The best workout apps

• As people continue to spend more time at home, the need for physical movement and staying healthy is vitally important.
• The demand for at-home fitness workouts is reaching an all-time high, as individuals still want to exercise from the comfort of their own homes if they aren't able to go to gym facilities, recreation centers, or outside.
• To help you keep up with your fitness regimen while practicing social distancing, we've tested and rounded up some of the best workout apps based on workout type, level, and quality.

Being confined to your home may have some people feeling a bit stir-crazy, craving the need for movement. Though some of the biggest barriers that keep people from exercising regularly are a limited amount of time and access to dedicated fitness facilities, there's a solution that's easy to add to your daily routine: Digital fitness, a concept that's been on the rise over the past year.

Workout apps allow anyone to exercise in the comfort of their home, at any hour of the day, and for as long or short as they want. These apps eliminate some of the most popular excuses for not exercising by making fitness more accessible.

If you're craving physical fitness during this trying time, we're here to help. We've tested out plenty of workout apps and, based on workout type, length, level, and content quality, rounded up the best you can use to work out wherever you have a little space around your home.

Whether you're a beginner with no equipment at home who just wants to keep moving, or a more seasoned gym rat who has some and other tools but needs ideas on what to do, you'll find just what you're looking for.

• The best for generating unique workouts: Shred
• The best for yoga: Alo Moves
• The best from a personal trainer: KiraStokesFit App
• The best from Nike: Nike Training Club
• The best for workout variety: NEOU
• The best for muscle group-specific workouts: Tone It Up
• The best for community building: Obé
• The best for music integration: Aaptiv

Updated 4/22/202o by Rick Stella: Added an editor's note to the NEOU section to highlight a Fit-a-Thon event it's running on April 23 to benefit frontline healthcare workers. The 12-hour event will be raising money for Operation Food Fight, an organization that supplies meals to New York City hospitals.