Nobody who’s taken the plunge and gotten themselves an Apple Watch has regretted it, especially so when it’s their latest series 4. Not only is it like having Barry’s Bootcamp on your wrist — motivating you to kick the butt of last week’s you by closing your rings — the Watch has been designed to help you improve your health everyday. It gets smarter the more you wear it, understanding your heart rate and workout patterns. You won’t mess about with the dials before a workout because it has automatic workout detection, and even advanced
features for runners like cadence and pace alerts.

Bonus: start the new year with some healthy competition. Invite someone to a 7-day Activity challenge and close your rings every day to win a badge of honour (and bragging rights). Simply share your activity with any Apple Watch user running watchOS and invite them to the challenge.

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Nike Training Club is one of the best options for strength training, and to kickstart your saving money resolution right, it’s free. Unlike other “free” apps, we love that there’s no pressure to upgrade to a paid or premium version. Here’s a range of possible activities, with some targeted towards beginners and others designed for people who already work out more regularly, and training plans differ depending on how often you want to work out, whether you want to include running, and such.

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Being healthy is more than just eating right and working out. Your headspace
needs to be in a good place too and 10% Happier: Meditation will help you do
just that. The app offers a clear and simple approach to meditation with a NY
Times bestselling author and some of the most respected meditation teachers on
the planet. Designed for skeptics, built to help you keep it going. Get zen AF.

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Time to quit the cancer sticks and actually stick to the smoke-free habit. This nifty app dishes out over 20 different evidence-based techniques to help you become — and stay — smoke free. You can even see how much money you’ve saved, how many cigarettes you’ve not smoked, and how long you’ve been smoke free. Pretty neat.

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If you’re looking for wearable tech to track your fitness but you can’t cheat on
the TAG Heuer you’ve had on your wrist since forever, Bellabeat’s wearable
devices that actually look like jewellery may just be for you. The necklace helps
you track your activity, your sleep and even helps you engage in mindfulness and
meditation.

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