Recent studies show one in five people track their health, fitness, and food through smartphone apps.

With a fast-paced world that is constantly changing and thrives off accessibility, apps and websites are the latest trend in health care. Wearable digital tools that track health and wellness, such as FitBit and Apple Watch (#notsponsored), are becoming increasingly popular. Follow me along on this 5-week series to learn all there is to know about health tracking apps!

Benefits of Tracking Your Health

1. Become more aware of your health and fitness
2. Assist you in health or disease related conditions such as diabetes and hypertension
3. Track your progress in your health and wellness journey
4. This can immensely help your primary physician or any other medical practitioner assess your health care status with your prior data

Why Should You Use Apps To Track Your Health?

1. Convenience — in this day and age, if it takes you longer than 3 minutes to do it, you’ve probably lost all interest
2. Easy to understand — these apps are set up so a monkey could easily operate them
3. Positive accountability — you are more likely to continue to pursue your health care goals if you are being held accountable
4. Personalization — health apps take your exact information to create a personalized plan, just for you

Stay tuned for next week where I will talk about why and what you should track via digital apps! xoxo