Whether your New Year’s resolution is to lose weight, have more energy, or just take better care of yourself, the iOS App Store has lots of fitness and health apps to help. We’ve taken a closer look at the best from Apple’s own New Year, New You list to help you pick the ones right for you.

P90X – By Beachbody, LLC
The P90X can be a punishing workout. Use this app to keep on track and keep the muscles burning with a schedule, track and sync progression with the P90X website, and purchase P90X workout bundles with video and audio guides.

$4.99

P90X

iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad
Released: 2011-11-08 :: Category: Healthcare & Fitness

Gorilla Workout : Athletic Fitness Training on a Budget – By Heckr LLC
Working out is great, but unless a substantial in-home gym is available, it usually requires a trip to the gym. However, this app will instruct users on tons of different workouts at 4 different levels that require no equipment at all. A great way to get fit on a budget.

$1.99

Gorilla Workout : Athletic Fitness Training on a Budget

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad

Our Rating: :: ENERGETIC
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Released: 2011-06-25 :: Category: Healthcare & Fitness

Pocket Yoga – By Rainfrog, LLC
Yoga is a great way to workout out at home, but unless a trained yoga instructor is handy it can be hard to do it right. This app will guide users through various yoga workouts with voice instructions and illustrated instructions. Airplay can also be used to play on a larger screen.

$2.99

Pocket Yoga

iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad
Released: 2010-03-20 :: Category: Healthcare & Fitness

There are even more fitness apps, after the break.

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Happy New Year to all of our readers! We had a great end to 2011 across all of the 148Apps sites. At our flagship 148Apps.com site, writers Rob LeFebvre and Carter Dotson posted a series of articles counting down the “Favorite 50″ apps and games of 2011. The lists cover every genre and type imaginable, but if you want to cut to the quick, take a look at the top five apps or the top five games. Whether you agree or disagree with our decisions, we feel sure you’ll discover a few new apps along the way.

Over at GiggleApps, writer Amy Solomon continued her mission to review the best new apps for children by reviewing Kids Food Adventure. Solomon writes, “Kids Food Adventure is a very nice universal app that is geared towards encouraging children to try new foods.

The foods included in the application can be searched by season, as one can look at a calendar where each month of the year has seven foods that are in season, and I like how one can pre-select an area of the world – be it North America or Europe – to make the food selections offered, which are accurate in terms of seasonal availability.”

Read the full review on GiggleApps.

$0.99

Kids Food Adventure

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
Released: 2011-09-21 :: Category: Education

Finally, on AndroidRundown, Carter Dotson commented on why Android phones currently have OnLive, while iOS users are still out in the cold. Dotson says, “So, here we are, two weeks later, and OnLive is still only on Android. It was announced to be released for iOS along with the Android version, but no real reason has been given as to the delay of the iOS version, beyond that Apple is still examining it for approval.
Without firsthand knowledge of the process, I can only assume that Apple is not likely to approve it because it will not fit their policies. See, OnLive’s client is all cloud-based; even the interface and menus to choose games are streamed from their servers. This also means that buying new games comes from operations occuring on their servers.”

Read Carter Dotson’s full commentary on AndroidRundown.

So here’s to a fantastic 2012 for everyone. We’ll stay with you throughout the year, covering all of the latest iOS news, reviews, sales and more. If you want to stay on top of all the happening, plus get plugged into giveaways, follow us on our Twitter and our Facebook streams. Happy New Year!

App Entertainment is celebrating the new year by offering all of their apps for $0.99 between January 8-10. This includes their flagship app, FaceFighter, which lets you create virtual sparring partners using pictures of your friends. Good times! FaceFighter received a favorable review from us back in June, and is currently nominated for 2009 BestAppEver in the categories of Best Productivity Killer and Best Use of Bluetooth.

The other titles on sale are the light-hearted puzzle game Zombie Pizza, and Appy Newz – Scandal Maker!, which has also been for BestAppEver in the Best Photo Manipulation App category.

$0.99

FaceFighter

iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad

Our Rating: :: GOOD TIMES
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Released: 2009-06-08 :: Category: Games

$0.99

Zombie Pizza

iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad
Released: 2009-09-18 :: Category: Games

$0.99

Appy Newz - Scandal Maker!

iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad
Released: 2009-04-09 :: Category: Photography

Lets face it, everyone likes a sale – and I imagine even more so when this said sale involves grabbing a bunch of pretty great iPhone apps for almost next to nothing! For the second year running, Minnesota based indie developers Howling Moon Software have rounded up some well loved developers to bring a snatching of seriously cool App Store titles at awesome discounts!

Starting December 31st 2009 and ending January 1st 2010, each of the included titles will be discounted from their normal price, allowing you to snap up the dev(s) hard work at a pittance, and with titles such as Retro Dreamer’s ghoulish Eyegore’s Blast, Chaotic Box’s bubble popping frenzy Pinch n’ Pop, Howling Moon’s physics-filled Crayon Ball and Exosyphen Studios’ roller coaster offering Rail Adventures, there’s something for everyone!

Here’s a full list of the applications set to go on sale:

Twilight Golf – $1.99 (was $2.99)
Crayon Ball – $1.99 (was $2.99)
Eyegore’s Eye Blast- $0.99 (was $1.99)
Pinch ‘n Pop! – $0.99 (was $1.99)
Pollywog – $0.99 (was $1.99)
Smiles Zen – $0.99 (was $1.99)
Smiles – $1.99 (was $2.99)
Train Conductor – $1.99 (was $3.99)
iTweetReply – $0.99 (was $1.99)
CatTaTa – $0.99 (was $1.99)
RocketFuse – $0.99 (was $1.99)
Rail Adventures – $0.99 (was $1.99)
SpaceDuel! – $0.99 (was $1.99)
Ringo – $0.99 (was $1.99)
Screw the Dealer – $0.99 (was $1.99)
CashMachine – $0.99 (was $1.99)
Outnumbered – Free! (was $0.99)
iHurt – $0.99 (was $1.99)
Dragon Eye – Free! (was $0.99)
iType2Go – $0.99 (was $1.99)
Tap-Fu – $0.99 (was $1.99)
Rogueship – $1.99 (was $2.99)
Hi, How Are You – $0.99 (was $1.99)
3D Wizard Wand – $0.99 (was $1.99)

Showcasing 25 iPhone applications of all description and size, this yearly “App Blowout” sale is described as being a unique way for independent developers targeting the App Store and Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch to promote their software to the masses, and of course offer a little something special moving into the new year.

So, Where is all this going down? I hear you ask. Well, simply slide on over to: newyearappblowout.com. There, starting December 31st all the prices changes listed above will come into effect, and we’re told by Andy of Howling Moon Software that the applications will be discounted for 48 hours – and so advice is to get in quick!

I know for sure that I’ll be keeping an eye on how this one plays out, and as I’m sure you’ll agree, there are some great title reductions up there this year!

The new year just recently passed, it’s only been a few weeks, but you might find yourself faltering a little on your new years resolutions. Now is the time to re-commit to your resolutions, before it’s too late. And maybe the iPhone can help.

Some of the most common resolutions have to do with health, money, and organization. Three things that the iPhone can help you track and organize. We’re going to share some of the best applications for this, hoping to help you stick to those resolutions.

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