Fitness and calorie counting apps are meant to boost people’s spirits, helping them become healthier by tracking their progress.
But many find them to be a complete downer and an utter detriment, a new study says.
Some experience a sense of shame, disappointment, frustration and futility when using these apps, undermining their attempts to improve their health, researchers reported Wednesday in the British Journal of Health Psychology.
Experts say fitness apps can be detrimental to motivation
