Excerpt:
On this week’s episode, we’re talking about the 6th principle of joyful movement which is to stop relying on external validation. By that I mean fitness trackers, apps and even the scale to tell you that you are doing it “right” in terms of exercise.
About 20% of people in north america wear a fitness tracker, but it’s interesting to note that about ⅓ of people who own one will stop wearing it within 6 months and almost half will stop within a year. Which leads me to question - why?
It seems that a lot of women struggle in their relationship with a wearable tracker. In one study that looked at 200 women with a Fitbit tracker, 79% felt pressured to reach their daily targets, while 59% reported that they felt their daily routines to be controlled by Fitbit.
Feeling pressure to perform, keep up or compete- these lead to negative feelings about movement - like anxiety, or not being good enough. Whenever we feel negativity towards movement, it’s really hard to feel motivated.
Listen to discover how your fitness tracker could be killing your motivation or causing you to have an unhealthy relationship with exercise, and how practicing attunement can help you re-discover joyful movement.
What you’ll learn by listening:
Mentioned in the show:
This is MY Year - FREE Goal Setting Webinar; Jan 6, 2020
Radiant Vitality Website
The Motivation Secret
Right Body for Me - 16 week transformative coaching program
Studies/Articles:
“‘A Much Better Person’: The Agential Capacities of Self-Tracking Practices". Lupton, 2017
"The Role of Fitbits in Corporate Wellness Programs: Does Step Count Matter?". Giddens, Leidner & Gonzalez, 2017
"Fitness trackers accurately measure heart rate but not calories burned". Stanford Medicine, 2017
The Conversation - The dark side of wearing a fitness tracker
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