I recently started using RunKeeper to keep track of my running distances and times. I had seen a friend of mine using it and it looked interesting, so I had to investigate. I found out that RunKeeper.com is not only a physical fitness tracking site, but also a social site that can help you keep track of others that are utilizing the site. It allows you to keep track of your own information, but also allows you to network with friends and family. That is a nice motivator. You don't want your friends to show you up! Go to the site, sign up, and set up your preferences. It will only take you a couple of minutes.
It also connects to Twitter and Facebook, so you can easily post your results to your networks. You can let your friends know how you are doing and they can comment back to give you encouraging words. So far, I think this application will be helpful to keep me working through the winter months, when working out and exercising become difficult. Not only will it track runs and bike rides, it will also allow you to enter workouts that you do at the gym on different types of equipment.
One of the nicest feature of RunKeeper is that it has an app for the iPhone. Take your phone with you when you run. Listen to your music. Press start on the RunKeeper app, and press stop when you finish. It automatically uploads the data from your run to the website and can post directly to your Facebook and Twitter accounts. Nice.
I would recommend this application to you if you are a runner or biker - it utilizes the GPS on the phone to track distance, speed, elevation changes, and calculates the number of calories burned. Pretty cool. Give it a try.
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