Ed Tech Ideas

Who says you can’t use tech to get fit? Several of our great PE teachers at my school, along with Jarrod Robinson,  The PE Geek have compiled a great list of apps to help you on the road to a healthy and fit life!

Basketball Coach Video analysis with slow motion Can draw on video Split screen with demo of skills Overlay of image Cost: $2.99
Swim Coach Video analysis with slow motion Can draw on video Split screen with demo of skills Overlay of image Cost: $2.99
Tennis Coach Video analysis with slow motion Can draw on video Split screen with demo of skills Overlay of image Cost: $2.99
Soccer Coach Video analysis with slow motion Can draw on video Split screen with demo of skills Overlay of image Cost: $2.99
Burst Mode 50 pics taken in 2-3secs Breakdown of skill/technique Cost: $1.99
IntervalTimer Warm-up/station timer Program your own voice commands or use apps Your playlist music can be used Cost: $0.99
Yoga Free Yoga positions Pose demos Cost: Free
Footsteps Pedometer Good pedometer Use your music playlist Charts/graphs Moderate to vigorous exercise Cost: $0.99
iFitness Workouts Cost: $0.99
Heart Rate Measure heart rate Cost: Free
Timer Easy to use stopwatch/timer Cost: $0.99
iMuscles for iPad AWESOME APP 360 View of Muscles in body Exercises/Stretches Cost: $4.99
iFirstAid Lite First Aid Info Cost: Free
First Aid Basic First Aid Info Cost: $0.99
TriggerPoints Muscles in body and trigger points of pain Cost: $2.99
Nike Training Club AWESOME APP Workouts with demo videos/your playlist music Cost: Free
HealthStar Tracker Possible for record keeping and assessments Cost: Free
VCE PE The PE Geek, Jarrod Robinson, created this for his PE classes.  HE IS AMAZING!  Check out his website at: www.thepegeek.com Cost: Free
Calorie Counter by MyNetDiary Pretty good nutrition/exercise diary. Can scan barcodes of food labels to enter in app Cost: Free
Livestrong Nutrition and exercise tracking app Cost: $2.99
Pranayama Universal Breathing Basic breathing/relaxation Cost: Free
iMapMyFitness GPS for exercise and exercise record-keeping Cost: Free
Fitness Class Fitness Videos Cost: Free
Tempo Magic Awesome app if you want to speed up some of your music for faster beats in PE. Cost: $4.99

Some of my Personal Choices

While I admit, I am but a mere geeky tech integrator, I do like to keep in shape and would consider myself an advanced weekend warrior, having competed and placed in several adventure races. Here are 4 apps that I use on a weekly basis: 

100 Pushups Motivating app Day to day workouts that build up your confidence and ability Cost: $0.99
Run Keeper Track multiple activities Cost: Free
50 Pullups Motivating app Built in counter and timer Ability to graph your workouts to see progress over time Cost: $0.99
Men’s Health Workouts Various excerises and workout plans Choose area of desired focus Cost: Free

What are your must-have apps for PE, health and fitness?