Those Android apps for health and fitness can really by useful: If you don’t have your health, you don’t have anything. (And at the very least, you want to look good on vacation). So to help you get in shape, stay in shape and improve your overall health, here are 35 must have Android apps you can download and use today wherever your travels take you.

1) Google Fit. This app is a companion to all Android Wear devices. Use it to track and measure your walking, running and cycling activities. Set your own goals and check the app to see your progress. Plus, you can attach other apps and devices to Fit and get the results from all of them on this one app. Free. 

2)  Health Mate. Track your physical activity with Withings Pulse or RunKeeper and track your weight using a Withings Smart Scale, or enter it manually. The app will graph your progress, send you reminders and help you stay motivated. You can also track your sleep and blood pressure data. Free.

3) Pedometer. This is a simple but effective app that records the number of steps you take and the calories you’ve burned. Make sure your phone isn’t locked though, or the app won’t work. Free.

4) Health Manager. This app helps you track your weight, habits such as smoking and drinking alcohol, your daily water intake, and overall fitness. If you’re trying to quit smoking, it will encourage you and track how well you’re doing. Free.

5) Calorie Counter. This app has one of the largest databases on foods – over 5 million foods – that makes calculating and tracking your caloric intake a breeze. It also has a recipe importer to help you cook healthier foods and control calories. It also connects with over 50 devices and apps including Fitbit, Jawbone UP, Garmin, MapMyFitness, Runkeeper, Strava, Runtastic, Misfit, Withings, and Healthkit. Free.

6) Water Your Body. Did you know that studies say most Americans are chronically dehydrated and so they confuse thirst as a hunger pang? This app tracks your water intake to help you stay hydrated and reminds you when you need to drink more. Free.

7) Healthy Recipes. Trying to eat healthier or watch your weight but want something tasty to eat too? This app serves up lots of recipes to satisfy your cravings and your taste buds and still keep you healthy.Several recipes are quick and easy and others are more elaborate fare.  Free.

8) Instant Heart Rate. Just put your finger on the phone’s camera and you’ll instantly know your heart rate. This app uses your phone’s camera to track color changes on your fingertip to calculate your heart rate. A real-time chart shows your every heartbeat. Free.

9) Healthy Food Chart. Trying to choose the right foods to help you battle an illness or a physical weakness? This app serves you a chart on foods that shows exactly what organs and diseases each food can help. Free.

10) Healthy Facts. Need information on diet, exercise, supplements, health, hygiene, and/or substance abuse? This app puts all that at your fingertips. Think you know all that stuff already? Think again. This thing is loaded with useful information. Free.

11) 7min Full Workout. Have limited time to work out or are you traveling and without access to a gym? No worries. You can use this app to get a full body workout in just seven minutes. It’s a total of 12 exercises using things around you like walls and chairs. Free.

12) iTriage Health. This app was created by two ER doctors and the medical content is reviewed by Harvard Medical School to ensure it is accurate and up-to-date. Search for your symptoms and the app will show you the most appropriate treatment, health facility or doctor. It will also quickly connect you with emergency hotlines and tell you current ER average waiting times. Free.

13) Noom Walk Pedometer. Don’t want to buy or wear a wearable? This app works all by itself on your phone or you can connect it with Noom Coach. It tracks your steps and encourages you so you can reach your weight loss and fitness goal. Free.

14) WebMD for Android. Just about everyone is familiar with WedMD, the famous website for health information and decision-support tools. This app puts WebMD on your phone for easy use wherever you may be. Use it to search for symptoms to find causes and treatments; find first aid essentials; find local health listings for doctors, hospitals and pharmacies; and, use the handy tool for pill identification. Free.

15) Weight Loss & Healthy Foods. If you want to lose weight fast but naturally, this app can show you which foods to eat including which ones burn fat the fastest. Skip the diet pills and let this app do all the work while you eat yourself to your perfect, healthy weight. Free.

16) Health-Tracker. This app keeps track of your body parameters such as weight, fat, glucose, HbA1c (blood sugar), blood pressure, and more. Enter your information manually and the app will calculate statistics about your health and show you your health standing in clear charts. You can create a health diary, export your data to a spreadsheet, and even email it directly to your doctor. Free. 

