If you go for a run and the tracker doesn’t record, have you even been for a run? Writer Jenny Stallard explains what happened when she ditched the GPS.
I felt no pressure, no reason to worry and could easily see how far I was going each time I went out.It wasn’t a dramatic break-up. We didn’t scream at each other or find out one of us was cheating. But small issues started to build up. Initially, I didn’t mind friends linking to my fitness tracking account. It meant we could see each other’s runs with the intention of supporting one another. Wonderful!For me, the comparison when I saw their achievements was self-inflicted or imposed.
Then came the email that really broke down my relationship with the app: my monthly stats. As well as tracking runs using GPS, the app records your progress and sends a detailed breakdown showing how many days you’ve been ‘active’ for that month.And right there, in my inbox, it might as well have said FAIL.
But the more the app thwarts me – a painful password reset, and I was asked no less than three times if I’m sure I want to go – the more I become determined to get rid of it.
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