In this article, the effects of health software applications are studied. With all the technology these days, there are apps for almost anything-including tracking and analyzing your exercise patterns, dietary details, sleep habits, and other factors that influence your health. In fact, about $150 million is invested in these softwares. But the real question is: Does motivation through digital contests really produce results? Unfortunately, so far it hasn't. In fact, these apps can't do anything about lifestyle diseases such as diabetes. There are many reasons for this, one being that the exercise in unsupervised and therefore can be unproductive or even harmful if someone doesn't know how to properly treat his or her body. So, what's the answer? It turns out the most helpful way to keep on track with your health is to attend local lifestyle support groups or programs that check in weekly with a group of people going through the same changes and have similar goals. IPhones can sure do a lot, but there's just no way to beat real-life motivation from real-life people that allows you to help each other reach the similar goal of a healthy lifestyle. There's no app for that yet!
I chose this article because, being a part of the generation of technology, I'm always hearing through the media or through my friends about the latest apps that are supposed to help you lose weight, or track how many calories you burn a day, or self-diagnose when you're sick, etc. I've always been skeptical of their value, but some people have sworn by these apps. It is comforting to know that people haven't given up on real-life contact for motivation. After reading about that, it makes me a little less scared about the possibility of our future generation looking more and more like robots!
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