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 With the integration of smartphones in our daily routines, experts have found ways to utilize applications on our smartphones to help connect with users who aim to work on their fitness. Luckily, there are many tools available today to help those who want to work on their fitness. Here are our top five picks for fitness apps for your smartphone:

1. FitBit: Okay, so maybe you got your coveted FitBit for Christmas, or maybe you’ve had it for some time but have yet to really utilize it effectively. The FitBit application syncs with your FitBit to help you track your progress and better reach your fitness goals.

• PROS: Track Goals, Log Activities, Provides Analytics

• CONS: Calorie Budgeting can be Difficult, Not Every Food Found in Barcode

2. MyFitnessPal: The calorie counter on MyFitnessPal has the largest food database to make it easier for you to count your calories and track your progress throughout the day. Better yet, the app will save many food items so that you don’t have to retype it in later (but it only saves for the meal slot that you originally entered it in).

• PROS: Largest Calorie Database, Easy to Use

• CONS: Sign-up Issues can Arise when Using Facebook to Sign Up

3. Google Fit: The giant Google has made it easy for users to track their fitness and will automatically log you into Google Fit to help track your activity during the day.

• PROS: User-Friendly, Detects Many Activities (Walking, Running, etc)

• CONS: Doesn’t Detect Cycling, Issues with Tracking

4. S Health: Created by Samsung, S Health acts as a personal coach to train you and assist you in reaching your daily goals. The various training programs helps in improving your overall fitness, health and lifestyle.

• PROS: Track Additional Items Like Water Intake, Graph Analytics

• CONS: Updates Can Erase History

5. Map My Fitness: This virtual workout trainer allows you to log over 600 different types of workouts from running to walking to cycling and swimming. You can record GPS-based activities to view detailed stats, log on to the web to join Challenges, connect devices, and view 24/7 activity data.

• PROS: Can Keep Up Even Without WiFi, Can Make Custom Routes

• CONS: No Screen Rotation, Doesn’t Account for Elevation Changes (which is good for biking)

Working on your fitness can be difficult without the right tracking device. With these apps, you can set goals and analyze how close you are to achieving them -- all while recording a history so that you can look back and kiss your out-of-shape self goodbye!