It can be tough to keep your New Year's resolution. Studies show that most people pick one or all of the most popular three being: lose weight, get finances in order, or self-improvement like quitting smoking.
The challenge is always sticking to those goals, but fortunately there are apps for that!
Jason Strong from AT&T explained 3 popular apps that can help with those common resolutions.
For fitness, try MapMyFitness: Need more motivation to hit the gym? MapMyFitness may help. The free app tracks 600 different types of fitness activities, including running, ballroom dancing and walking the dog. The app also helps you map out jogging routes, record activity, log your food intake and offers a social component so you can get extra encouragement from friends, cheer on your buddies or start a friendly competition. The MapMyFitness app is available for iOS, Android and BlackBerry.
Mint: If you’re looking to get your finances in order this year, you may want to consider this free money manager app available on iOS, Android and Windows 8 devices. The app pulls all your financial information from difference accounts into one place so you can get the entire picture. It tracks budgets, automatically categorizes your transactions and suggests ways to help you save. It also can send you automatic alerts, like bill reminders.
CoachMe: goal tracking and habit building) No matter what you’re pledging to accomplish in 2016, the free Lift app available on iOS and Android will probably help you reach your goal. This simple app tracks how often you complete tasks that you assign yourself and rewards you with virtual check marks for being consistent. Lift gives you steps and milestones to make progress more manageable and provides coaching, progress tracking and optional reminders to help you stay focused and stay on track.
