Telecommuting, confinement: the 5 best free apps for playing sports at home: Femme Actuelle Le MAG

You don’t have a minute in the day… Choose 7 Minutes Workout

Who is it for ? For those who are teleworking and who think that they cannot take a real break to practice regular physical activity during this period of confinement…

With 7 minutes Workout, no more excuses! As the name suggests, it will only take you 7 minutes to complete your session for the day. Accessible to all, these sessions are very short, certainly, but of a high intensity, which allows to solicit the whole body, improve its muscular form and maintain the cardiovascular system, without moving from its living room!

What we liked: no equipment is needed to practice. All the exercises are thought of in a simple way, you will ultimately only need a chair or a wall!

The app to download: 7 Minutes Workout, available free on IOS and Android. Paid options are then offered.

You need to relax and stretch regularly… Choose Daily Yoga

Who is it for ? For the many people who are stressed and overworked at this particular time at home, they feel a little bit oppressed at home, who need to let go. A perfect app also for those who work behind a computer all day, and who need to do stretching postures to prevent pain.

Daily Yoga is an easy to use application which allows you to follow a yoga session in just a few clicks. You have the choice depending on your level: beginner or more or less advanced.

What we liked: for those who wish to get into yoga, or enjoy the benefits of this discipline while being at home, it is great. The sequences of postures are guided and as a bonus, you have the choice of the duration of the session, depending on your schedule: from 5 to 70 minutes.

The app to download: Daily Yoga – Daily Yoga, available free on IOS and Android. Paid options are then offered.

You have children to watch non-stop… Choose 30 Days Squats Challenge

Who is it for ? For those who want to keep moving around a bit at home, but who have children at home, who must be constantly watched…

Do you want to take advantage of confinement to refine your thighs and build your glutes? This app is perfect: it offers a challenge over 30 days, daily squats. A super effective fitness exercise, which can be performed in any room of the house, while monitoring the youngest! So let's get started?

What we liked: every day is different, since the application tells you how many squats you need to perform each day. The intensity increases little by little, and surprise, there are even "off" days of rest between two sessions! The challenge side that we are launching is also motivating … Why not launch the challenge with others (from a distance!)?

The app to download: 30 Day – Squat Challenge, available free on IOS and Android. Paid options are then offered.

You can no longer go to the gym… Choose Fizzup

Who is it for ? For people who are in the habit of playing sports regularly and who fear that telework and confinement will harm their health!

Admittedly, it is not possible to go to the gym, but there is no question of letting go. This application, imagined as a virtual coach, will be able to accompany you at home, during this somewhat special period. Not only does it offer sports training for all tastes and all levels, but it immediately offers day-to-day progress.

What we liked: we have the choice, and no time to get bored, between stretching, sheathing, bodybuilding sessions, everyone can progress at their own pace and vary the sports sessions according to their physical shape and motivation of the day .

The app to download: Fizzup – Plan Coach sportif, available free on IOS and Android. Paid options are then offered.

You are afraid of gaining weight and letting go… Choose 8fit

Who is it for ? For those who do not really manage to discipline themselves at home, who rush on the packages of children's cakes, who do not take the time to take a real break already and who are afraid of gaining weight and to be less fit.

Very complete, the application 8fit is a combination of physical exercise and nutrition counseling. Indispensable for maintaining a healthy lifestyle, despite confinement and teleworking … We pick up a fitness session as soon as we have a few minutes in front of us, we are inspired by the advice and healthy recipes offered for a balanced and varied diet.

What we liked: nothing impreasable, and everyone goes at their own pace, adopting new lifestyle habits that stick with our schedule, our daily constraints and culinary desires. Top: the number of calories for each recipe as well as the preparation time required are indicated each time.

The app to download: 8fit – Fitness & Nutrition, available free on IOS and Android. Paid options are then offered.

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