A healthy body, a healthy mind. 👻 There's no need to convince anyone of the truth of these words, but the wisdom that has deeply rooted itself in our subconscious is now heavily covered in dust. Meaning: this wisdom doesn't translate into any concrete actions on your part. So it's time to drift into the familiar and beloved comfort zone (and motivation!) of a smartphone and take your health by the horns! Especially in the era of the coronavirus lurking around the corner. 🦠
With apps, we've reached a situation similar to social media presence. If any activity/area of life/entertainment hasn't earned its dedicated icon in the Google or Apple store – it probably doesn't have the right to exist at all, or simply doesn't exist. Therefore, while finding an app that helps you lead a healthy lifestyle is not a problem at all, finding one that is high-quality and worth your attention – is quite a challenge.
And how does this ultimately translate to the available apps supporting your health? 💪 Especially now, when good fitness and overall health should be even closer to our hearts – and yet it's harder to achieve. Which apps will help you monitor your health, and even avoid unnecessary risks associated with coronavirus? Let's start with the basics, specifically taking care not to end up in quarantine and unnecessarily expose friends and loved ones around you. 😷
ProteGO Safe
You certainly can't treat this app as the ultimate oracle on COVID-19, but as an additional risk level indicator – perhaps. ⚠️ This is all assuming that as many people as possible actively use it. What's the mechanism? You exclude symptoms typical of coronavirus and contact with infected individuals (or confirm it!). The app monitors other devices in the vicinity with ProteGO Safe installed to rule out or confirm potential contact with an infected person. 🤒
[Edit 03.07.2020] A certain Viking pointed out in the comments the controversies surrounding the ProteGO Safe app. We recommend paying attention to his comment, which you can find below – after considering all the pros and cons, everyone can decide for themselves whether they want to use it.
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Let's move on to those apps that will simply help you take better care of yourself.
SleepTown
Don't worry, we're not going to tell you to set six alarms and place your phone 500 meters away from your bed. The app comes to your aid, where any delay in going to bed earlier will result in the destruction of your city. How? Well, every time you go to bed and get up at the predetermined hours, you build a virtual settlement. 💤🌃 However, a lack of consistency leads to its destruction. Sounds responsible? That's just like taking care of healthy sleep!
PushUps
We won't question the beneficial effects of morning coffee, but before you take a sip of the divine beverage, it's worth speeding up your circulation to better distribute caffeine throughout your body. What comes to the rescue? Naturally, another app, where push-ups will become second nature to you faster than a double espresso. ☕ Regardless of your current level of advancement. You'll thank yourself later (and hey – don't forget to leave us a complimentary comment below!). 🏋️🙃
Calm
For a healthy spirit to reside in a healthy body, you need not only dumbbells (and the occasional pulsating vein crossing your forehead) but also, broadly understood, inner peace. 🧘 We believe that endorphins can do their job, but they don't always soothe frayed nerves. As the app's name proudly states – it will allow you to escape reality for a moment with courses on calming down and meditation. Remember – if you're stressed, you won't sleep, and from there it's a short path to harming the settlement you're so diligently building in SleepTown!
HabitBull
This time, it's not about physical activity, but simply about being consistent in your intended actions. If you've been motivated by notifications from Candy Crush Saga or about a Pokémon lurking in your neighbor's yard, then notifications from HabitBull should motivate you just as much. 🐂 Here, the main driving force is the to-do list you create and your consistency in completing it. Sounds like a plan? Well then – add it to your list of apps to download!
BeWet
We assume that by this point you have enough sleep (and the city is intact), sufficient physical activity, and generally experience peace. To complete this idyllic landscape, you need WATER. 💧 And no, we're not talking about a vacation in Darłówko, but about proper hydration. Record every liter you drink (but water, without the little line over the 'o'!), set reminders, and track your weight progress. All so that the water balance in your body is not disturbed. 🥤 After all, we are Vikings – when it comes to large bodies of water, fluid intake, and taking care of ourselves, we have a lot to say!
Fitatu
Okay, what if, along with tracking habits and a healthy amount of sleep, a properly balanced diet isn't going hand-in-hand? 🥗 We think you know the answer to that question perfectly, so let's get straight to the point. And here, fortunately or unfortunately, you also need consistency and diligence. Fitatu will allow you to easily convert the products you consume into the number of calories that land in your body. And from there, it's a straight path to a non-aggression pact with arugula and an unexpected X-exit, where X represents a seemingly innocent pleasure, when your mind is gently dozing, and demons with the taste of kebab on chili awaken in the kitchen cupboard. 👹 We've helpfully checked the calorie count for you – it wasn't worth it!
Zdrowe Zakupy
If, after the above description, your index finger instinctively landed on the Calm app and 8 meditation lessons were automatically downloaded, you can breathe a sigh of relief, because it will be a bit less bumpy here. As the name suggests – the app will easily help you locate those unhealthy products on the store shelf. 🛒 Simply scan the barcode and you'll immediately have a list of all substances you definitely don't want in your body. 🧪
Odgłosy natury
The Viking didn't go to the Bieszczady mountains, the Bieszczady mountains came to the Viking. ⛰️ Here, Nature Sounds comes to the rescue, which with the right dose of imagination and surrounding kindness – will allow you to transport yourself to your desired location for a moment, even to the Bieszczady wilderness. 🍃 Pros: you can't possibly catch any ticks, cons: you can't tag yourself on Tarnica.
Did we forget anything that should be on the list of essential apps supporting your health? We have one more health-promoting app up our sleeve – one that will heal your phone bill. 📱⚕️ Many mobile operators mean just as many apps, but you have full, free and comfortable control over your funds and account in VikingApp, the highest-rated app in the entire Polish telecommunications field. Naturally, for both apples, 🍏 and droids. 🤖 Become a Viking and wield it with pride, your phone (and bank account) will thank you for it!
