Motivation is a killer for me when it comes to fitness. The most prominent word for me when it comes to working out is “Later”. The Gym had some good points for me, it allowed me to monitor my progress and gave me some real goals. Predictably though it wasn’t enough, and my visits to the Gym eventually petered out.
Recently though I’ve actually wanted to go running. I actually do enjoy it, but the effort and lack of progress monitoring keep me coming back to “Later”. Whilst browsing the iTunes App Store the other week I was looking through the deluge of running applications and was very impressed with the previews I saw and the comments I read.
There were 3 or 4 that seemed to be good contenders, but I settled on the Nike+ app, which with it’s excellent progress reports and sub £2 price looked to be an great product.
To the distress of my legs, I’ve been out for a few runs since then, and it’s living up to my expectations. I get to see my route mapped out for me with a colour representation of my pace. Whilst running, I get audio progress reports, which I can set to either distance or time. It tells me my mile pace and how I’m comparing to previous runs.
Once I’m done with my run, it uploads the details to the Nike+ online portal where I can compare with other runners. I don’t though, I don’t think my ego could take it 
.
All in all, a great app and one of my best App Store purchases.