If you have already struggled to get in better shape than you know how to motivate yourself to get started is often the most difficult. But a new application may simply be able to soften the case.
Sweatcoin combines fitness tracking and micropayments, paying rewards when its users actually exercise.
The principle is relatively simple: the application takes advantage of the motion tracking capabilities of your phone and keeps an eye on the number of steps you take throughout the day. Do 1000 steps and you will win your first sweatcoin. Earn enough, and the coins in app can be redeemed for gift cards, airplane credits, TVs and other prizes.
Seriously. You can get a new TV or Delta $ 1000 airline credit just to do something you should do anyway.
Before you start lacing your shoes: You may want to consider training for a marathon. Price items cost 20,000 sweatcoins, which would take more than a decade to earn even if you walk 10,000 steps a day.
And even if you do not take enough, they may not be as fast as you think. Sweatcoin does not count any "inside" steps so your treadmill time and gym class will not count. In addition, the application usually counts for far fewer steps than other tracking apps (the company's stated fitness is to deter potential cheaters).
Despite its limitations, the application has been a great success with users. He has been in the top 10 of the App Store for weeks and is currently sitting in first place, despite some user complaints about the issues above.
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