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Don't discount the impact of gamification. My dumb monkey brain is a sucker for seeing numbers go up and getting awards, and comparing my improvement to friend
by Klathmon 6y ago
Don't discount the impact of gamification.
My dumb monkey brain is a sucker for seeing numbers go up and getting awards, and comparing my improvement to friends and family.
The only thing that's ever gotten me to stick with a workout routine is finding one that my smartwatch can completely track and show my progress using some algorithm that distills it down to a "score". It instantly turns something that I hated doing into something where I'm reading up on how to get better.
- bosie 6y agoWhich smartwatch gives you such a score? In your experience, how well does the score represent your actual progress?
- Klathmon 6y agoI have an Android Wear watch, and there are a number of apps available for it. The score is hit or miss, but it does show trends over time pretty well.
- Angostura 6y agoThe Strava app is free and pretty good. You can join virtual clubs with your friends. We have one running at work during lockdown.
- mooman219 6y ago+1 for gamification. I just got the Ring Fit Trainer for the Nintendo Switch and it has been pretty enjoyable.
- delfinom 6y agoI got a smartwatch to track my progress. I was obessed with it for a about month. Then I got bored of it, mostly because I do have a really good sense of my activity that it gets redundant when you check the watch knowing what it'll say already. Call me when the watch comes with a buttprobe to actually track realtime caloric burn, that'll be interesting.
- nradov 6y agoModern smart watches can track real-time caloric burn with reasonable accuracy based on heart rate and body size.