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It's time to switch from the treadmill to jogging outside. To track your progress, we invite you to choose from five of the best free running apps! Each has its own advantages. There are practically no disadvantages.

No amount of adjustment of the speed level and incline of the track can compare with fresh air, an invigorating spring wind and the ground under your feet. Running outside is pure pleasure. And tracking results using convenient and intuitive mobile applications makes this process even more enjoyable. Another plus is that the social network built by these applications, along with the championship table, the ability to organize competitions and run together with friends, turns it all into more than just running. It becomes a part of life that you can no longer do without.

Nike+

When it comes to the look and functionality of its products, Nike is the Apple of sports. It’s not for nothing that Tim Cook, the current head of Apple, is on the board of directors of Nike.

Functionality

To start working with the application, you need to download it, register through your Facebook profile or email, go to settings and indicate your weight, height and gender. And don't forget to switch to the metric system!

While running, your phone will be locked, but a map of your run will be displayed on the screen and you can look at the track at any time.

RunKeeper

The newer version of this app offers even more ways to track your progress.

Functionality

In addition, there is a standings and a choice of planned training (5K, 10K, half marathon, marathon), visualization of the frequency of your activities and detailed progress analytics.

Runtastic

Runtastic is an entire network of apps for almost every sport (including golf). But today we will focus on running.

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Endomondo

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Strava

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But the main specificity of this application is that after a run, it pulls from its database everyone who ran along this route and compares your achievements. Thus, unique “Kings of the Hill” appear. Someone ran the entire route the fastest, someone ran a certain section the fastest. Thus, almost every run is a competition.

An ordinary smartphone will turn a run into an escape from zombies, a disco or a historical excursion - your choice. "Soviet Sport" has selected the best mobile applications that will count your calories, play your favorite music and shout at you if you are lazy.

ENDOMONDO


An application that, according to the developer, is used by about 25 million people in the world. The reason for the popularity of Endomondo is its functionality and simplicity.

Among the free options: a training diary, calorie counting, analytics of routes and your progress, setting up a playlist for running and access to a running community of users to whom you can ask any question.

In addition, if the function of the coach is: you set a goal - how much you want to run and at what pace, and the coach, day after day, builds a progression of running training for you and monitors your success.

Platforms: Android, IOS, Windows Phone, Blackberry

Price: basic set of functions – free

GET RUNNING


Training for beginners who are entering the treadmill for the first time. The app offers a 9-week running program, after which you will be able to run 5 kilometers at a good pace without stopping.

During your first workout, the electronic trainer will ask you to run for just a few minutes. The rest of the time you will walk. The duration of the run will gradually increase. The application has a voice guidance option: if the coach decides that you are being lazy, he may shout at you.

Platforms: IOS, Android

SPOTIFY RUNNING


The app that will turn your run into the best disco of all time. All you have to do is choose the music genres you love and start running. The program will do the rest for you. Depending on the pace you choose, she will select such tracks that you will fly like on wings throughout your entire distance - be it the first five kilometers or a half-marathon.

Platforms: IOS, Android

ZOMBIE RUN


Two million players and a completely immersive new reality - this is what the trailer for the new version of the ZombieRun application says. Based on the series "The Walking Dead", it will turn the world around you into a dark place where zombies live.

You will need to escape from the zombies: the application itself will tell you when you need to speed up, find gadgets for you in the form of virtual first aid kits and set missions to complete - overlaying them on maps of your city.

Platforms: IOS, Android, Windows Phone, Balckberry

Price: Basic package is free, the ability to add missions is $2.99

RUNTASTIC


A comprehensive trainer suitable for all types of cardio training - be it running, cycling, walking or rowing.

Allows you to keep a training diary, keeps statistics - including allowing you to compete with other users of the program, counting calories, pulse zones, fluid requirements. Has access to professional training programs for long-distance running (including marathon and half-marathon), increasing endurance.

As a bonus, the program monitors the condition of your shoes (by analyzing the mileage and surface on which you run). When it's time to change your sneakers, Runtastic will be the first to let you know.

Platforms: Android

Price: basic package – free

It has become much warmer outside, which means it's time to put on your sneakers and go for a run. The following applications will help you significantly diversify your workouts and turn them into an exciting activity.

RunKeeper
[Download on App Store]
Price: Free

RunKeeper can rightfully be considered one of the most popular applications, which appealed to both professional athletes and people who are fond of running solely to maintain physical fitness. RunKeeper allows you to monitor your physical activity at every stage of your workout, providing detailed statistics on speed, distance and a visual demonstration of the entire route. By connecting additional wearable accessories, you get an all-in-one app for tracking your running workouts.

