*Not only can your iPhone keep you connected with friends and family, but it can also encourage you to live a healthier, happier lifestyle. From keeping track of calories to logging workouts, these latest iPhone apps will make staying fit even easier.

iMapMyFITNESS

Whether you like to run, cycle, or train outdoors this application is your new tool to tracking your fitness activities and logging those intensive gym workouts. With its built-in GPS technology, this free application will not only mark out your path on an interactive map, but it will also record your time, distance, pace, speed, elevation and heart rate. Once your workout is complete, the data will be automatically uploaded to www.MapMyFitness.com, where you can view your comprehensive workout history and share your data with family and friends via Twitter and email.

Eat This, Not That! Restaurant

Do you ever find yourself sitting in a restaurant, trying to decide which dish is the healthiest? Well with the recently-updated Eat This, Not That! Restaurant app, you no longer have to find yourself guessing. Based on the popular book series, this application allows you to make the smartest decisions when eating out, providing nutritional information on over 13,000 menu items and allowing you to compare foods head-to-head to see which is the healthiest.

Stress Check

How much is stress affecting your relationships and health? With the free Stress Check application, users can now take a research-based assessment to determine their current level of stress. By providing helpful descriptions and recommendations, users can now target the specific areas in which their stress is affecting them and be given insight into how to reduce these levels.

Sleep On It

Ever wake up feeling exhausted or wonder how much sleep you need to feel truly rested? Well the free Sleep On It app now allows you to track how long and how well you sleep. By recording information on your sleep quality, mood and medication, the generated sleep cycles allow you to discover what exactly is preventing you from getting the restful night you deserve.

Runner’s World SmartCoach

Whether you’re training for your next marathon or just getting into a new running routine, Runner’s World SmartCoach can now create a customized training plan to meet your individual goals. By simply answering a few short questions, this application will generate a plan catered to your current fitness level so you can cross that finish line with speed and confidence.

Lose It!

We’re all aware of the one reliable weight loss secret: consuming fewer calories than your body burns. However, who can find the time to track calories in this constant go-go-go environment? Well with the free Lose It! app, you can enter in your height, age and gender and Lose It! will instantly create a calorie “budget” to help you reach your weight loss goals. Stay on track by recording your food consumption and exercise habits.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/slideshow/health/2011/06/15/nine-iphone-apps-to-keep-fit-and-healthy/#ixzz1S3mRUI7Z

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