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Teen nutrition and exercise app anyone?

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Better idea: The best gift you can give your teenager is yourself. If you're a parent, set an example by healthy eating and exercising -- perhaps with junior as a participant. I would have given anything to have done more fitness with my dad. If you're a teen, find a genuine friend or two who enjoy healthy (not fad) eating and an aerobic sport you enjoy. Who needs an "app" in a world with real people?

Answered 3/17/2019

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See below: I am not an expert on exercise, nutrition, or apps. In looking up news stories on reportedly good nutrition and exercise apps, here is a link to an example of what may exist. See if it helps you. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/22/fitness-weight-loss-nutrition-apps_n_1371705.html#s803229&title=striiv.

Answered 3/17/2019

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Dr. Pam Yoder answered

Apps r gr8 but irl: Mobile apps can trigger a response, reward a behavior, allow monitoring progress. They can do what was done in the past by people and/or pencil and paper. That's all. The awareness of the need to change, motivation to do something, and sweat and effort need to come from the teen irl. I will post in comments apps which, at the time, seem good. Do noted that they often go through revamping, however.

Answered 3/31/2021

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