Top 5 running apps for Android devices

Athletes today usually measure all the values ​​when going to exercise. Thanks to sports bracelets and mobile phones we can save all this information, relevant if we want to maintain a routine with it and want to see everything done that day.

For this we present these 5 running applications available on Android , they are free and have plans to improve. The user is the one who will see the data in addition to saving everything to compare if he wants it with the previous day and see if it constantly improves.

Index

• 1 Sports Tracker
• 2 pacer
• 3 Sportractive
• 4 Map My Run
• 5 Pumatrac

Sports tracker

It is an app with measurement and analysis of the route you are doing daily , giving you the minutes from when you start to finish, to other data such as steps, calories burned and distance. Sports Tracker also has an interesting detail, that of the speed at which you run along the circuit that you do.

Among its features, the daily reports are stored in case you want to see them, to know the progress from one day to the next and in case you can improve the times. Add a teacher who will give you the details of improving the training if necessary, such as breathing and other technical details.

The good thing about this interesting application is the community behind it, it will allow you to comment on other photos posted by users, whether they are friends or strangers. Sports Tracker is a fairly accurate measurement tool, valid if what you want is to walk and not run. The app gets a rating of 4.2 stars.

Sports Tracker Running Cycling

Price: Free 

Graze

After some time available on Google Play, Pacer is one of the utilities considered important when it comes to measuring the sport that we are going to do, whether it is walking, running or cycling. It starts to work once you start it on your phone, it controls the steps, calories that you have lost and even the sports minutes performed.

The sports tracking records it thanks to the GPS, if it is deactivated it will not add anything to the route, although it will add the important information, that of all sports activities. It is a perfect free program in case you want to seehow much you have done today and you can implement it with other types of exercises.

Pacer is one of the apps with the highest number of votes , they are usually all positive, since the note is 4.8 stars out of 5 possible in the store. With a graph you can see the steps taken per day, it marks the minimum, which may be 6,000 or 10,000, depending on the need to lose weight.

Pedometer and Step Counter

Price: Free 

Sportractive

Monitor all kinds of sports, whether you are running, walking, hiking , cycling routes or even rowing, among many other things. Up to 28 different activities, choose one and it will give you the details, each one of them has some distinctive points to keep everything under control.

Through Sportractive it will tell you some interesting things, among which are the heart rate (they will be taken with sports bracelets), the average pace if you run or walk, the time and other things. The application is one of the most complete, although the Premium option is one of the most complete right now.

Go marking the different objectives, calories that you want to burn , if you decide to pay to use it you have personalized training plans to carry out. Like Pacer, Sportractive has a rating of 4.8 stars and has already exceeded 5 million downloads. One of the best if you want to monitor your sport.

Sportractive: Running and Walking

Price: Free 

Map My Run

Behind this renowned application is the manufacturer of sports shoes and clothing Under Armor, which launched it to get to know all the exercise you do every day. Connect with your shoes, to see the strides taken, rhythm and even the cadence, all in a clear interface.

Thanks to it you will have the option of being able to compete with other runners, whether they are friends or people connected in the application called «Map My Run». It has daily challenges, ranging from a small 5-kilometermarathon to more complete marathons such as the half or full, as well as the Iron Man.

It is perfect if you want to find routes uploaded by users, routes created by you and that you can share, as well as reveal details and techniques. It is one of the apps that if you know how to use it, you will get good use of it throughout the sessions. The app already exceeds 10 million downloads.

Laufen mit MapMyRun

Price: Free 

pumatrac

The German brand Puma is behind this renowned application that already has a large number of downloads and is capable of accounting for the most important sports information. Count steps, time you exercised, calories burned, among other important data for us.

It has more than 100 training routines, sports that we can do, training monitoring, each training is guided by professionals and adds a good advice search engine. The app is one of those recommended by experts since it has several of the best trainers.

PUMATRAC Run, Train, Fitness

Price: Free