A new social media site has joined the internet world! Fitocracy was launched recently, and it addresses the problem of
- Fitocracy
getting motivation to exercise. It tries to make working out a game instead of having it be a chore. It allows you to earn points for your workouts, make challenges for yourself, and earn achievements. It has an easy way to enter in data and track your workouts, it will give you suggestions as to what you can improve, and last but not least, it adds a social aspect. You can join a community to make friends and have them there for support and advice. Fitocracy also allows you to see how other people are doing on their workouts, and also show off how well you are doing to your friends.
With their motto, “Level Up!” and the easy way of tracking your workouts, I believe Fitocracy is exactly what many people are looking for. When sometimes it’s hard to find motivation to exercise, Fitocracy will be there encouraging you to reach your challenges.
Fitocracy has been featured on The New York Times, CNN, TC, and many others. To learn more about Fitocracy or request an invite go check out their site: http://www.fitocracy.com/
4 Responses to “A New Way to Exercise”
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This is actually a great idea. With online games so popular and motivating I can see people ‘competing’ with their friends to level up and complete fitness challenges. That could be a very useful way to keep others accountable online without having to wake them up for your morning jog.
This is a very neat approach to something most people have trouble looking forward to. Coining the idea of a “quest” to complete by doing real fitness challenges is a unique concept. I know a fair number of gamers that could use the excuse to get away from the Xbox, and “going on a quest” sounds a lot more appealing than “doing crunches”.
I think this is a cool idea, considering how important encouragement is for many people to keep up with working out. I like how they’re making a game of it too. That’s a great way to get people addicted.
Interesting new idea. This can help people actually want to work out, which is a huge problem in the world today.