Features of the RunKeeper app:

  • Huge user base of 30 million people worldwide;
  • Social integration;
  • GPS tracking with route planning;
  • Built-in training programs;
  • Motivation expressed by a system of virtual bonuses and incentives.

Verdict: One of the best applications that copes with its task 200%. Support and integration with third-party applications allows you to use RunKeeper as an aggregator of your activity.

5K running coach
[Download on App Store]
Price: Free
Includes in-app purchases

In any sport, one of the golden rules is consistency. The application will help you get closer to a distance of 5 kilometers step by step. The app provides a series of workouts scheduled for seven weeks. The developers guarantee that if the tasks set in the programs are strictly followed, even a novice runner will be able to complete a distance of 5 kilometers in just two months. Running coach controls the training time, builds a GPS route for each race, takes into account the number of calories burned and motivates with thousands of useful tips.

Features of the Running Coach app:

  • Thoughtful training programs from leading trainers;
  • GPS tracking with route planning;
  • Jogging map for activities with friends;
  • audio hints;
  • Lots of tips and tricks.

Verdict: An application with a clearly defined task - to teach the user to run a distance of 5 km.

Runtastic GPS Running
[Download on App Store]
Price: Free
Includes in-app purchases

One of the main criteria when selecting software that helps conduct effective running training is convenience and simplicity. These two requirements were taken as the basis when creating the application. Runtastic GPS Running. One of the features of Runtastic is that it constantly monitors your runs and instantly enters the results into a summary table of your training history. We launched it, clicked Start, and after finishing the workout we received a detailed statistical summary.

Features of the Runtastic GPS Running app:

  • real-time workout tracking;
  • possibility of target settings: heart rate, calories burned, pace;
  • voice trainer;
  • synchronization with iCloud (in PRO version);
  • built-in music player.

Verdict: A good solution both for targeted running training and for monitoring walking and distances that have to be covered daily.

Nike+ Running
[Download on App Store]
Price: Free

Nike not only offers good sportswear and shoes, but also a whole range of decent fitness apps. The emphasis is on covering distances and controlling training. If you are not afraid of the lack of support for the Russian language, feel free to put on your sneakers and go ahead. Nike+ Running regularly adds supported wearable accessories to help you better control your physical activity.

Nike+ Running app features:

  • a set of motivating graphics and statistical information;
  • social integration;
  • GPS tracking;
  • notification of the distance traveled.

Verdict: Another proof that a running app doesn’t have to be multifunctional and sophisticated. Nike+ Running simply gets the job done and does it well.

TrailMix Pro
[Download on App Store]
Price: 219 rub.

Despite the fact that professional runners advise listening exclusively to their body, breathing and heartbeat during training, it is quite difficult for an amateur to imagine running without music. Application TrailMix Pro It can rather be called a “useful software” accessory for training. Music launched through TrailMix Pro automatically adjusts to the rhythm of your sneakers. One step is a beat, another step is a hat or any characteristic instrument of the track.

Features of the CTrailMix Pro application:

  • simple and intuitive interface;
  • integration with iTunes library;
  • best music player for running.

Verdict: Once you feel that the rhythm of the music matches your feet, you simply will not be able to stop, easily covering any distance, and this is the best motivation.

Zombies, Run!
[Download on App Store]
Price: 219 rub.

If any belief that running is good for the whole body does not work for you and you still cannot bring yourself to start regular exercise, try the application Zombies,Run! Its peculiarity lies in the somewhat playful presentation of running, forcing you to immerse yourself in the world of zombies and completing missions. Wearing headphones, you will hear these vile creatures stepping on your heels. There is only one way out - to run, run and run again.

Features of the Zombies, Run! app:

  • an extraordinary idea to attract users to jogging;
  • an application that can diversify dull workouts;
  • detailed information about jogging in the WEB interface.

Verdict: Psychological allergy to running is treated by zombie indigestibility. An unusual application for original jogging.

gipis
[Download on App Store]
Price: Free

Regular training and perseverance can transform you from someone who struggles to overcome the dull route from work to home, into a real marathon runner. To start practicing with the app Gipis You just need to set your goal. Having received the required set of workouts, put on your sneakers and feel free to hit the road. Gipis independently adjusts your training plan depending on your success - the app won’t let you relax, but it won’t turn jogging into grueling work either.

