The Olympic Games event has made you want to get into sports, go for it!

You want to extend the spirit of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and get into sports at home. Advice from Fanny Guinochet.

Another busy weekend for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games while waiting for the start of the Paralympic Games on August 28. The event makes you want to get into sports at home, it doesn’t have to be very expensive.

franceinfo: The Olympic Games make you want to practice at home, are there any Fanny Guinochet applications to encourage you to get started?

Fanny Guinochet: Yes, a whole host of applications that you can download on your smartphone. Some are linked to brands like Nike, which has a training platform. Adidas running, Decathlon, and others are autonomous. They allow you to do sports at home, whenever you want, it’s very flexible, by following videos. And you can find exercises adapted to your level and your profile, to your age.

These applications offer more or less short programs. For example, there is an application that offers 7-minute workouts, another that offers 5 minutes of Pilates. The advantage is that you can choose the areas of the body and the muscles that you want to work in priority, or on the contrary follow complete workouts.

And there are apps for running, marathon, cycling?

Yes, Runkeeper, Strava, specialized in jogging or running, This does not prevent you from using them for bike rides. Obviously, it is impossible to list them all, it is up to you to make your choice, to compare, to see what suits you best.

Please note that often all these applications also offer you nutritional advice, health advice, special music to help you fall asleep and relax, meditation, etc. You should find what you are looking for.

And these apps are free?

Many are, but there is almost always a paid part if you want to go further. The advantage however is that you have a wide range of price choices. Generally count between ten and fifty euros per month.

The difficulty, however, is to stick to a regularity. To motivate you, these applications often work on the basis of challenges and objectives to be completed, but it is less engaging than registering in a gym.