Lately I have been posting about how the internet is capable
of helping you reach your health and fitness goals. I have spoken about
/r/GetMotivated, an online community made to motivate their users and I have
discussed the influence that YouTube videos are capable of in inspiring action.
This time, I will discuss a social media twist on trying to stay fit and
healthy.
Allow me to introduce you to Fitocracy. It contains all the
components that a social media platform should have:
- A community
- Some form of "Feed"
- Groups for people with specific interest
- Profiles
- Followers
- Some for of approving one's post (To "Like" something is to Facebook as to "Prop" something is to Fitocracy)
It has everything a social media site should plus one thing
that differentiates it from the rest and thus defines it as a health and
fitness website. And that is to post the progress that you make in the gym for
people in Fitocracy to see and possibly “Prop” or comment.
I have mentioned multiple times that one of the best ways to stay
motivated is to be focused and tracking your progress one of the best ways to
remain concentrated while you work out. Additionally, with the added exposure
from many ‘Fitos” you will be receive encouragement that you have never thought
you would receive ever…even from strangers! You won’t just receive a pat on the
back from people but also words of advice which is where the comments section
comes in very handy. You may think you know it all there are literally hundreds
of people that know better and can help you enhance your routine to get the
best results.
Being able to track you progress is a sure fire way to be
focused but Fitocracy has added another feature that will make sure you stay
motivated. That feature is a point system where every exercise that you log in
generates points which lead you to reaching levels. Something similar is the
“Quest” accomplishments where a user is to accomplish a certain activity and
once they do, they will receive a large amount of points which will hopefully
culminate to reaching a new level.
This may not mean much in the real world but Fitocracy
effectively encourages their users to try new things to accomplish their
“Quests” and to always progress in he workouts to earn more points. Resulting
in users achieving amazing results with their body. Plus, once a user
accomplishes a quest or levels up, it will appear in the feed of your followers
and in the groups you are in which will lead to “Props” and people commenting.
I feel like I have spoken enough of this website to convince
others to join and if you do, make sure to follow me at my personal username: EJlogic. There are many things to find
out (badges, Fitocracy hero, forum community, etc.) but that is for you to
discover. This concludes today’s post and make sure to connect with me through
Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Please come by again to read my next
post which is scheduled to come up on Thursday. Until then, let me know what
you think of Fitocracy and I hope to see you there!
"Unless you change
how you are, you will always have what you've got."
-Jim Rohn
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