# Couch to 5k apps? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 5, 2013, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couch-to-5k-apps/673143 "2013-11-05T13:46:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couch-to-5k-apps/673143/1 "2013-11-05T13:46:57Z")
I need to get off my ever-fattening ass and get my cardio fitness back, and I think a C25K program is a good start 'til I find a workout group I like. Anyone got any recommendations for the iPhone? There are a gazillion apps out there and my eyes cross sorting out reviews and descriptions etc… Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couch-to-5k-apps/673143/2 "2013-11-05T13:48:53Z")
Zombies, run! if you’re in to that sort of thing. ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couch-to-5k-apps/673143/3 "2013-11-05T13:53:51Z")
Ooh, yeah… No. I _detest_ the whole zombie thing and wish they’d go back underground for good. Thanks anyway though! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couch-to-5k-apps/673143/4 "2013-11-05T15:05:05Z")
I used C25K Free. It works well, lets you use your music app, and tracks well. I also paired it up with Runkeeper, which tracks your route. I’d imagine there might be something out there that kills these two birds with one stone - hopefully someone has a rec. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couch-to-5k-apps/673143/5 "2013-11-05T15:29:49Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > I used C25K Free. It works well, lets you use your music app, and tracks well. I also paired it up with Runkeeper, which tracks your route. I’d imagine there might be something out there that kills these two birds with one stone - hopefully someone has a rec. The Couch to 5k by Active app does both things. I think it was $1.99 or something small like that. Available for iPhone and android. I like it. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couch-to-5k-apps/673143/6 "2013-11-05T20:37:37Z")
I liked the NHS Couch to 5K series of Podcasts. Best of all, they’re free. ---
**Author:** ![dzeiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/46a35a/32.png) [@dzeiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzeiger)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couch-to-5k-apps/673143/7 "2013-11-05T22:15:16Z")
I use the RunDouble app on Android, I think it’s got an Apple version as well. It had a free version that covered the first two weeks, which was enough for me to determine if it was worthwhile to try and keep going or not. ---
**Author:** ![Gibbs89](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gibbs89/32/3351_2.png) [@Gibbs89](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gibbs89)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couch-to-5k-apps/673143/8 "2013-11-05T23:19:49Z")
I am also a RunDouble user. It’s been great for me. ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couch-to-5k-apps/673143/9 "2013-11-06T02:00:46Z")
This is great, thanks all! Now to find some good shoes that fit me and that are NOT hot pink :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![JLRogers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ce73a5/32.png) [@JLRogers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JLRogers)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couch-to-5k-apps/673143/10 "2013-11-06T09:17:42Z")
When I did C25k I used a stopwatch, but I run on public roads where listening to music or instructions rather than paying attention to your environment is a dangerous thing. As for smartphone running apps, RunKeeper has known issues on both iOS and Android that the devs seem uninterested in correcting. Use Strava until you decide to take running seriously, then buy a GPS watch. > [@saje](#): > > Now to find some good shoes that fit me and that are NOT hot pink :rolleyes: This is wrong. Running gear should be as gaudy and eye-gougingly bright as possible! Dismiss taste and embrace the hideous. ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couch-to-5k-apps/673143/11 "2013-11-06T13:17:20Z")
I’ll do electric blue, neon yellow & green, whatever. It just bugs the snot out of me that ANYthing for women seems to only come in pastels or pink. I hate pink and pastels! ---
**Author:** ![JLRogers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ce73a5/32.png) [@JLRogers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JLRogers)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couch-to-5k-apps/673143/12 "2013-11-06T13:23:47Z")
Well that’s defensible. As a guy I love it when I find a piece of hot pink gear! 😃