Get fit with your iPhone
The obvious answer to using technology to help you get fitter, to lose weight and to track calories is an Apple Watch. It offers so many useful fitness functions and has been proven to help many thousands of people change their lives for the better, but you can do almost as much with just your iPhone if you take the time to see what apps and accessories are available. It is obviously not as convenient as a watch strapped to your wrist, but the advantage is that it can help you without taking over your life and making you focus too hard on what you need to do. There is always a balance to be struck and for some the Apple Watch can be overwhelming, but the iPhone makes for a decent replacement and one that you can take or leave when you want to. The irony is that if you want to use an Apple Watch you need an iPhone anyway, so you may as well try it standalone before you make the full watch commitment. Your iPhone really can make you fit!
Control your calories
You cannot automatically track your calorie intake on any tracker or smartwatch and this is where the iPhone excels. There are many apps available to help you quickly and easily track your consumption, and to then monitor the trends to see what works best for you. Apps like Lose It! could be the most important one you use.
Throughout the day
As you add new items the app will calculate the amount you have consumed so that you can immediately understand where you are within your daily goal. The ‘Under’ marker on the right is the most useful indicator.
The longer term
The ‘My Day’ tab lets you view a graph showing how your consumption changes over time. You
