APPS SPECIAL......Seven apps to work out your health and fitness plan

Seven apps to work out your health and fitness plan

From diet coaching to taking a doctor's appointment, these apps can help you get in shape

Obino

For real-time health coaching Among the myriad health and weight stands out with its personalised approach. A dedicated coach will monitor your eating habits realtime, interact with you through the app, and prescribe tailored diets and lifestyle changes. While a pedometer in the app tracks your steps during the day, another fitness coach will guide you on activities and weight loss exercises. But all that's not going to work without that extra ounce of commitment on your part.

Noisli

For customisable ambient noise The app plays a selection of sounds including rain, a stream, storm, and others to help you concentrate while working or studying, or relax before going to sleep. The sounds can be mixed and there's a colour changing background to help with your relaxation.Other features include offline sounds and timer with a fadeout function.

Poccare

For appointment with doctors, hospitals and wellness chains It's a patient-centric app that not only helps you with a hassle-free appointment with doctors, but also a l low s c o n s u lting them through video c a l l a nd live web chat.Yo u c a n s e t me d ici ne r e minders, access you r me d ic a l records including diagnosis and test records, and get answers to common health questions.

Sleep Cycle

For intelligent sleep analysis

A good night's sleep is just as i mpor t a nt a s e ati ng he a lt hy and exercising. If you have trouble sleeping, this app can tell you when you were in a deep sleep or awake during the night, how much sleep you got, your sleep quality, sleep quality affected by weather, activity and more. It comes with a lot of features, data charts and customisation options.

Calm

For guided meditation sessions If you are looking for an app that can help you relax, improve concentration and sleep better, download Calm. It has a library of meditation audios and `scenes' that you can watch. If you register, you will be able to access a seven-day program to get into the practice of meditation. Once you feel ready for more programs, you can subscribe it to access its entire library. download Calm. It has a library of meditation audios and `scenes' that you can watch. If you register, you will be able to access a seven-day program to get into the practice of meditation. Once you feel ready for more programs, you can subscribe it to access its entire library.

LifeInControl

For diabetes management

It's a new app that connects doctors and diabetes

RunKeeper

For sports and fitness activity tracking The app tracks your workouts as well as weight loss. It has planned routes and set workouts, though you can create your own with audio coaching. You can create a custom fitness challenge, invite friends, track each other's progress, and cheer each other on chat. It can be synced with other tracking apps like MyFitnessPal's Calorie Counter and Fitbit.

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