It’s 2015 and you’re ready to knockout your health and fitness goals. With healthcare costs predicted to rise this year, taking better care of yourself becomes your best hope. That’s where these high achieving health and fitness apps come in.
Luckily that smartphone that gives you access to information such as nutrition, health or fitness has endless capabilities. And endless cat videos for when you have a hankering for cuteness. But with hundreds of thousands health and fitness apps available, it’s hard to pick one you can use. No worries! Team healtheo360 has handpicked the top 9 health and fitness apps that are effective and get top results.
Pact: This health and fitness app makes you put your money where your mouth is. App 
user’s make a pledge of ‘x’ number of days they’ll workout that week plus an amount of money they must put up. Users pay for each day they miss in their promised workout schedule. They get paid (real money) every time they complete a workout.
Cost: Free. Available for iPhone and Android.
Noom Weight loss Coach: Noom is what a pedometer was meant to do, except with a coach. 
It allows a user to log meals and workouts. Noom also counts your steps throughout the day. This app also emails you wellness articles, recipe suggestions that are not only tasty but nutritional. It also gives the user positive encouragement to keep you motivated! The color coded database makes learning to tell healthier foods from the not so healthy choices. Give it a whirl and see if it works for you.
Cost: Free on both iPhone and Android.
Calorie – Counter – MyFitnessPal: With it’s enormous database of foods and drink, this app is a calorie counter’s dream app! 
It comes with a great selection of weight-loss plans and an easy to use interface. Even better yet, it is available for both iPhone and Android device users.
Cost: Free on both iPhone and Android.
Sleep Cycle Alarm Clock: While this app is neither a health or fitness app in the traditional sense, it does fit in your overall health goals.
Sleep, like nutrition and physical activity, is an important part of our health and wellbeing. Learn more about the effects of lack lack of sleep in this article. Sleep Cycle tracks and learns your sleep pattern to wake you at your lightest sleep phase with a gentle alarm.
Cost: $0.99 on both Android and iPhone.
Cody: If you like Facebook, this app is its fitness equivalent. Cody gives users access to a fitness community where they can complete and share workouts with friends.
It also allows the user and their friends to track each other’s progress. Other user’s can cheer you on with comments (or wag their finger at you for slacking off)! Want to take selfies or videos, this app has you covered! It comes with built in video and camera access so you can show off your progress.
Cost: Free. Available for iPhone and Android.
Hot5 Fitness: The step-by-step guides this app offers are high-quality workouts by the 
industries top trainers. Hot5 Fitness comes packed with pages of 5-minute videos of every workout you can think of with varying levels of difficulty. Whether you’re a newbie or a hardened workout type, this app won’t disappoint. Another thing that makes this app stand out is its simple design. Free version comes with limited use but for $2.99, the full version doesn’t break the bank. iPhone only.
Carrot Fit: If you’ve ever been in the army or want a crack at some the hurdles a drill sergeant puts young recruits through, this is the app for you. 
Not one for coddling or cuteness, Carrot Fit is not for the feint of heart. “Meatbags”, as the app refers to users, can count calories, sweat through several 7 minute workouts, among other things. This sarcastic and motivational smack talking app promises to make your weight loss dreams “suck so much less” for a fee on iPhone only.
Cost: $2.99
LoseIt!: Uses peer support and daily calorie counts to keep your health and fitness goals on track. If you’re like me, you’ll love that this app practically does most of the work for you. 
No, it won’t do your work outs but it does make it easier. LoseIt! creates a specific weight loss plan, customized for you and your fast paced lifestyle. It’s like having a personal trainer and nutritionist in the palm of your hands, wherever you are. A cool feature is the barcode that helps you get more detail about what you’re eating. The focus on nutritional value in addition to monitoring your calories is very handy.
Cost: Free. Available for iPhone, Android, Kindle, and Nook devices.
Zipongo’s gives daily food recommendations, recipes and savings, all tailored to your lifestyle and goals. Zipongo’s ‘MealRx’, a database that is built on national standards is aimed at families looking to eat clean.
It alerts the user of weekly in-store and digital coupons which is handy when trying to eat healthy and stick to a limited budget. It also comes with a handy database of foods that are recommended for their nutritional content.
Cost: Free on both iPhone and Android.
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