Tracking

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.  

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 & Tumblr 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.