Keeping track of health and managing it has become easier thanks to apps on smartphones. It’s not just about tracking steps anymore. Explore what is in different kinds of food, track sleep, research medications, and more. This article explores 11 Android lifestyle management apps. Nancy of Behrman stays on top of the latest lifestyle management apps. Afterall, she is a lifestyle public relations expert!
Sleep Talk Recorder
This free app records you or your partner while sleeping. It comes in handy for those who want to know if they snore or prove that someone else does. It’s also good for recording anything that’s said while sleeping. If sleep apnea is a concern, the app can be used as a tool to help a physician figure out if someone has it.
Drugs.com Medication App
Many people take medications which is why drug education is vital. The Drugs.com app puts medication tools and education on your Android device. Use it to look up information on different medications or to identify a particular pill. It even comes with a medication profile feature. Enter all of your medications into it to help keep everything organized and bring it to doctor’s appointments to ensure medications match. It’s also free.
Whole Foods Recipe App
Trying to lead a balanced life is easily derailed at the grocery store. Wandering up and down grocery aisles is one way to grab unhealthy or unnecessary items. To curb this, use the free Whole Foods Recipe App. It helps find healthy meals to make, shows items on sale in the store, creates shopping lists, and even lets you share dishes with friends and family.
Luminosity
Keeping your brain healthy is just as important as body health. Luminosity helps fill that gap by offering 30 different workouts. Each one is designed to stimulate the brain and improve overall function. Built by actual scientists, Luminosity is a nice free app to have on your phone.
HealthTap
At one time, people needed to schedule an appointment or go to urgent care to speak to a doctor about their symptoms. But Healthtap provides feedback from a real doctor right away. While not a substitute for face to face medical care and treatment, HealthTap’s free service is useful for determining if going to seek treatment and waiting for it is worth.
Lifesum
Lifesum is a freemium healthy lifestyle app. It’s like a virtual health instructor. The app gets to know your goals and your health. Then gives exercise tips and foods to eat or avoid. For a fee, the app also gives additional information for special diets, integration with different apps, and nutrition information.
8Fit Pro
8Fit Pro is a weight management app for those looking to stay motivated while losing weight, staying fit, or gaining muscle mass. 8Fit Pro is a paid app, but it does offer a 1-month free trial. For the subscription, users get access to diet plans, recipes, and workout programs.
Sleep Cycle Alarm
Sleep is important for health. As the name implies, this app is an alarm that finds the perfect time to wake you up according to your sleep cycle. Simply place your phone on your mattress and use it to find your perfect sleep.
Couch to 5K
Want to run in a race but are out of shape? Unlike other fitness apps designed to help people get in shape for the purpose of running a 5k or a longer race. It integrates with MyFitness Pal, creates music playlist and tracks runs. It costs around $3.00.
FitNotes
FitNotes is a free app that is designed to record your fitness activities. It has no advertising. FitNotes has a database to help properly organize workouts. It can create routines or workouts as well. So it’s perfect for DIY fitness, especially at the gym.
Google Fit
No Android app list is complete without an entry from Google. Google Fit is completely integrated with Android Wear smartwatches. It also includes statistics, goals to set and lots of tracking features. Google Fit improves regularly. Perfect for beginners as well as advanced users.
Fitness is a huge part of lifestyle apps. But as this list of Android lifestyle management apps shows, health is just as important. Eating right, addressing health issues if they arise, and following doctors orders all contribute to creating the best lifestyle possible.
About the Author
Nancy Behrman is one of the founding pioneers in the world of lifestyle brand publicity. Nancy began Behrman Communications in 1985 at just 24-years-old after an eye-opening experience at the Sarajevo Olympics, hobnobbing with journalists and athletes from around the world. Driven by a voracious passion for public relations and the will to not only succeed but to innovate, Nancy opened up shop out of her studio apartment and made industry history.
