How Marvel Move and other apps are helping you exercise this year
Not only will Apple get you in shape this year with its sports app, but the Marvel superheroes are also doing their part with Marvel Move. And another Niantic game is coming out.
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How your iPhone helps you move this year
Is smartphone addiction bad for you? Not if you use the device for sports. Several apps will be released this year that will help you get moving.
Running with superheroes
Marvel’s superheroes mainly appear in comic books, films, series and games and therefore do not exactly invite physical activity. That’s about to change with the upcoming Marvel Move app, from the makers of the hit Zombies app, Run!
Like Zombies, Run! Marvel Move becomes an app that motivates you to run in a playful way. Audio narration transports you to the Marvel Universe. There are stories featuring the X-men, Daredevil, Hulk, Doctor Strange, and Scarlet Witch, among others. Thor and Loki help you train until you run that 5K in one go, with 24 separate workouts that will take you eight weeks.
The voices are not voiced by the film actors, so unfortunately you don’t have Chris Hemsworth in your ears to motivate you. You need his app Centr for that. Marvel Move will be released this summer.
The new one from Niantic: Monster Hunter NOW
Niantic is also trying again. The game company hasn’t had such a big bang since the success of Pokémon GO, but it keeps trying. Previously with Harry Potter, Transformers and Pikmin and now it is the turn of the Monster Hunter game series.
Monster Hunter is a gigantic game series mainly in Japan, but is also gaining more and more fans in the west. In this series you fight against gigantic monsters. The idea of Monster Hunter Now is that those monsters end up in the real world.
The interesting thing about this game is that it seems to be much more about the combat compared to previous Niantic titles, but of course you still have to get out and about. So get moving! Monster Hunter Now will be available from September.
Apple Fitness Plus to the Netherlands
In addition to Marvel Move and Monster Hunter Now, there is a good chance that we will finally have access to Apple Fitness Plus in the Netherlands later this year. With this app you can follow all kinds of workouts via your iPhone or Apple TV.
With the app, you get twelve different workout types to choose from. For example, kickboxing and cycling to work up a sweat, or yoga and meditation to relax.
The great thing about Apple Fitness Plus is that you get a clear video with clear instructions for every workout. That makes it super accessible.
Already working out with your iPhone
Of course, you don’t have to wait for these apps to get moving. There are already quite a few options available for your iPhone. We list four fitness apps for at home. We will also tell you more about other types of games that combine sports with fun, including the aforementioned Zombies, Run!.