Features of the gipis app:

  • Adjustment of training depending on your success;
  • Work in the background;
  • GPS tracking;
  • detailed run statistics.

Verdict: One of the simplest and most unpretentious applications in its segment, allowing you to achieve your own goals.

Endomondo
[Download on App Store]
Price: Free
Includes in-app purchases

Any sport requires a professional coach or mentor who understands the issue. This application can become just such an electronic trainer. Endomondo, offering a whole range of tools for effective jogging. Speed, distance, calories burned, training time - all this is statistical data that you will know about during training. The built-in training diary allows you to draw the required conclusions and adjust the established program. If you want to diversify your running with other sports, Endomondo will be useful here too, since it supports a number of sports disciplines.

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Don't know where to start running? Install a suitable application on your phone. It will help you achieve better results. Which one to choose? We recommend you the top 5 applications for Apple users.

RunKeeper

The most popular running app among athletes. With it, you can track your movements on the map, receive voice prompts about the pace, duration and speed of your run, share your runs with friends, and choose interesting routes on the map.

Runkeeper keeps complete statistics of your progress. Completely replaces the training diary. Therefore, you can easily track your progress and adjust your running plan. A small bonus: you can buy workouts from professionals in the app.

Runtastik

On the work page you can configure 4 important running indicators. Set a training goal, or conduct a basic one. Everything is recorded in a log and race statistics are kept. Runtastik easily combines with music applications and tracks your route using GPS.

You can purchase the premium feature, which gives you even more features and training options. For example, interval training, planning routes in advance, free training plans and much more.

Nike+Run club

This app is suitable for both beginners and advanced runners. In it you can track and store all the metrics and data about your run, buy training programs that adapt to your goals. The application has a convenient photo editor; it allows you to add the race route to your photo, share your successes with your subscribers and motivate them.

Strava

An app suitable for runners, cyclists, swimmers and hikers. An excellent analogue of a training diary - it remembers all the data and monitors progress. Compatible with Apple Watch, the Garmin line of watches and almost all existing GPS devices.

In this application, you can compare the performance of different sections of the route, complete tasks set by the application, share photos and organize competitions with friends.

Zombies, Run!

The application is not only for sports, but also for fun. For those who find running a boring activity, we offer to diversify it with augmented reality. Zombies, Run turns your workout into a zombie rescue mission, a quest with sound. One minus - there is no Russian version. Therefore, it is suitable for those who do not have language barriers.

If you're still running alone, download one of your favorite apps. The training diary will always be with you, which means you can achieve new successes at any time.

is a free program for Android that allows you to track the intensity of your workouts. The received information is visualized in a convenient form. The application provides the ability to determine the user’s activity, calculate the distance traveled, travel time, the number of calories burned and the average speed of movement with an accuracy of up to a meter.

Screenshots of Runkeeper: GPS running walking


Using the program

Immediately after the first launch of the program, the user will be prompted to register. At this stage, he needs to indicate his age, weight, height, type of training activity (fast walking, cycling, long-distance running or something else) and level of physical fitness. Based on the information provided, the utility will independently select the most effective training program that will improve your capabilities. For example, this could be the popular Couchto 5K development, aimed at running (after two months of training, a person acquires the ability to cover a distance of 5 km at a time). The proposed program can be ignored, and the training can be monitored using the built-in function for monitoring the most important components.

Let's set a goal!

If the user has a goal to lose a couple of extra pounds, achieve certain speed indicators, or something else, then he can open the “Goals” tab and set the desired parameter there. After this, a progress bar and the result that needs to be achieved will appear on the device screen.

GPS signal

The program works by receiving a GPS signal from a satellite. As a result, connection problems often arise. It is recommended to launch the application in advance (at least a minute before the start of classes). When running, the user can observe his own speed, distance traveled, time and some other indicators, each of which can be configured (enabled or disabled) in accordance with personal preferences.

Voice alerts

There is a voice notification function, but only in English. After each kilometer covered, the program informs the user of his average speed and time spent. It also synchronizes perfectly with almost all popular devices that allow you to monitor your heart rhythm and blood pressure.

The application offers three training modes and a designer for editing them. Additional classes can be purchased with real currency (monthly fee is $5).

Peculiarities:

  • free distribution;
  • no advertising;
  • flexible training system;
  • full synchronization with sports accessories;
  • nice interface;
  • providing information about speed, distance, time and other parameters;
  • voice notification;
  • development of an individual training program;
  • support for background operation;
  • simple controls.