AdaA to Running@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoEffectiveness of wearable activity trackers to increase physical activity and improve health: a systematic review of systematic reviews and meta-analyseswww.thelancet.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up124cross-posted to: science@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanssports_science@mander.xyz
arrow-up124external-linkEffectiveness of wearable activity trackers to increase physical activity and improve health: a systematic review of systematic reviews and meta-analyseswww.thelancet.comAdaA to Running@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square3fedilinkcross-posted to: science@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanssports_science@mander.xyz
minus-squareqooqie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoBeing held accountable by anything is generally helpful in motivating, and then after a month or so it’s just habit at that point.
minus-squareAdaOPAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 year agoFor me, it was more that I got numbers and data that I could look at and try and improve. It turned the vague in to the specific, which at least for my brain, makes things for more engaging
minus-squaredavidalso@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoSame here. I know a lot of people that go crazy with numbers, but for me it is the key for staying interested.
Being held accountable by anything is generally helpful in motivating, and then after a month or so it’s just habit at that point.
For me, it was more that I got numbers and data that I could look at and try and improve. It turned the vague in to the specific, which at least for my brain, makes things for more engaging
Same here. I know a lot of people that go crazy with numbers, but for me it is the key for staying interested.