LIVESTRONG app aids workout record keeping

By Michelle Martinelli

Created:
02/07/12 5:11pm

Last updated:
02/07/12 5:11pm

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In lieu of the near-excessive amount of exercising I’m doing during the week, I need a good way to keep track of my workouts and eating habits.

Since I’m always so busy and rarely home, I need something to not only remind me of the physical activity I’ve done, but also to remind me to eat enough to maintain my energy level.

So — for the first time in my life — I made an iTunes App Store purchase. Yesterday, I bought an app called “LIVESTRONG,” which allows me to keep track of each workout I do, the meals I eat and my water consumption.

Since I bought it, I haven’t been able to stop playing with it. That’s also because I’ve had a lot of workouts to enter today, but it’s still pretty cool.

LIVESTRONG keeps track of my daily schedule and can show me my progress by week or month. I can set daily reminders — probably along the lines of “Eat something” — write notes about what I eat or about my workouts, and it even comes with a “Tips for Success” section.

I’ve kept records of my workouts for an extended period of time before, but that was in high school when I spent most of my time in a pool. Keeping track of what you do will not only keep you honest, but it also will make you want live more healthfully so you can record what you do.

I’ve already seen that happen with my water consumption in the 24 hours I’ve had the app. I drink a lot anyway because of my seven kinesiology classes, but I’ve been refilling my water bottle all day so I can add more notations in the app.

Stay tuned to see how this works out.

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Desperately still needing credits after countless electives, sports editor Michelle Martinelli is taking a break from academic classes and is enrolled in seven one-credit kinesiology classes for the second semester of her senior year. Two days a week, she plays volleyball and has an aerobics class, and for another two days, she has swimming, triathlon training, general conditioning, bowling and step aerobics.

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