HOUSTON – If you’re at home feeling stir crazy during this time, Courtney and Derrick are keeping all viewers in mind and are trying to help out as much as possible.
If you’re a regular viewer, you may be familiar with Houston Life’s monthly segment, HL Obsessions.
Once a month Courtney and Derrick share some of their favorite products with us all. Whether it’s their favorite beauty items, food, clothing or accessories, they always have us covered.
This month, they are switching things up a bit. They are focusing on free apps you can download to help you with exercises, cooking, your finances and entertainment.
Full disclosure: Courtney and Derrick are not paid or compensated by these companies at all, these are simply apps they love.
Check out the list below:
7 MINUTE WORKOUT
- #1 fitness app in 127 countries
- Become your own personal trainer
- 12 high intensity bodyweight exercises
- 30 seconds per exercise, 10 seconds rest between exercises
“It essentially walks you through a workout in 7 minutes, but it’s an interval workout… So you keep your heart rate up, it keeps you moving… It doesn’t just walk you through the exercise, it shows you how do it.” - Derrick
TASTY
- Over 4,000 Tasty recipes
- Includes a step-by-step instruction mode
- A ‘My Recipes’ page serves as your own mobile cookbook
- Search tool allows you to filter by ingredients, cuisine and social occasions
“For all the wannabe chefs out there, it’s such a cool app! It puts everything in one place and I like being able to see what the process of a recipe looks like before I begin.” - Courtney
CREDIT KARMA
- Check your credit scores for free
- Filing your state and federal tax return is 100% free
- Spot identity theft
- Receive personalized loan and credit card recommendations
“While you’re at home… get your credit score up people! This is a great app to do it. Essentially it lays out your financial picture for you. It will give you all kinds of tips and information.” - Derrick
NIGHT SKY
- A guide to the sky
- The easiest way to stargaze
“This one is the bomb dot com! Have you ever looked up at night and wondered is that Venus, Pluto, what is that? On a clear night you can basically hold your phone up to the sky and it maps out what you’re looking for. From the constellations to the planets… you can travel with this app… even your kids right now, it’s a great evening science lesson.” - Courtney
Stay tuned for April favorites coming to you next month!