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5 Fitness Apps to Get You Off the Couch

5 Fitness Apps to Get You Off the Couch

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Jillian Michaels Fitness Motivation — If you enjoyed watching Coach Jillian kick butt on *The Biggest Loser,* this app might help bring a little of that same intensity to your own workouts. Equipped with a sensor that measures how many calories you're burning, a pedometer to track distance and a GPS unit to help you map routes, you can bring all the metric conveniences of the gym to the outside world. **Cost:** Free *—By Meredith Melnick* **Next:** Virtual Trainer **SPECIAL REPORT:** See Healthland's Full Guide to Life in 2011Courtesy of JillianMichaels.com

January 3, 2011 6:35 AM EST

Can’t afford a real, live trainer? Then download one for cheap. Here are five apps that will help jump-start your flagging workout mojo and, hopefully, get you back in shape by the time the next New Year rolls around.

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