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APPS WE LOVE

By Gail Perry, CPA, Editor-in-Chief

Personal Fitness and Health
THE PANDEMIC HAS resulted in lifestyle changes for many. In addition, the focus on
health has all of us thinking more about how we take care of ourselves. We thought
this would be a good time to survey our CPA Practice Advisor commnunity and find
out what they are doing to stay healthy and in good shape. If you're looking for a
way to get started with fitness tracking, an alternative to the gym, or just some
good tips on staying healthy, these suggestions will give you the advice you need.
Michael Barton, partner at Petrow Kane
Leemhuis, told us, "I've been using my Fitbit app
more than ever since the pandemic started. From
food intake to water consumed. It's also useful
how it tracks my sleep. All of that info is useful
during a stressful time!"
Stacy Kildal, owner, Kildal Services, uses
MapMyRide, "to track my 100+ [bicycle] miles per
week and now that the weather is getting too cold
to ride my fav routes, I'll be using my Cycleops
Trainer and the Streaks Workout app."
Melisa Galasso, CEO of Galasso Learning
Solutions and director, audit professional practices
group, at Cherry Bekaert, said, "I use the Beachbody on Demand app. It gives me options for
various exercises that can be done anywhere. I can
choose between cardio, weight training, running
so I never get bored. I also can choose based on
what I have available where I'm at. It's especially
great for travel so I can keep my routine. It's been
great during COVID. Plus it
tracks progress which is
very encouraging!"

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Scott Hoppe, principal at Why Blu, recommends Strava, and so does Kevin Bong, co-founder
at AuditFile. "Strava is an app for tracking exercise
which incorporates social networking features,"
said Bong. "It is mostly used for tracking and
sharing runs, bike rides, hikes, and walks using
GPS data."
Donny Shimamoto, managing director at
IntrapriseTechKnowlogies, told us, "I like using
Aptive. It has a good mix of meditation, cardio,
and weights-based training. It also lets you
schedule when you want to do stuff and you can
choose from a variety of instructors and music
depending on your mood for the day."
"I love multi-tasking hacks, so I looked for a
workout app that accomplishes more than one
thing very quickly," said Jackie Meyer, CEO of
Meyer Tax Consulting. "I came across Splits training (freemium version) that has a daily workout,
geared towards doing the splits in 30 days (fit and
flexible)!"

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Kristin Ingram, clinical instructor of accounting and MSAT director at University of Hartford,
told us, "I'm using an app called 99 Walks. It
allows you to set your personal walking goal for
the month and if you meet it, they send you a
bracelet with that month's theme. It's really
motivating and the community is fantastic."
Your priorities can change when you're
surrounded by fires in the Napa Valley. Just ask
Geni Whitehouse, countess of communication at
Brotemarkle, Davis & Co., and instructor at the
Sonama State University Wine Business Institute.
"We are pretty attached to AIRVisual out here
due to recent events. I rely on Insight Timer for
my mental fitness - it has guided meditations,
training and music plus a timer that starts and
stops with music of your choice. Other than that I
check the Iphone Health app for a record of steps
and other info."
Caleb Jenkins, leader of client accounting
services at RLJ Financial Services, said, "I haven't
been one to keep track of my physical exercise
in the past but I recently decided to track my
bicycle rides ever since I moved out on my own
last month. I've been using MapMyRide to keep
track of my distance, average speed, and calories
of my bicycle rides. I love the maps produced with
the routes I rode which encourages me to share
them with family/friends to keep me accountable
to my exercise goals. There are a lot of great settings in the app to help maximize the outcomes
of my rides."
Jennifer Wilson, partner and cofounder of ConvergenceCoaching, is
well known around the profession
for running marathons and generally making us all feel like we're

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