App Name: Noizio — focus, relax, sleep
Cost: $2.99 USD
Developer: Kyrylo Kovalin
App Market: Download Page
Description:
Noizio is an app that will drown out the noise of the street and allow you to concentrate on the work at hand, increasing your productivity. On the other hand, it can also set the mood for a romantic evening or lull you to sleep, ensuring that you will dream soundly all night long. An ambient sound equalizer app for creating a mixture of ambient sounds available for macOS.
App Name: Fit5 – Workout Planner [iOS App]
Cost: Free
Developer: Ornate Apps
App Market: Download Page
Description:
Fit5 – Workout Planner is an application that can be downloaded on any cell phone and utilized anyplace to get fit.
Getting diagnosed with cancer is one of the hardest things anyone will ever have to go through.
The process of going through treatment can feel scary and lonely, even if you have the support of family and friends. Luckily, there is a way to get support from people who are also battling cancer themselves. The Belong app is the largest social platform to allow cancer patients and their caregivers to connect and support one another. With Belong, you don’t have to fight cancer alone!
The Belong app is available from both the Apple Store and Google Play for free. To get started, you just download the app, then sign in by indicating whether you’re just interested in the app, are a fighter (patient), family/friend, or medical staff. You enter your phone number and Belong sends you a verification code. Then you can choose your interests or the type of cancer that you need support with. There’s a huge range of available support groups to join (from breast cancer and colon cancer to leukemia and melanoma) where you can connect with people going through the exact same experience as you. With over 24,000 people in the breast cancer support group alone, there will always be plenty of people you can connect with to get help. From there, you can also select ‘families’ or groups that are relevant to you. These groups give you the ability to ask oncologists and radiologists questions, find out about clinical trials near you, and get information from other cancer patients. There’s a wide variety of topics you can research, including side effects, alternative medicine options, and spiritual guidance.
Belong not only has gives you access to a big network of supports; it also has plenty of other benefits too. For example, Belong offers you the option of organizing and managing all of your medical records right from your smartphone. You can easily share this information with your team of medical professionals or with your friends and family. Belong helps you keep track of your doctor’s visits, chemotherapy sessions, lab work, and blood test results all in one place. Plus, the ability to ask questions from cancer experts and other patients means help will only be a click away.
Belong is well-designed with an intuitive interface that makes navigating the app a piece of cake. It’s also easy to personalize the app so that you’re only getting notifications that are important to you. The only downside of Belong is that it can get overwhelming to keep up with all of the many posts and questions that the group is talking about. Just remember to focus only on the groups and posts that are the most relevant to your treatment, and you’ll be able to swim through the large amount of content.
Don’t wait to get support – download the Belong app today to find the new network of friends that will have your back during your cancer journey!
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We’ve all been breathing since the day we were born. Most of us forget we’re doing it twenty four hours a day and don’t think anything of it for most of our lives. It’s a natural instinct, like vision; something we were born to do. In fact, if you do start actively thinking about the whole process of breathing, you’ll start to notice things. You heartbeat, for instance, can be regulated by breathing. Is there a different sensation to breathing deeply? How about between your mouth and nose? There are a few different facets to it, and it’s these facets which unlock the key to meditation. Like most of the modern world, meditation has gone digital; there’s a host of apps out there who help practitioners focus their mind, spirit and body, but one of the best is undoubtedly BetterMe: Meditation, a pleasing new addition to the canon, out now for iOS and Android.
Some people get intimidated by mediation, but there’s absolutely no need to be wary. The practise can take many shapes, but BetterMe only concerns itself with an easy-to-use form that’s perfect for beginners. When it comes to BetterMe, it’s all about the breathing. This type of meditation derives from the Sanskrit word ‘Pranayama’, which refers to regulating breathing for health benefits. And health benefits there certainly are; using BetterMe for just five minutes a day will help you control anxiety, reduce stress and anger, promote better sleep patterns and sharpen your clarity and focus. Not bad for a free app!
You don’t need to create a pristine atmosphere to avail of the benefits of meditation, and this is one of the app’s biggest strengths. It will help you focus your mind wherever you are, which means you can meditate on-the-go. You might think you need absolute quiet, a yoga mat and a handful of scented candles to meditate properly, but this isn’t the case. All you have to do is focus on your breathing. The beautiful interface of BetterMe will help you achieve this; it features a timer, so you can measure your breaths, and an expanding circle, which helps you ground yourself and gives you something to focus on.
All in all, BetterMe will make a wonderful addition to your app arsenal. We could all use a little de-stressing in our lives; whatever you do and wherever you go, this simple, effective app will help you do it to the best of your ability. So what are you waiting for? Take a deep breath and dive in today at the App Store and Google Play!
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App Name: Perfect Workout – Your Personal Fitness Trainer [iOS App]
Cost: Free
Developer: Perfect Thumb
App Market: Download Page
Description:
“Perfect Workout” is a fitness app that offers a way for people to exercise through the use of simple but effective animations. It contains more than 120 exercises with 12 built-in packs for chest, arms, legs, butt, abs, fat loss, cardio & muscle building, bodyweight, strength, fat burning, six-pack, yoga. It was designed using principle minimalist in mind so it is extremely easy to use.
App Name: Relax n Sleep – Sleep Helper [iOS App]
Cost: $1.99 USD
Developer: Ertan Eksi
App Market: Download Page
Description:
Relax n Sleep claims to be the most advanced Sleep Helper with the richest content on the app store. The app has 64 Sound Loops, 8 Ambient Pads, 11 Isochronic Brainwaves for different moods. The app also has:
Timer
Unlimited Mix Saving
Unlimited Track mixing
If you need help sleeping, maybe this app can help.
Exercise is something we all need to do. Staying fit and finding the time and motivation to stay fit and active can be difficult. In today’s review, I look at an app that might be able to help you out.
Fitness Match is designed to help you find a fitness trainer in your area. The app is connected to a web site, so you can use either in your quest to be healthy. Right now this app/service appears to be only available to those in the UK. It is a free service and app, so they is no harm in trying.
When you start the app, the first thing you see is the personal trainer finder. Here you can indicate. you are looking for:
When the search is complete, the app will provide you of a list of different trainers that are located near you and that fit your needs. Each trainer will have detailed bio and you have the option to bookmark them or contact them right away.
The app definitely makes it easier for users to find personal trainers in their area. As a user you do not need to create an account or register. The app and website does allow personal trainers to sign up and list their services. The app does not have any ads and the layout/design makes it easy to use.
In my various quests to get fit or simply exercise more, finding someone to help or talk to has been difficult. Having an app or website such as this in my area would be something I would use. So if you are in the UK, and needing a personal trainer to assist you in achieving a healthier life, give Fitness Match a try. There is no obligation and is free to use.
