It’s early in 2015. Did you set some fitness goals for the year?

One of the biggest roadblocks to fitness for the business traveler is keeping up a workout routine while traveling. I’m not sure about you, but some hotels I stay in do not have a fitness center, and sometimes even if they do I don’t really have time to find it. So what’s a business traveler to do? Skip workouts? No need for that with the handy iPhone and Android App called Sworkit.

Sworkit is a workout app that provides guided, video-based workouts that you can do anywhere and anytime. What I like about Sworkit is the variety of workouts and the ability to focus a workout on a certain area including “Full Body,” “Upper Body,” “Core Strength” and “Lower Body” as well as “type” such as strength, cardio, yoga, Pilates, stretching and custom. Maybe you do not travel for business but need something to do in your home in the morning before heading to work. Sworkit requires no gear or weights but I can guarantee that it can give you a great workout.

How it works

After downloading the app and loading it you are presented with a quick an easy decision to select the focus of your workout (as noted before: strength, cardio, yoga, Pilates, stretching or custom). From there you narrow down to the part of the body to focus on (such as full body or core strength, etc.) and finally select the duration to workout such as 15 minutes with ability to go up, down, or set a precise length. With that, you are started.

The app does a good job of leading you through the workout. The video shows the exercise to do, the countdown timer is always visible, and the app gives audible commands to alert you that the a exercise is nearing completion time and what exercise is next. I usually set it to 5 second transitions between exercises and find that the app varies the routines so that even if I do full body strength workouts for days in row the routines are different.

Sworkit has a free version, called “Sworkit Lite” and there is a pro version for the value price of $1.99. When short on time, I’ve even narrowed down to a 12-minute workout and can attest that I get a workout! If you want to work on your abs, go for the core workout for 15 minutes — you’ll feel the burn.

So, as with any app it’s only as good as how often you use it. Sworkit helps me there to by allowing me to set a reminder on my phone. At 5:45 a.m. I can be notified that, “Hey, it’s time to workout!” which is a nice additional feature.

I’ve tried a variety of fitness and circuit training apps and have stayed with Sworkit. I use it at home and on the go as way to keep myself in shape and the variety of options allows me to mix-up my workout activities and muscle group focus areas.

So, yes, there’s really no excuse now for not getting some exercise even if you are a road warrior. Smartphone users can download the app from their store of choice by going to . For more on Sworkit, including some of my favorite exercises in the strength workouts, read and listen to the podcast at .

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Mike Gingerich is President of Digital Hill Multimedia (www.DigitalHill.com), a Goshen web design and marketing agency. He is also a co-founder of , a leader in Facebook page apps for businesses that offers brands the power to boost online marketing with contests and promotions.