Would money motivate you this year?
As an avid MyFitnessPal user and follower, I saw on Facebook that they have partnered with Pact, another app which pays you to be healthy. I thought there was no way it could be true but, it is.
Basically - you make a pact. You will exercise a certain number of days or eat more veggies or log your food into an app like MFP for a certain number of days. If you do it, and stick to it, they pay you a sum. If you fail, they charge you $5 (or more, whatever you set, but that's the minimum) for every missed pact. For example, if you pledge to go to the gym 3 days a week and make that pact every week, you'll have $50 by the end of the year. Better than nothing at all.
The good news is you can put a hold on your account when you go on vacation for example, that way you can't be charged for not meeting your pact. Obviously the more you pledge, the more money you can make.
I've downloaded the app on a trial basis (which you can do for a week!) to test it out. It syncs to MFP, RunKeeper, Fitbit, Jawbone, Moved and MapMyFitness. Knowing that it will automatically sync my data everyday makes my life easier and makes the app easier to use. I will say, it's a tiny bit annoying it doesn't sync with Nike+ nor does my exercise go from MFP to it, only the food logging.
So, does money motivate you?
For me, it's nice to get something for what I'm already doing and over and above that? It might actually make sure I get my work outs in for fear of having to pay because I couldn't manage to get my butt to the gym. That is, if the GPS function on my phone doesn't cut out when I check into the gym on my app!
Here is a link to the app. It's free.
http://www.pactapp.com/
Anyone out there have experience with this app already?
Basically - you make a pact. You will exercise a certain number of days or eat more veggies or log your food into an app like MFP for a certain number of days. If you do it, and stick to it, they pay you a sum. If you fail, they charge you $5 (or more, whatever you set, but that's the minimum) for every missed pact. For example, if you pledge to go to the gym 3 days a week and make that pact every week, you'll have $50 by the end of the year. Better than nothing at all.
The good news is you can put a hold on your account when you go on vacation for example, that way you can't be charged for not meeting your pact. Obviously the more you pledge, the more money you can make.
I've downloaded the app on a trial basis (which you can do for a week!) to test it out. It syncs to MFP, RunKeeper, Fitbit, Jawbone, Moved and MapMyFitness. Knowing that it will automatically sync my data everyday makes my life easier and makes the app easier to use. I will say, it's a tiny bit annoying it doesn't sync with Nike+ nor does my exercise go from MFP to it, only the food logging.
So, does money motivate you?
For me, it's nice to get something for what I'm already doing and over and above that? It might actually make sure I get my work outs in for fear of having to pay because I couldn't manage to get my butt to the gym. That is, if the GPS function on my phone doesn't cut out when I check into the gym on my app!
Here is a link to the app. It's free.
http://www.pactapp.com/
Anyone out there have experience with this app already?
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