Top 10 Fitness Apps of 2025 for Beginners

10. Nike Training Club

Pros: 100 % free, guided workouts with video demos and easy filters. Great for getting started quickly.

Cons: No built-in workout planning or tracking. You have to decide what to do next, and it doesn’t adjust to your progress or availability.

9. BetterMe Health Coaching

Pros: Combines workouts, meals, and habit tracking with simple instructions and daily check-ins.

Cons: Workouts follow rigid schedules that don’t adapt well to real-life changes. Limited ability to customize or replan on short notice.

8. Fiton

Pros: A variety of pre-planned workouts for users to browse and choose from. Includes meal tracking.

Cons: You still have to choose and sequence your own workouts. No automatic planning, and progress isn’t tracked in context.

7. Centr by Chris Hemsworth

Pros: Celebrity personality. Polished video workouts, mindfulness sessions, and meal plans all in one place.

Cons: Expensive, and content-driven rather than individually responsive. Doesn’t adjust to your schedule, needs, or skipped days.

6. Fitbod

Pros: Great for gym-goers. Suggests strength routines based on past activity and available equipment.

Cons: Focused on exercise selection, not overall planning. Doesn’t provide as much flexibility for home workouts and sudden plan changes require manual ediing.

5. Shred App

Pros: Structured programs with progress tracking and clean visuals. Includes demo videos for each move.

Cons: Limited adaptability. If your schedule shifts or you miss a session, the plan doesn’t adjust automatically.

4. Future

Pros: Weekly workout plans created by a real coach. Messaging-based support helps with motivation and accountability.

Cons: Comparatively high monthly cost due to real-human planing. More involvement than many beginners need. Plan updates are weekly — not immediate based on user need.

3. StrongLifts 5×5

Pros: Focused, minimalist strength training with a proven progression model. Great for building a foundation.

Cons: Only supports one training style. No flexibility for equipment changes, missed sessions, or non-strength goals like mobility or endurance.

2. Boostcamp

Pros: Free access to expert-designed strength programs. Tracks sets, reps, and progress through proven routines.

Cons: Plans are static. Users must handle their own scheduling, substitutions, and progress adjustments manually.

1. Bod.Coach

Pros: Completely new approach to the fitness “app” experience. Provides the highest level of planning flexibility on the market. Your AI coach plans and tracks everything for you automatically and is available 24/7 with immediate responses for any changes or questions. Plain English communication experience provides the benefits of a human personal trainer at ~95% less cost than traditional personal training.

Cons: No food tracking or audio-guided workouts as of 2025 — but it replaces the need for separate planning, tracking, and calendar apps.