The Social Life: Weight loss, fitness - find app

Running workout with music

There's an app for everything, you name it there's one available for download. And if not? Well, you could be on to a winner.

It's almost summer, time for that beach-perfect body, so why not see what apps can help you?

One that is on my phone is called Monitor Your Weight. It's just a tracker so you can enter in your weight every day and rack your progress towards your goal.

It tells you when you can expect to reach that goal and what your BMI is based on your height and weight.

If you want more help there's an app called Lose It! It sets a daily calorie budget, helps you track your food and connects you to others in a similar position.

Weightwatchers has an app too, which has all the bells and whistles as its website. You don't have to be a member to download but you will only see a sample of the app.

MyFitnessPal is an app that combines food and exercise. It is a diet and fitness community so again you can receive peer support. It's an app that I know many people swear by in keeping themselves on track.

Apps aimed just for fitness include runkeeper and Map My Run. These track your exercise, including how fast you're running, as well as giving you your final distance.

Couch to 5km aims to get you to do just that - get from the couch to run 5km. It has been around for a long time with proven results.

If you need a bit of a boost then why not download Bootcamp. You can build your own workout from 40 different exercises and get motivated just like you would at the gym. There are four sections, total boy workouts, upper and lower body and core body workouts. It also has music, though you can use your own tracks in its place.

And if you decide you need a bit more support than what an app can give you, search on Facebook for such groups.