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Whether you are staying home or going away, these great apps will help make the holidays healthier, safer, happier and more fun!
Exercise
Nike Training Club: Even if you’re not close to your gym, or you’re taking a holiday from going to the gym, you can still get a full workout with this highly rated app. A library of over 190 free workouts led by Nike master trainers encompasses strength, endurance, yoga and mobility targeting your abs, arms, shoulders, glutes and legs. Aside from personal guidance, it adjusts to your progress, schedule, and other activities.
Available for: Android and Apple
Cost: Free
Map my Run: This app is great for finding walking and running routes nearby when you’re away from home. It offers customisable training plans and then tracks your fitness journey. Save your favourite paths, add new ones and share with others.
Available for: Android and Apple
Cost: Free, with in-app purchase offerings
Meditation
Headspace: Meditation is as restorative on holiday as it is in your busy, work-filled life. It helps you to relax, sleep better, focus on personal growth and practice mindfulness. Pick meditations to suit your mood and lifestyle from the Headspace library. Listen to meditations on the go or download sessions to use offline.
Available for: Android and Apple
Cost: Free, with in-app purchase options
Books
Audible: If books are an essential part of your holiday, Audible will be too, because you can also listen while you drive, walk or relax on the beach. Download virtually any book you can think of, from best-selling fiction, sci-fi and crime to celebrity biographies, kids’ books and self-help books, read by some of the world’s best loved voices.
Available for: Android and Apple
Cost: Free, with in-app purchase options
Travel and entertainment
SkyGuru: This app for anxious flyers provides weather and turbulence forecasts for the route you’re flying, and detailed explanations of what’s happening on the flight in real time.
Available for: Android and Apple
Cost: Free
Eat Out: About 6000 restaurants throughout South Africa are on this platform, from burger joints, to fine dining. The app lets you find the options closest to your location, as well as book and review restaurants.
Available for: Android and Apple
Cost: Free
Medical and emergencies
SA Doctors: All the doctors, specialists and hospitals throughout South Africa, searchable by city, specialty or nearby. Handy if you are traveling, and far from your own doctor. The app can also route you to the doctor, no need for directions, and includes emergency numbers.
Available for: Android and Apple
Cost: Free
Symptomate: Are you worried you might be getting sick while on holiday? Enter your symptoms, answer some simple questions and in a jiffy, reveal possible causes of your symptoms, options for next steps and suggested lab tests. The AI in Symptomate uses doctors’ knowledge, scientific literature and statistical data from thousands of patient cases.
Available for: Android and Apple
Cost: Free
Namola: This highly rated app allows you to request emergency assistance for yourself or your loved ones in case of emergencies, including accidents or crime. You can also be notified when loved ones leave or arrive safely, which is very useful when they’re on the road.
Available for: Android and Apple
Cost: Free. Namola Plus, which includes private armed response and private ambulance (ER24), costs R49 per month.
