How To Track Fitness Data

Tracking your diet and exercise has become popular in recent years, but the truth is doing this has been a key secret to how professional bodybuilders have been crafting their bodies for years. Everyone from Arnold Schwarzenegger to his competition was doing this in the 70s and 80s to optimize muscle growth and caloric efficiency. Today, with technology all around us, the cost of tracking your exercise and diet has significantly decreased, to a point where it is possible for everyone to be healthy. I visited a website to create a poll question, and received much interest in teaching people how to efficiently track their health.

Use Your Phone

Today your iPhone actually has everything you need to track your health. Sensors in your phone track your activity throughout the day. This is a great way to start if you don’t go to the gym or have never worked out before. Simply open the Health App and begin monitoring your daily steps or miles traveled and set a benchmark you wish to reach every day. This will make you more conscious of exercise and get you actively moving around to reach your goal.

Fitness Apps

Crowdsourcing today has made it extremely easy for you to track your caloric intake and make sure you stay within a healthy limit. Apps like MyFitnessPal now have information on every type of food, and with a simple measuring cup and food scale, you can track your intake to the gram. It also contains many restaurant menu items for when you are enjoying your night out and don’t know how much you have consumed.

Hire A Trainer

Tracking everything sounds simple, but most people require accountability to make sure they stay committed to their goals and are able to consistently make gains. This is where a trainer comes in handy. Hiring someone to create meal plans for you and make you more fit provides benefits that dramatically outweigh the costs. The downside is that not everyone can afford it – if that’s the case, focus on the first 2 options until you have more money.