Whenever a dieter writes down what they eat, along with the item’s calorie count, they soon learn that keeping a food journal improves their chances of being successful. This has been proven time and time again. Not often does a dieter want to over-consume and then have to record their over-indulgence for others to see. Even if they are the only one that looks at the log, it has nearly the same result. The majority of dieters will ordinarily adhere to their weight-loss diet just so they don’t have to disclose their momentary weaknesses.
The same can be said for runners, swimmers, bikers or workout enthusiasts. If you have to record your workouts for a group of peers to view, you will typically work out harder, even longer. Intentionally missing a scheduled workout may suggest to others that you are a slacker. Perish the thought, right? After all, you’re no longer the only one that knows of your lackadaisical choice not to swim, bike, run, or whatever it is that you do for exercise. You’ll find yourself wanting to exercise just to have something to write down.
Dailymile, an online social network of people that choose to share their healthy lifestyle with others, is a perfect example.
Web address: http://www.dailymile.com/
Dailymile operates on a similar concept as Facebook. Because Dailymile is somewhat comparable to Facebook, a Dailymile member can invite fellow exercise enthusiasts to be their Dailymile friends, thereby forming their own smaller group within the main group. You can keep your postings relatively private or you can post your workouts for the entire world to see. It’s your choice!
As a member of Dailymile, you can also post your upcoming events, past events, create your very own run or bike routes, including a Google map of the route, create a personal profile with or without photos, and you can even comment on other people’s post and they can comment on yours. It’s a motivational tool like I’ve never seen before.
Members of Dailymile, by the way, are from all over the world, not just the United States. Being a worldwide network is one of the things that separate Dailymile from other online exercise journals.
New signees are never asked to divulge any personal information such as home address, birthdate, etc., so your personal information, on-line security, and threat of ID theft are never an issue. You have the option of listing your location, such as city and state. Some members don’t, most do.
And for you biking enthusiasts, I highly recommend logging your miles with bikejournal.com. http://www.bikejournal.com/index.asp
Looking back, I can happily claim that since I’ve been keeping these two journals up-to-date, my discipline training has more than doubled, even tripled. And I’m much happier and fitter for it!
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