Ramadan: 10 free mobile apps that will help you lose weight

Tracking food and movement is one of the most effective ways to understand your body and start on your weight loss journey. Sometimes being the annoying calorie counter can be the most effective method in a journey towards a healthier life. Ramadan is a perfect opportunity to kick-start a healthier life. Let these free apps help you achieve your goals.

My Fitness Pal is an online food journal made easy. Medical studies show that keeping a food journal doubles your weight loss. Most of the time, people just aren’t aware of their mindless snacking or how large their portions actually are. MyFitnessPal is a great and private way for you to be honest with yourself when logging in your daily food intake. Before you even start eating clean, log your food for a couple of days to really understand what your body craves needs, then start eliminating the not-so-good foods that are just not worth the calories, like the fast food pizza slice, which has 300 calories. The app takes your height, weight and age into consideration and tells you how much you need to eat daily in order to lose weight.

7 Minute Workouts is amazing. This app is perfect for those who have absolutely no time, but want to fit in a quick workout in their busy day. The 7-minute workout is a great mix of strength and cardio that needs no equipment, but raises your heart rate and reminds you to do your work out every day. Any kind of movement is better than nothing.

MotionTraxx is a cool app that adds excitement to your workout. The app crafts the perfect playlist for the movements that you’re going. It also gives you coaching and workouts that are designed to make you sweat. We love that it matches the music with the intensity for every phase of your workout.

Yoga Wake Up is an alarm clock that comes with a quick yoga work out. If you download this app, you get a 10 minute yoga sequence at your wake up time. Each of the sequence differ every day. Sometimes, the focus will be more on meditation, while others are more about holding poses and setting intentions.

Nike+ Training Club is top notch fitness app. They have a huge backing, which means tonnes of workouts designed by professional trainers and athletes, a fitness program that is customizable and of course brag-worthy sharing capabilities to allow you to compare your progress with your friends and other people in the Nike+ community. It is easy to use and despite being super mainstream, it is better than most other exercise apps out there.

Daily Workouts Fitness Trainer is an app that’s just right for people who prefer to workout in their home. It is filled with over a hundred simple to follow exercises you can do without any equipment or a gym. You can choose which body part you want to focus on and they give you 5 to 10 minute customized workouts or 10 to 30 minute workouts if you want something full body.

The well loved app, Zombies, Run! is perfect for those who don't love cardio but want to try and give it a chance. It's a great opportunity to inject some adventure into your runs. The app was co-created by award-winning novelist Naomi Alderman that allows users to live out their very own zombie adventure story, while also completing a run or walk. As you start walking, you'll start hearing zombie-themed audio like deep breathing and rattling groans that might inspire you to pick up the pace

FitOn is a great chance to work out with celebrity trainers for free. Get lean, toned and fit, with personalized workout plans to help users reach fitness goals.

C25K 5K Trainer is an app that is perfect for beginners, who want to get into running but may seem intimidated and don't exactly know what to do. The app eases you in with a gentle, 8-week program, where you’ll start with a mix of walking and running and gradually build your fitness level. The best part is, it comes with built in playlists.