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"With over 1,700 apps to choose from in the iTunes store, you can virtually find a download for every need. However, on last count, we found that 869 of these tools are in some manner designed to help improve your health, making it clear which category of apps are in highest demand. To save you time and frustration, we&amp;#039;ve rounded up our picks for the top 10 diet- and fitness-related iPhone apps. From a tool that tracks your calorie intake to a GPS-powered app that maps your cycling route, you&amp;#039;re sure to find something here to help you achieve a fitter, healthier you.  Lose It! Set your daily calorie goal and stick to it with this helpful program that allows you to track your caloric intake and burn rate. Using the searchable database, you can log the foods you eat throughout the day and subtract calories burned during exercise. Users love that they can tally and save nutritional info for recipes they make most often. Free; Apple.com/iTunes  iWatchr  Weight Watchers devotees, listen up: Now you can tally your daily food points with ease with this tool that allows you to calculate points for the meals and snacks you intake throughout the day. Users love the convenience of tracking their points without referencing the Weight Watcher&amp;#039;s site, and that it combines the food journal and point slider in one convenient package. $0.99; Apple.com/iTunes  Nutrition Menu This app boasts the largest freestanding nutritional information database on the market. You&amp;#039;ll find the calorie, fat, carb and fiber counts for over 79,000 food items\u2014all without connecting to the Internet! Plus, you can track your daily food intake to see the number of calories you&amp;#039;ve consumed. $2.99; Apple.com/iTunes  iBody Recently honored with a Mobie Award for best app in the Healthcare and Fitness category, iBody allows you to record and keep on top of the most important health factors for your body: weight, blood pressure, pulse rate and BMI. Use it to track your weight loss or maintain a healthy blood pressure level to ensure you stay in the best shape possible. $9.99; Apple.com/iTunes  GoodFoodNearYou There&amp;#039;s nothing worse than finding yourself in an unfamiliar location and not knowing where to score good grub that&amp;#039;s also good for you. This app takes all the guesswork out of it by recommending nearby healthy food options based on your current location, which is tracked via GPS. We think this one would come especially in handy during road trips or on those late nights when you&amp;#039;re unsure which restaurants are still open. Free; Apple.com/iTunes  deftFitness Ready to work out a specific body part, but unsure which exercises will give you maximum results? Then the deftFitness app is for you. The program has over 30 exercises for six different muscle groups and three different intensity levels. Plus, you&amp;#039;ll find photos and instructions for how to do each move\u2014no gym membership required! $0.99; Apple.com/iTunes  RunKeeper For runners who want to keep track of their progress, this app offers plenty of options for storing stats on the duration, distance, pace and speed of each run. It also uses a built-in GPS to conveniently map and record running paths. Users love that it was developed by a fellow runner, and that it uses a web-based history tool so they can monitor how much they&amp;#039;ve improved over time. Free; Apple.com/iTunes  Gym Buddy Do you often find yourself motivated to hit the weights at the gym, only to realize that you can&amp;#039;t quite remember what weight and number of repetitions you did the last time you were there? To solve that problem once and for all, download the Gym Buddy, which allows you to log that information for each exercise you complete. Other fun features include a three-second timer for your rest periods, as well as a calendar option that lets you view your completed workouts for the entire month. $2.99; Apple.com/iTunes  B.iCycle Everything a cyclist could ever want from an application is included in this handy tool. Track the distance, time and speed of your rides, see how many calories you burned and access mapped bike trails based on your GPS-tracked location. Plus, as a fun extra, you can even watch your real-time progress across a map trail! $9.99; Apple.com/iTunes  iFitness If it&amp;#039;s variety you crave in your gym life, iFitness can offer all the added zest that you require. With over 160 unique exercises to choose from, you can find a new way to work your muscles to prevent weight loss plateaus and to continue building up your strength. Each exercise has how-to photos and instructions, plus you can create customized workouts and keep a log of your progress. $1.99; Apple.com/iTunes Up Next: Eat Your Way To Flat Abs         "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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