Want a new way to MAKE yourself workout?

Hi loyal readers,

This is your apparently non-loyal author touching base. I hope you've missed me--I've missed you too.

So this thing called "life" happens sometimes (especially during the summer), and unfortunately, blogging was the thing sent to the back burner.

Now I am back with a great new app to tell you about: GymPact


It's pretty awesome. Here's why...

Basically, you make this pact with yourself that you are going to workout a certain number of days a week. If you don't hit those days, you have to pay whatever amount you agree to. If you do hit those days, you get paid. For example, I agree to workout two times in one week. If I workout two or more times, I get paid. If I workout zero or one time, I pay $5 for each missed workout. 

It's genius--you are good, you get money; you are bad; you lose money.

As far as working out goes, you can't fake it. You either have to:

• Check-in at a gym (includes yoga studies, climbing gyms, etc.) and stay there for at least 30 minutes (uses GPS to track this.)
• Use Runkeeper to track your activity outside by running, walking, or biking at least 30 minutes above 2 mph (also uses GPS to track this.)
• Use the brother app for at-home workouts (I haven't used this yet, but I will likely be using it in the winter.)

Anyway, try it out. It really makes you accountable and doesn't cost a cent unless you don't make your goal. To make it better, you get paid if you make your goal! Moneyzzzzz!

Oh and don't worry about vacations. All you have to do is go into your settings and "schedule a break". It brings a calendar up and you can tell the app when you will be on a hiatus from working out due to vacations or illness or emergencies...whatever. It then puts your account on hold until you get back/better/whatever.

Go make you GymPact soon!