With myriad fitness programs and apps such as Mapmyride, Fitocracy, Gym Hero and One Hundred Pushups, it's easier than ever to achieve a fitness goal. Wodify, the latest of these applications, combines scheduled training with CrossFit to create a friendly, competitive atmosphere.

White boards explaining workouts of the day - or "WODs" in CrossFit-speak - are replaced with shiny flat screens. Other functions such as ranking, performance records and personalized nutrition are streamlined into a single, web-based program that can also be used on your mobile device.

In addition to the tracking information, which can be wildly motivating, the next day's workout is posted on the program at midnight. Fitness enthusiasts can see if the workout suits their needs before signing up for class.

For those who haven't tried CrossFit, it's an exercise program combining short but intense cardio and strength workouts. Typical movements include sprinting, jumping rope, flipping tires and rowing. Strength exercises often use barbells, dumbells, pull-up bars and kettlebells.

I recently talked to Theo Tsekouras, owner and lead instructor at CrossFit H-Town, about Wodify, which he recently adopted at his gym.

Q: What made you decide to digitize CrossFit?

A: We were looking for a way to engage our members outside the gym. We wanted to challenge them to do their best. Technology is very useful if done right.

Q: In what ways does Wodify improve results? What are the pluses and minuses of the program?

A: With any new system, the hardest part is the learning curve for the clients and the staff. However, it improved our attendance significantly. It added the ability of our members to save time each day instead of showing up an hour early for a class. We could easily track performance, nutrition and attendance.

Q: What are the goals of Wodify users?

A: It allows a small social outlet, but more importantly, it follows our clients' progress on strength, endurance and gymnastics. This allows them to see improvement.

Q: How does Wodify help instructors?

A: With over 300 members alone, it is sometimes hard for our instructors to remember names to faces. With the addition of a picture to each name, this helps break that barrier. This also helps in reviewing each member so that our instructors can help scale and modify movements to fit each client's needs.

Q: Can you talk about the nutritional aspect of the program?

A: Our program is loosely based off the Paleo program. We are unique in that we have our own personal chef and food program, Torched Grill. This creates an environment for our members not to fail. From there, our members can go online and record their daily food and water intake. They can then ask one of our 15 instructors to review it.

Q: What is a possible detriment of such a program? Do your clients mind losing a little privacy when their results are published?

A: We give our members options on that. They don't have to put in their picture or input their results. These are strictly methods to an end, which is overall health and to move better. We encourage it but don't require it.

Q: These programs have social media aspects (publishable on Facebook, Twitter, etc). I know you said this creates a healthy competition atmosphere, but is there a downside?

A: This was something I was concerned with initially. However, we created it where our members can choose to publish it to those sites or not. The good thing about publishing it though, is perhaps it will motivate a friend or loved one to improve their health.