Self tracking isn\u2019t really something I place a lot of importance on. When I remember to open the app on my phone called \u201cPacer,\u201d I\u2019m not really impressed to see it tell me how many steps I\u2019ve walked today. I\u2019m more curious than anything.<\/p>\n
The Pacer app is a fitness, self tracking app and I originally downloaded it because I was curious about how many steps I was taking in a day. The app uses GPS and motion sensors to track how many steps you\u2019re taking each day, how many calories that equates to, how many miles that equates to, and how much total time you\u2019ve spent walking. The app allows you to set a fitness goal based on your weight with a suggested amount of steps you should be taking each day to reach that goal. The app will rank and compare your days of the week based on how active you were. There are also suggested fitness programs within the app such as a program to \u201cwalk off fat quickly.\u201d Each program has a certain number of workouts in its circuit and runs anywhere from six to eight weeks. To access any other programs, you have to pay for an upgrade within the app.<\/p>\n
To use the app and set your fitness goal, you have to put in your age, gender, weight, and how much weight you\u2019d like to lose over a period of time. Your fitness goal is set by this data and only needs to be put in once, but you can update your weight and goal at any time. There is a walking\/running function button where you press start and for the duration of your run\/walk, a gps maps out your route so you can see, geographically, how far you\u2019ve gone. I don\u2019t use this function though.<\/p>\n
The app suggests having different fitness goals that are connected to its programs like the \u201cwalk off fat quickly\u201d program. This would encourage the user to use the built-in features. It also suggests putting in standard goals like \u201cab workout\u201d that the app will give you reminder notifications to work on in your own time.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m not sure what the future of this app would be, but I think it\u2019d be an effective way for people to track their level of fitness.<\/p>\n
Every now and then after having a day with a higher count of steps, the app will suggest posting my steps to Facebook. I don\u2019t like this function and wish the app didn\u2019t include it because I don\u2019t care for all my friends to see its data.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t really like self tracking. It doesn\u2019t necessarily make me feel happier if I walk more on certain days, but it definitely makes me feel worse about myself when I don\u2019t come anywhere close to my daily goal. I’m curious about my steps, but I don’t like how easy it is to become obsessive about it. That’s why I don’t open the app too often. I really don\u2019t care to see other people\u2019s progress on social media and I find their information irrelevant. It just seems like they\u2019re bragging to me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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