showing you how many calories you\u2019re burning through exercise. It will keep you pushing by showing you just how much more you need to do to get where you want to be. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Photo by: livestrong.com<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernjournal\/files\/2018\/03\/NTC-576x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"409\" height=\"727\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-7302\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Nike Training Club<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0This app comes equipped with different bodyweight workouts to get you moving quickly. Adhering to all different fitness levels and with specific muscle groups to hit, it\u2019s sure to keep you active and ready for any day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Photo by: nike.com<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernjournal\/files\/2018\/03\/fitradio-1024x503.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"503\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7297\" \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>FitRadio<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0Depending on how you\u2019re working out, this app will create playlists that work best for you <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014 w<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">hether it\u2019s lifting, running, cycling or anything in between. The music you choose to listen to will have an impact on how your workout turns out, so make sure you\u2019re listening to what works best for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Photo by: fitradio.com<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernjournal\/files\/2018\/03\/gainfitness.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"627\" height=\"627\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-7298\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Gain Fitness<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0For this app, all you have to do is enter your fitness goals and it will create a workout plan for you based on the 1300 different workouts they have. It has something for everybody and really lets you track your progress, which will help keep you motivated and moving.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Photo by:\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gainfitness.com<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Contact the author at chealy16@wou.edu<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caity Healy | Lifestyle Editor If you\u2019re having trouble getting motivated for the gym, then congrats; you share that with the rest of us out here trying to find the strength to get ourselves that daily 30 minutes of exercise. For many, it can be a difficult thing to do; if you\u2019re unable to hold [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1030,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"modified_by":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1030"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7318"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7318\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}