17) Period Calendar. This app is for the ladies. It tracks your period to help you with planning such as for your packing and travel plans and so you’ll have precise dates to give the doctor when he asks for them. It can also be used to track any kind of symptoms and other health information such as mood changes. Free.

18) Health Calc. This app calculates your BMI (your Body Mass Index); WHtR (Waist to Height Ratio); metabolic rate; and maximum daily carbohydrate, protein and fats intake according to the requirements of several diets: low-carb, ketogenic, Atkins, zone, and others, among a lot of other health parameters. You’ll be able to stay on top of your health in just about any way you want to look at it. Free.

19) Monitor Your Weight. This is a weight tracking app developed in Kuwait meant to show you your weight loss progress and encourage you along the way. You can even choose your measurements to be in kilos, pounds, or stones if you prefer or you’d just like a different perspective. Free.

20) Health and Nutrition Guide. Looking for health and nutrition tips, nutrition calculators and a list of home remedies and recipes? Then you may like this app as it has all that information to help you make good, natural choices. Free.


21) Yoga and Health Tips. Want to distress or do a little low impact healthy movement? This app serves about 50 yoga videos to show you how. Free.

22) First Aid - American Red Cross. This app will be there for you in a flash in a crisis. Now, no matter what happens, you can help yourself or others when the need arises. Consider it the ultimate survival tool. Free.

23) Stress Check by Azumio. Studies everywhere say stress kills. To save yourself from stress and improve your health, use this app to get your stress level under control. It measures your heart rate through the camera and light features on your Android, and then estimates your level of stress in real time. Free.

24) Abs workout. This app shows you a home workout schedule for 42 days known as Aerobic Weider Six. This daily ab workout contains six daily exercises to produce that perfect 6pack. Free.

25) Yoga for health. This app shows you very clearly how to do Yoga poses. So, if you always wanted to do Yoga but didn’t quite catch how to do the poses, or you just want one good source to work by, this app may be just the one for you. Free.

26) Pedometer for health care. Yes, it’s another pedometer! But this one has a very cool and informative dashboard so you can easily evaluate your progress. Free.

27) Eye test. This app contains six different types of eye tests including for visual acuity and color blindness. Just remember though that results will vary among devices so consider the results more of a guide than an official measurement. Free.

28) MSN Health & Fitness- Workouts. This app offers you over a 1000 exercise and workout videos, plenty of nutritional and medical references, and a symptom checker so you can research medical and health issues. Free.

29) Fruits For Health. Yes, everyone knows fruits are good for you. But do you know which fruits are best for your specific health condition or illness? For example, diabetics do better with berries! Learn which fruits you need to eat to improve your health circumstances. Free.

30) Fitbit. No list of health apps would be complete without Fitbit. This app is designed to work with Fitbit activity trackers and smart scales, so if you have one or both, you’ll want this app too! Free.

31) Microsoft Health. Track your heart rate, steps, calorie burn, and sleep quality with this Microsoft app. It also has guided workouts for you to follow. This app works with Microsoft Band. Free.

32) Herbs For Health. This app will help you choose herbs to improve your help. Perhaps you’re on a low salt diet and seeking something to add flavor back into your sodium-free food. There are herbs for that! Some herbs also help you recover from an illness or injury and generally improve your health. Learn all about them in this app. Free.

33) Dog Health. Sometimes the member of your family that needs health attention isn’t quite human. Use this app to track your dog’s vaccination dates, health records, medications, microchip data, and other pertinent health information. Now you can find all that in one app! Free.

34) Squats Workout. This app works like a personal trainer teaching and encouraging you to do squat exercises. It will even make a reasonable training plan for you based on your age and fitness level. Free.

35) Health calculator. This app calculates your body mass index (BMI), fat content in the body, waist-to-height ratio (WHTR), and your basal metabolic rate. Plus it will give you personal recommendations on your daily allowance of calories needed for weight loss, maintaining weight, or weight gain. Free.

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