Some users of popular fitness and calorie counting apps experience shame, disappointment and demotivation, potentially ...

Ladder said that its advantage is that people are already tracking workouts through the Ladder app, with nutrition tracking ...

New research suggests that popular calorie-counting and workout-tracking apps may be doing more harm than good, leaving users ...

"We are good at blaming and shaming...but actually it has the opposite effect," a senior author of the study said.

Analysis of 14,000 user complaints reveals fitness apps set impossible goals that trigger shame and drive users to quit. Why ...

Researchers said some users experience shame, disappointment, frustration and futility when using fitness apps, undermining ...

Some users of fitness apps noted feelings of shame, disappointment and demotivation when they didn’t achieve their health ...

A new study reveals that popular fitness apps can cause guilt and frustration, reducing motivation and wellbeing instead of ...

“Listening to users’ reports on social media has shown that fitness apps can sometimes leave users feeling demoralized and ...

Research published in the British Journal of Health Psychology found that while fitness apps may offer many benefits, there ...

Fitness and calorie trackers can make users feel “shame” if they do not achieve their goals, academics have said. A study ...