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Oh yeah, I also am trying to lose weight with Weight Watchers & hope to one day be able to call myself a runner.
After I finished my workout last night, I was in my car tracking it on my Runkeeper app & I realized that I use a lot of tools to help me stay on track. I decided to share them with you. I will provide a link to my profile in case you want to add me.
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Runkeeper - I use this app to track all of my walks on my iPhone. When I first started working out, I downloaded the Nike+ app on my iPhone but I could never get it to calibrate correctly. I decided to try Runkeeper & I’ve been happy ever since. It can track your walks as long as it has a GPS signal & I can also do a manual entry for my treadmill workouts. It also tracks other activities such as cycling, skiing & snowboarding.
DailyMile - oh how I wish that I could sync up my Runkeeper stats to DailyMile automatically. I like the interface for DailyMile a lot better than Runkeeper so I am tracking on both. DailyMile does sync up to Nike+ & Garmin devices. I also like that I can keep track of any upcoming races on it.
Fitbit - I got mine as a Christmas gift & I am so happy with it. It tracks my daily steps, miles traveled, calories burned & even my sleep habits. Pretty cool!
Fitocracy - I got an invite to this a while back but haven’t explored it too much. For every workout you do, you get a certain number of points & achievements. It’s basically a game to improve your fitness. Right now it’s invite only so if you want a invite, let me know.
MyFitnesspal - I’ve been using it to track my workouts and meals. You can build a profile & based on what results you want it will tell you how many calories you should consume daily.
Earndit - I don’t know how I heard about this rewards site but it’s pretty cool. I have my Runkeeper, Foursquare & Fitbit tied to it. For every activity I do, I get points. Those points get me rewards such as gift cards for energy bars, discounts at TheClymb, vitamins, shoes, apparel & basically things fitness related. It’s free to join & they have weekly challenges as well.
I’m also on Twitter which I don’t use for tracking per se but I can talk to a people who have the same interest as me. And yes, I am also on Facebook. I have a love/hate relationship to this site.
Seems like a lot but it doesn’t take a lot of time & I find it useful to see how far I’ve come from when I first started losing weight & working out.
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buildabetterme said:
I tried RunKeeper and wasn’t overly impressed. Have you looked at Endomondo? The reports are awesome, and your friends can send you “Pep Talk” real time while you’re running!
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