Archive for the ‘Health’ Category
Get Fit on Facebook
Friday, August 10th, 2007
Michael Sinclair and Daryl Ballentyne have crafted a cool new fitness application called Personal Trainer. The two developers have gone through a lot of trouble to create a very comprehensive tool when it comes to working out. Though at the end of the day its a marketing tool by Supplement Source, it is a good tool for novices to get an exposure to sample workouts. The application is designed to generate a sample workout for individuals based on the information that they submit (weight, age, fitness level, goals, etc). It also provides some basic nutritional and cardiovascular guidelines. It’s pretty cool to play around with it and get different workout suggestions. However, as I pointed out in my fitness blog over at Fitmethod.com, the application ignores several important fitness principles and I don’t think that its workout will be very effective for the average user. If you are interested, go check out the Personal Trainer application.
Lose Weight on Facebook
Tuesday, July 10th, 2007
Do you have weight problems? The FatSecret recently released an application that allows you to track your diet. You can create a profile with your target weight, get your own personal journal and interact with other FatSecret members. There are a number of online sites that help you track your weight and interact with other people online that are also trying to lose weight. Ultimately they are supposed to be virtual support groups. Two that come to mind are Spark People, Traineo, and Revolution Health (which is an all encompassing health community). While I am fortunate enough not to have to deal with obesity, there are plenty of people that are battling obesity in this country so I’m sure applications like this have the potential to be come popular. If you are looking to shed a few extra pounds, go check out the Diet & Weight Loss application.
