The best part of working out from your home is that everything is in your control. You can set up the area anywhere, start working out anytime and choose your pace. I use a fitness app on my phone but the screen size limits the information that I can see during the exercise. If you use a Firestick then you can use the TV to help you get fit. Let’s check out the best fitness apps for Firestick.
1. Daily Workouts
Best for: Beginners
Daily Workouts offers beginner-level exercises. It follows a simple muscle-centric exercise routine and you can choose from six different muscle groups such as Abs, Arms, glutes, back, legs, etc. Simply select a time limit, difficulty level, and start exercising. The animated image of a virtual trainer would help you maintain the correct form on the big screen. The best part of using this app is that most of the exercises use your body weight to help you get fit.
Pros
- Easy to Navigate UI
- All the info in one place
- High-quality animations for proper stance
Cons
- Lacks combination workouts
- Only predefined timers
Install Daily Workouts
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2. Gymondo
Best for: Tailored workouts
Moving on to a more advanced workout, Gymondo offers a wide variety of workout exercises ranging from yoga asanas to HIIT routines. You can start by creating your personalized profile that would help you find exercises tailored to your body and needs. Simply choose a program or workout routine to begin your exercise.
Gymondo not only offers video format exercise routines but recipes for healthy meals as well. You can create your meals based on your workout and body type from within the app, it’s really convenient. Although Gymondo is a paid service, you can check out the app for free and even begin basic exercises without shelling out first.
Pros
- Personalized Exercise Recommendations
- In-built Recipes suited to your requirements
Cons
- Apart from personalized recommendations, you can’t really customize your workout beyond that.
Install Gymondo (free, in-app purchases)
3. Pilates
Best for: Low-impact flexibility
Pilates is a physical fitness system developed by Joseph Pilate. It focuses on low-impact flexibility and muscular strength exercise. The app has a comprehensive catalog of pilates lessons from beginner to advanced. Even if you’re a novice, you’d find the app easy to navigate and exercises simple to follow. You can scroll the categories and find the best exercise routine based on time, equipment, skill, and even muscle groups.
Pros
- Huge Catalog of different exercises
- Categories for every type that makes discovering workout routines a breeze
Cons
- Lacks instructions for equipment needed
Install Pilates (free, in-app purchases)
4. Homeletics
Best for: Controlled and effective workout
Homeletics is a goal-driven fitness app that helps you find out the perfect fitness exercises. The app asks you a series of questions and begins the routine. It also prompts you to periodically monitor your heart rate by checking your pulse. The interface is interesting as along with animated routines, you also get total time remaining, pulse rate, and current exercise. This helps you keep track of your workout without shifting your focus away from the exercise.
Pros
- Pulse Rate Monitoring
- Condensed info on Screen
Cons
- No option to select Exercises or workout routines, the app decides for itself.
Install Homeletics (free)
5. Yoga with Body in Balance
Best for: Yoga at home
Yoga is one of the oldest forms of Indian origin exercise that aims to stir your mental and physical state both. The app presents a variety of courses such as Yoga for senior citizens, yoga for better posture, yoga for kids, etc. Simply select a course of your choice and start exercising. The courses are presented by an instructor with enough breathing space in between exercises that you won’t fall behind. Yoga with Body in Balance is free to try and you can unlock all the courses for $4.99/mo.
Pros
- Tailored yoga exercises for every age group
- Shows target points of the program
Cons
- Yoga Sessions feel less interactive and more like videos
Install Yoga with Body in Balance (free)
6. Bolly X- The Bollywood Workout
Best for: Entertainment workout
If you’re fascinated with Bollywood’s overwhelming love for dance routines, you’d also like to know that it’s an excellent way to burn calories while having fun. BollyX has more than 300 dance routines which would keep you entertained and fit for a very long time and after that, you can always start over. The Dance routines may look complicated but are broken down for everyone to follow easily.
Pros
- Dance Routines for Weddings, Strength, Core, and Songs.
Cons
- Firestick app lacks a custom workout builder which is available on the Android app.
Install BollyX (free)
7. GymRa
Best for: All-in-one workouts
GymRa is a home workout app for Firestick that simplifies the workouts for you. Instead of giving you multiple muscle exercises, you can focus on each muscle group individually. Simply browse the categories, find the routine of your liking, and start pumping. It has exercises for glutes, cardio, abs, full-body, and many more. Apart from this, you can also do yoga, plyometrics, Tabata, pilates, etc. GymRa is free and has ads.
Pros
- Goal-Driven Exercises
- exercise programs for Yoga, Plyometrics, Tabata, HIIT, etc.
Cons
- No Customization options
Install GymRa (free)
8. Moms Into Fitness
Best for: Pregnant women and Postnatal phase
Whether you are pregnant or in the postnatal phase, engaging in meaningful physical activities is crucial for every mother. Moms Into Fitness curates specialized video exercises that you can do at home. You can also find exercises categorized by type, duration, level, intensity, etc so that you can find the exercise suited to your need.
Pros
- Specialized Workout exercises for Pregnant women
- Routines for Kids
- Weekly Playlists
Install Moms Into Fitness (free)
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Best Fitness Apps for Firestick
These are my picks for the best apps that you can use to get fit in your living room with Firestick. Even though the apps have a similar video style content, the core audience for every app is a little different. For instance, Moms Into Fitness is built for women during pregnancy and helps them exercise during the postnatal phase. Homeletics is another app that constantly monitors your pulse rate so that you don’t over-exercise. What about you, which app are you going to use? Let me know in the comments below or hit me up on Twitter.
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