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What is it?

Another running app! Sounds boring, but this one has a big, big difference: it uses zombies to terrify you into going for your daily run.

Zombies, Run! turns your daily run into a zombie movie, complete with a plot told via radio updates. The app tells you when zombies are "˜near' by playing horrible noises, which is your cue to run. Run too slowly and the zombies "˜get' you.

You collect supplies for every run you complete (or "˜survive'), which can be used to build your base in a cool little game post-run.

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How does it make life surprisingly easy?

If feeling like a horde of ravenous zombies (and possibly Luis Suarez) is about to sink their teeth into you isn't enough motivation to get you going for a daily run, nothing is.

Luckily, you'll get all the health benefits of a zombie apocalypse without the bad bits.

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The best bit

It's pretty realistic. Sometimes it honestly feels like you're in the midst of a zombie apocalypse and your daily run is the only way to survive. Like we said before, it's a very good incentive to strap your trainers on and start pounding the pavement.

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The downside

Your first Zombies, Run! workout might be so terrifying that you never leave the house again.

Download Zombies, Run!:  iOS | Android

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