Is fitness your New Year's resolution? Technology lends a helping hand!

Following a healthy lifestyle is not easy for anyone, let's face it. Maintaining a good performance in physical exercise, keeping track of your progress and results, improving your performance ... This is all part of the routine of those who want to put into practice the goal of fitness, gain quality of life and ensure fitness - besides of course more health.

But you don't have to do it all yourself. Technology is there to help when you need a boost. There are gadgets and apps specially designed to count your running and swimming time, measure your fat percentage, know your BMI, track your running and calorie burning performance, help control your food intake, and more.

Want some suggestions? Check out with us some ideas for gadgets and apps that are good options for those who want help maintaining their health and fitness goal this year!

Smartwatches and Smartbands

Apple watch

Apple Watch has been a real revolution in gadgets for a healthier life. Apple Watch series 4, the latest version of the brand's smart watch, is the most up-to-date option, with a new tactile response digital crown and electric heart sensor.

In addition to monitoring his health condition with information such as heartbeat, he proposes to set monthly challenges, allows you to collect achievements and medals and also promotes shared activities, so that the user can make exchanges with friends and feel more motivated.

Want to start running on the street? Set a goal and compare your development with that of your friends. After all, competition makes perfect!

And you can still do that by listening to your favorite playlist or podcast, answering calls through Siri - and you don't even have to carry your mobile device while exercising.

In practice, even for those who are not exercising it is useful in helping to control breathing, eating and drinking water. Did you find little? Even the electrocardiogram he has!

Xiaomi Amazfit

Available in many models, the Xiaomi Amazfit is an alternative for those who want features similar to Apple Watch, but don't have the budget to buy an Apple watch.

Amazfit Verge, the latest among the brand's smartwatches, for example, came with Humai's own dual-core processor and operating system that features technologies such as water and sand protection and a durable battery - with a promise to last up to up to 5 days on a single charge.

These products bring a variety of features to users who want to become true athletes, such as heart rate monitor, sleep monitor and anti-loss system. Check here where to buy it.

Xiaomi Mi Band 3

For those who prefer a simpler accessory but still with performance measurement and heart rate capabilities, you may not need an entire watch - only your bracelet will do it. Also from Xiaomi, Mi Band is an example of gadget that is a good idea for these situations.

Part of Xiaomi's new generation of Mi Bands, the water-resistant Mi Band 3 gives you access to features like viewing messages and app notifications, as well as answering calls. The battery runtime is also quite satisfactory: about 20 days while the user takes advantage of features like step counter, heart rate meter and calorie counter.

Here are other Mi Band models and the best options to suit your goals.

Smart weight scale

Yunmai

A home balance to call your own is a good idea to help you measure your weight loss and workout progress, especially if it is the type that provides the most complete user data. Yunmai is a good choice in this regard, as it sends ten different information to the user's smartphone within minutes: weight, body fat, muscle rate, water, bone mass, visceral fat, BMR, BMI, protein and body age. Interested? Check it out here.

Nokia Body +

Water percentage, weight, body fat, muscle percentage and bone mass are just some of the data provided by this smart Nokia scale. With auto-sync with your smartphone, it can connect with Android or iOS devices to help detect information such as nutrition and weight tracking so you can set a weight loss goal and calorie goal.

This model is not yet officially marketed in Brazil, but you can import it without difficulty. Check here where to buy it.

See other smart scale options here!

Digital food weighing scale

Amazon Basics

Amazon manufactures a digital food scale that is made of steel and has a digital display for those who need to accurately track the portion of their food intake. From the brand's Basics line, it offers the ability to weigh up to 5 pounds of products and runs on batteries.

Go new

GoNew is another slightly different, more modern digital precision weighing scale option. Allows you to identify heavy foods by food groups - calories, fat, cholesterol, carbohydrates, fiber, among others. Amazon makes this scale available, check it out here.

Mobile Apps

Nowadays there are apps for everything in this life. Apps with functional training, weight loss, running and diet coaching for those who want to learn how to count color, control food intake, eat healthier dishes and keep up with the balance.

Here's some of them!

My Fitness Pal

You are what you eat, right? Diet is an essential aspect of weight control and health care. Having a routine based on eating healthy foods and, above all, in a balanced way, is essential to live well. That's why apps like My Fitness Pal offer nutritional information on food, help identify calories and suggest healthy recipes.

Strava

Running alone requires a lot of willpower and determination. If you don't have the help of a personal trainer or an expert trainer, an app can help you monitor your workout progress.

Ideal for runners and cyclists, Strava offers heart and progress monitoring, distances and other aspects of activity. It works almost like a social network for sportsmen, who can connect and exchange experiences on courses.

Google Fit

Of course, Google couldn't be left out when it comes to offering assistance to people who want to lead a healthy lifestyle and fitness routine through integration with Android Wear.

Guided by the World Health Organization's goals, Google Fit assigns movement or heart rate scores, acting as a kind of personalized coaching for each user. Steps taken, miles traveled, calories expended - all the app helps you measure.

Freeletics

Focused on weight loss and fitness enhancement, Freeletics is dedicated to gaining conditioning. By downloading the app, the user indicates the objectives, enters current data on height and weight, among other information, and starts to practice from some suggestions of the app, which is intended as a kind of coach that accompanies users throughout a training plan.