The treadmill remains to be the number one fitness machine in the world, which can clearly be seen by the number of treadmills in so many different health clubs, schools, gyms and private homes. Studies have also shown that almost half of the treadmill users work out using their treadmills at home. Treadmills provide a great cardiovascular workout by burning calories and fats through walking, jogging and running. It also increases your heart and lung capacity, and improves your overall flexibility, speed and performance. However, treadmills can become monotonous and boring, even with the prebuilt programs and adjustable settings. After some time, home users tend to postpone or cancel their treadmill workouts because they have been burned out by the monotony of their workouts. But for iPhone users, a newly released app has made their treadmill runs more exciting, fun and entertaining.
The Fun Run Trainer is an iPhone or iPod app that allows users to select their route, and set their desired speed. This application uses the advanced technology of Google Earth, showing satellite video maps of great destinations around the world. It even tells users when to adjust their incline settings if there are any hilly paths within the course.
You will be able to see the entire course while you run, and you can see yourself as a little blue dot on the Google map. Users have the option to watch the entire course image as they run, or they can also listen to music from their iPhones. They can simply listen to voice prompts that tell them when to change their angle of inclination for higher terrains. The Fun Run Trainer allows users to choose different locations and courses, including popular routes, famous streets and famous beaches.
Some of the popular routes offered by this app include Boston’s Run to Remember, the Boston Marathon, Boller Maker 15km, Blue Cross Broad Street, Bizz Johnson Trail Half Marathon, Big Sur Marathon, Berowra to Mona Vale, Berlin Marathon and Beat the Bridge. Some of the famous street options include the Abbey Road, Boulevard Saint-Germain, Broadway, Calle Estafeta, Champs-Elysees Avenue, Fleet Street, Hollywood Boulevard, Las Vegas Boulevard and Lincoln Memorial to Capitol Hill. Options for famous beaches include Bondi Beach, Jericho Beach, Noosa Beach, Rhossila Beach, Scarborough Beach, Surfers Paradise, Venice Beach and the Wine Glass Bay. There are hundreds of other routes offered by the app, and you can simply choose whatever track that you want to run for a particular workout.
Once you have selected your route, you will be able to see a summary and overview of the entire course, including the tracks and elevation. You will be able to see an aerial view of the course, and a blue dot on the map signifies your exact location on the course. Once you start running, the blue dot will also move based on your progress along the track. The movement of the blue dot will also be based to your current speed on the treadmill. A voice prompt tells you when to adjust the incline settings of the treadmill. If you want to do a series of runs along a course, you can simply save your route in progress and continue where you stopped on your next treadmill run. If you do not wish to see the overview of the track that you are running, you can simply listen to music from your iPhone or iPod while using the Fun Run Trainer app.
This is definitely a very excellent app which has earned rave reviews among treadmill users. Even exercise bike users and elliptical trainer users have also great ratings about this app, because it allows them to choose their track or course to boost their cardiovascular workouts. Once you purchase and download the app, you will be able to choose from over 200 popular running events and marathons from different parts of the globe. In addition, the Fun Run Trainer even allows users to create their own routes by synching them to the iPhone.
This revolutionary app has definitely produced an amazing effect on millions of fitness enthusiasts because they are able to boost their treadmill workouts by choosing different types of courses and marathons. People who did not previously want to use an indoor treadmill now want to use one for their running exercises because of this application. Serious marathon runners now want to use treadmills because they can now practice for different running tracks and marathons using the Fun Run Trainer app. This app allows marathon runners to train for various courses and tracks using an indoor treadmill anytime they want to.
The Fun Run Trainer app also allows users to create a route according to their preferences. Creating a route using the app is very simple and easy, and you just need to click the icon that says add route. You will then be asked to enter the route name and the location of the track. Click the area on the map where you want to create a route. You can use the controls of the map to create a route, or just click and hold to move the screen around a track. You will then be asked to specify your waypoints along a track. Simply click on the points but make sure that these should not be more than 200 meters apart. Once you have finished creating the route, simply synch it with your iPhone and click on upload routes. Within a few seconds, you will already be able to select it within my routes.
The Fun Run Trainer costs 5 dollars and 99 cents, which is definitely worth it because more and more people are now using treadmills because of this app. Users can now walk, jog or run around various marathons and tracks from different parts of the world. After an exhilarating and intense treadmill workout, you can let your friends know that you have just finished the Boston Marathon. The Fun Run Trainer is definitely a revolutionary app that has made treadmill workouts more fun and exciting. What used to be a very boring and monotonous workout has now been transformed into an entirely different level.