The 7 Best Personal Training Apps Of 2023, Reviewed By A CPT

Just beginning your fitness journey? Santucci promises you’ll be in great hands with Future. “Future is the best personal training app if you are looking to train virtually, face to face with a trainer,” he says. The app offers unlimited access to top personal trainers across the country, at a fraction of the price of most in-person training. 

To start, you’ll take a quiz to be paired with a certified coach. Your trainer will FaceTime you to discuss your plan, then create weekly workout plans just for you and adapt them when your plans change. Within the app, you’ll track your progress by syncing with your Apple Watch (not required, but strongly recommended). 

The Future App has 4.9 out of five stars overall, and over 7,000 total ratings. Amongst accolades of “best fitness app ever” and the hoped-for “Future is the future,” there are plenty of positive reviews from beginners who say they were able to finally kick-start (and stick with) their training. One enthusiastic user writes, “I always struggled to get started working out because I just didn’t know where to start, what to work on first, how much weight, how many reps, I’ll just start tomorrow, etc… After a FaceTime and getting to know each other, what equipment I have, what kind of exercise I like and don’t like, and my experience level, [my trainer] set up a program for me and each week he pushes me harder and harder. All I have to do is open the app, hit the start button, and do what it says. Best of all, I’m actually doing it!”