With
all the fitness and health accounts on Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest,
and Twitter, the desire to work out and be healthy can be constantly on
your mind. Is this meal good for me? How can I tighten my core? Would I
be able to successfully meal prep? All of the results you want are
represented on social media and on the Internet with the perfect filter
and a user with an ideal body. These accounts provide inspiring
pictures of results and
meals but how can they be implemented into the busy life of a student
or professional? I know all of these questions
occurred to me at one point or another over the last few years - even
though I wanted to start my journey to health and fitness, I did not
know how. Seeing all of the representations of what I wanted to achieve
but not knowing how to was discouraging.
For many, while gyms and fitness centers may be close by and within
budget, there arrives the problem of knowledge and confidence. I had
never been to a gym before and did not know how to use any of the
machines. I felt that everyone there knew what they were doing and
anyone who got in their way or space would be an extreme nuisance.
Intimidation prevented me from attempting to better my health. Later
on, I discovered that there was a way to be taught how to use the gym
without necessarily having to pay for a personal trainer, phone
applications that outline workout plans are revolutionizing how fitness
can be approached.
In this hypertext, I first discuss how phone applications can create a
community online known as an Internet Culture, discuss the application SPITFIRE and relevant terms used in
fitness, my experience as well as others'
experience with this application.
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