Apps To Stay Well This Winter
Cold weather and winter bugs can affect our health, but there are things we can all do to keep well. Apps can be a good source of information, advice and motivation.
Here is a selection of apps to help you manage your health concerns common for this time for year.
Download one today.
Beat The Winter Blues
Some of us can struggle with our mental health during the colder months and in the run up to Christmas and New Year. Why not try a safe and confidential app that can help.
Sorted: Mental Health
Sorted : Mental Health is an app that can help support your mental health using music and guides you listen to, it is suitable for adults and children over 16 years old.
To use Sorted : Mental Health, you need a smart device with speakers or headphones that you can use to listen to the audio tracks. You choose the music you want to listen to, and change it to suit you, you can also listen to guides on topics that may affect your mental health.
Healthy Living
Mental Health
Respiratory
In App Purchases
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Keep Your Lungs Healthy
If you have a lung condition, you may find the cold weather leaves you short of breath or coughing more than usual. Keep your lungs as healthy as possible throughout the winter months by trying an app.
Manage Asthma
If cold air affects your asthma, there are apps that can help you look after your asthma in winter and all year round. Used within the NHS, Digital Health Passport is a free app that helps you understand and manage your asthma. It lets you:
Keep a diary of your asthma to help recognise patterns or spot triggers you didn’t know you had.
View local air quality, pollution and weather alerts to help you prepare for your day.
Watch videos to learn how to care for your lung health.
Age: 12+ years old.
Allergy
Neurological
Respiratory
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Entirely Free
87%
87%
Preventing Falls and Keeping Active
The weather can make it feel harder to motivate yourself to get up and move. But activity, at a level that feels right for you, is important to help maintain your strength and mobility. An app can help get you moving and feeling your best through the winter months ahead.
Prevent falls
The cold and reduced activity in the winter can reduce muscle strength and put you at greater risk of falling. But you can reduce your risk of falling if you look after your body's strength, balance, and flexibility as you age. KOKU (Keep On Keep Up) is a free app that that lets you:
Specify what your mobility concerns, usual abilities and goals are.
Be guided through three exercises that have been selected for you.
Track your progress and be notified when you need to exercise again.
This app only works on an iPad or tablet, not a phone.
Age: Developed with older adults for older adults.
Healthy Living
Musculoskeletal
Entirely Free
82%
83%
Your Child’s Health
Colds and winter bugs are inevitable amongst children as they build their immune system. You know your child better than anyone and so you’ll probably be first to notice if they are coming down with something. There are apps to help you understand the signs and symptoms of illness, and when to seek medical attention.
Plan Ahead
Even if you feel well now, planning ahead will be particularly important this winter, as flu and coronavirus levels are expected to rise. Apps can help you book vaccinations and get trusted advice from your home.
Book your vaccinations
The flu virus strikes in winter and it can be far more serious than you think. Book your vaccination now. Made by the NHS, the NHS app is free and amongst many other things, lets you:
Book, cancel or change a flu vaccination.
Book, or manage a COVID-19 vaccination appointment.
Order a repeat prescription.
Intended age range: 12+ years old.
Medicines and Clinical Reference
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Entirely Free
82%
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