Audio and video workouts for portable devices have become very popular over the last year.
There are also workouts for certain mobile phones including iPhones and Android phones.
There are many places you can download these – with sites offering very professional and effective workout packages.
Here are some sites to check out. This list will be maintained, so feel free to mention any fitness apps that you find helpful in the comments below and we’ll consider adding them to this list.
iPhone, iPod, and Android Apps
- iMuscle- Gives the user a 3D view of the muscle and then exercises that will develop that muscle.
- Cardio Coach – Popular cardio workouts (interval training) from Sean O’Malley. I use some of these workouts (see my review of Cardio Coach).
- FitMusic – A great blog/podcast site that focuses on fitness routines for iPods. Regularly produces completely free MP3 workouts.
- iAmplify – Offers a massive amount of wellness videos and audios (and many other things. Subscription plus some free downloads (they currently have a few free workouts from “YOU: On a diet”).
- Pump One – A large range of focused workouts – predominantly resistance training.
- iTrain – A good selection of workout from a selection of professional trainers.
- Marinas Audio Workout Center – Walking and aerobics workouts.
- Sound Body Trainer – A smaller selection of workouts.
- Fitness Songs – A smaller selection of workouts.
- Jog Tunes – An iTunes affiliate site offering ready-made music mixes to jog to.
- Jamcore Training – Downloadable and iPod-ready videos covering strength training. Monthly fee. NOTE: See also MyFitTribe – has free videos.
- TechnoSweat – Massive collection of workout music.
Any corrections or additions should be added to the comments.
Add the Remix Workouts Fitness App to the list. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/remix-workouts/id489597532?mt=8 This is a body weight fitness app. It plays like an everchanging exercise dvd, with movies, audio, and modifications for people who need them. Free download, 2 free workouts, then 1.99. Cheaper than a coffee! Preview the moves before you start in the Today’s Workout screen. After 10 workouts, you will unlock new reward exercises (like a game). Fun and fitness!
Fitmusic is apparently defunct.
Try mytreadmilltrainer.com — I hear it’s good, but haven’t had a chance to try it myself.
toniquefitness.com – i think a new one to this list – sorry if it’s a double post . My wife bought the DVD after we had our first baby. On the other hand.. Im hooked. I workout 3 days a week using this Tonique method.zed..
A lot of great information here. I’d love it if this list stayed reliably updated.
I think you should maybe edit the Podfitness site description to mention that it synchronizes its workouts to your own music. How cool is that? I haven’t used it yet, but I am considering doing so when the weather gets worse and I need a push. As far as I can tell, they are unique in allowing you to use your own music.
Also, I second the recommendation for Robert’s Couch to 5K workout on Podcasts for Running.
yes it is…
Just adding another positive review for Cardio Coach. The long-awaited Volume 7 is now available. It’s real sweat-through-your-pants, puke-in-a-bucket cardio. I would find it hard to get through such a tough workout without the inspirational music and Sean O’Malley’s coaching. Wonderful!
I’d add jogTunes.com to the list!
My club in the bay area just installed a kiosk from this company MYE and it let’s you download programs onto an MP3 player instantly. It’s is fantastic! Programs from iTrain, Podfitness and Marina Online. I hope they add Cardio Coach too
Thanks good
Please include http://www.roxfitness.com. Rox offers video workouts AND cool features like workout reminders, text messages for support and goal setting tools.
What about yoga?! YogaDownload.com has killer downloadable yoga classes. Never knew yoga could be such a butt-kickin workout!!
sepehr, for just music I like podrunner he puts out an hour-long mix about weekly.
Just adding another positive review for Cardio Coach. The long-awaited Volume 7 is now available. It’s real sweat-through-your-pants, puke-in-a-bucket cardio. I would find it hard to get through such a tough workout without the inspirational music and Sean O’Malley’s coaching. Wonderful!
Music is a distraction to me. When I listen to music, I just listen to it, otherwise when I’m doing something — I’m absolutely muddled up.
do you guys know where one can find free workout mixes? i have started to post some on my website and i am trying to connect with other sites that do the same.
thanks!
-sepehr.
Robert of Podcasts for Running has put the Couch to 5K (work your way from not running at all to running 5K in 9 weeks) program (from coolrunning.com) into a podcast complete with music.
http://www.ullreys.com/robert/Podcasts/index.html
JamCore is now launching MyFitTribe. Same great ipod workouts but with a strong community vibe and a whole new line of videos and content sections. http://www.myfittribe.com The site is in beta now but will be in full launch soon
martica – you can get Marina’s workouts direcly from her website at
http://www.marinaonline.com
She has hundreds of mp3 workouts for walking, running, treadmills, ellipticals, body conditioning, and lots of music – songs arranged by beats per minute as well as full length nonstop music workouts.
There are cycling, running, and strength workouts (including some free ones) at http://podrenaline.com/
My club in the bay area just installed a kiosk from this company MYE and it let’s you download programs onto an MP3 player instantly. It’s is fantastic! Programs from iTrain, Podfitness and Marina Online. I hope they add Cardio Coach too!
LOVE Cardio Coach!
Before you know it, you are through an excellent cardio workout and drenched in sweat. Time flies and the positive messages O’Mally gives work on your subconscious long after is over.
Great Motivator!
I love all of this info, the only problem is that many of the links don’t go anywhere, they come back to this same page. Is that supposed to be like that.
Thanks
Jamcore training added.
ipod workouts never sounded so good
Marina kicks butt
Thank you Diet-Blog and Hergrace for your kind mention of jogTunes.com. I’m also publishing a 30 minute “run-to” music-paced running podcast called The JogTunesIndie Podcast. It’s available at JogTunesIndie.com. I’d love feedback. Please tell me what you think.
I’d add jogTunes.com to the list!
I got all excited about the iAmplify site, but was very disappointed. I downloaded the “Cycling Workout for Pros” by Matthew Reyes. He’s certainly no Sean O’Malley (the Cardio Coach)!
But here’s the tricky bit – the downloads on iAmplify include instructional photos, but they’re about the size of a postage stamp and very indistinct. This isn’t a problem for the “Cycling Workout for Pros” – by the time you’re a pro, if you don’t know the different hand positions to use on a bike you’ve got problems – but it could make it impossible to do the Pilates workout using a medicine ball that I wanted to try. Unfortunately, you can’t see the photos until after you’ve paid for the download. Oh well…
I’ve used a couple of the iTrain workouts (specifically, the treadmill and elliptical ones) and found them to be great for intervals.
http://www.itrain.com
I had no idea that there were so many workouts available! I’m happy turning on some music and dancing but those routines sound interesting
I’m a big fan of Cardio Coach too!
CardioCoach is truly awesome — has completely changed my outlook on cardio workouts.