5 Apps to Help Sculpt and Tone Your Summer Body Now

With summertime just a dozen or so weeks away, it's the perfect time to get started working towards the beach body of your hopes and dreams.

Thanks to modern advancements in health, fitness and technologies like iPhone and iPad, the App Store has become a treasure trove for those looking to amp up their personal fitness game and, in a matter of just weeks, start seeing real results accrue before their very eyes.

Continue reading to learn more about five personal fitness apps designed to help you sculpt and tone the summer body you’ve always dreamed of.

5 Virtual Trainer (VT Dumbbell)

By far one of the most effective tried and true exercise regimens is built around free weight training. And if you’ve already invested in a set of weights, or have access to them at your local gym, there’s no better way to maximize your lifting game than with VT Dumbbell — the virtual, personal trainer in your pocket.

For less than five bucks, you can snag the four-and-a-half star-rated VT Dumbbell app for your iPhone or iPad, and instantly unlock access to 65+ muscle-targeting exercises designed to sculpt, tone and strengthen you from head to toe.

The app boasts a remarkably simple and clean interface, featuring unlimited access to HD video demonstrations for each exercise so you’ll always know exactly what to do and how to do it right.

Curate your ideal personal workout routine by downloading the entire library of content or, simply select the muscle group you’d like to target, specifically, by tapping the muscles on the app’s anatomical diagram.

With multiple exercises for a variety of standing and sitting positions, performed by professional fitness icons Seth Ronland, Jenny Ahlin, and Benjamin Sällström — there’s no limit to how far you’ll go, whether in the gym or in the comfort of your own home, in just minutes a day. Download Virtual Trainer (VT) Dumbbell for $4.99.

4 Nike Training Club

Get fit, and get fit fast with Nike’s FREE Training Club app on your iPhone or iPad. With access to a broad range of curated workouts including over 160+ targeted exercises — from strength and endurance to mobility, cardio and even yoga — you can build the body you‘ve always imagined in no time at all.

Featuring a clean and simple interface, Nike Training Club gives you access to world-class Master Trainers who’ll guide you through your routine from start to finish. And with customizable, curated personal training routines — which can adapt on-demand to help meet the needs of your busy schedule and target the areas you’re looking to benefit most, there’s truly no limit to what you can accomplish.

Whether you’re looking to partake in body-part specific workouts targeting your core, arms and shoulders or legs and glutes, Nike Training Club boasts FREE access to a wide range of strength, endurance and mobility workouts to help you meet your goals.

Start training today by creating a personal workout plan that suits you best, and don’t worry about losing the motivation you need to power through it — Nike Training Club offers all the motivation and tips you need, offered daily by some of the most recognizable athletes and celebrities in the world including Cristiano Ronaldo, Michael Jordan, Serena Williams, Ellie Goulding and more. Download Nike Training Club for FREE!

3 Workout Trainer: Fitness Coach by Skimble

Whether you’re looking to workout around the house or plan to hit the gym, Workout Trainer: fitness coach by Skimble is the ultimate personal trainer at your fingertips. Loaded to the brim with thousands of high-quality exercises led by actual, certified fitness coaches, this all-in-one app is designed to personally guide you through every exercise with complete, step-by-step audio, photo, and video instructions.

Regardless of where you’re at in your fitness journey, and how determined you are to reach your destination, Workout Trainer is one of the most full-bodied solutions to help you reach it! Chose from a wide range of free, guided workouts, or consider signing up for a PRO+ membership and unlock the full potential of this groundbreaking fitness app for just $6.99 per month. Download Workout Trainer: fitness coach by Skimble!

2 Map My Fitness by Under Armor

Map my Fitness by Under Armor is a full-fledged workout tracker designed to not only help you establish and work towards your personal fitness goals, but improve your performance as you progress towards them utilizing a range of powerful and engaging tools.

Featuring one of the largest communities of over 40 million athletes of all ages, from all different walks of life and fitness backgrounds, this app is designed to help you plan, track, and map your workouts — all while offering in-depth insight into your key fitness statistics including pace, distance, duration, calorie burn, elevation, and much more.

With logged details for over 600 sports available in the app’s database, you’re certain to find a workout plan that works best for you — complete with the guidance and motivation needed to help you stay on track and ultimately meet your goals. Download Map My Fitness for FREE, or consider upgrading to an ‘MVP’ subscription for just $5.99 per month or $29.99 per year.

1 JEFIT Workout Tracker

Dubbed one of the “best fitness and health” apps on the App Store by Men’s Fitness magazine, JEFIT Workout Tracker is the ultimate exercise tracker for weight lifting, muscle training and so much more.

Flaunted by its developers as “the only exercise tracker” boasting detailed, curated workout programs (complete with HD video instructions for each exercise), JEFIT is truly a one-stop-shop boasting all the tools you’ll need to successfully log and track your workouts, whenever and wherever you decide to execute them.

JEFIT features one of the most comprehensive databases, containing step-by-step and video instructions for 1,300+ exercises, and allows you to fully customize a routine that works best to to help you reach your personal goals. Seamlessly track your workouts, create routines, and stay motivated as you go about building muscle and sculpting your ideal figure.

Best of all, JEFIT can be downloaded and enjoyed for FREE — or, upgrade anytime to a JEFIT Elite subscription for just $39.99 per year — and join the worldwide community of over 8 million like-minded fitness fans who’ll help motivate you to stay on track. Get started by downloading JEFIT Workout Tracker!