Is Fitness Tracker Addiction a Thing?

Fitness trackers became a popular way to stay on top of your physical activity day after day, without really having to do anything. Simply wearing a fitness tracker will provide you with useful information like daily steps, hours of sleep, heart rate, etc. But as convenient as they are, do fitness trackers have a dark side?

On one hand, wearing a fitness tracker can motivate you to go the extra mile to complete the desired number of steps each day. In that way, the effect of this fun little gadget is positive. But some people slip into the dark side of tracking their fitness levels without even noticing it. It starts with obsessively checking steps all the time and setting unrealistic goals that can even make other aspects of life irrelevant.

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There’s really such a thing as a fitness tracker addiction and here are some signs that you have it:

  1. You always feel like you didn’t do enough, even if you exercised more than once that day.
  2. You neglect responsibilities in order to squeeze in more workout time.
  3. You get upset and anxious if you can’t use your fitness tracker.
  4. You know that the fitness tracker is making you miserable, but you’re still using it.