Motivational sites like Health Month and Fitocracy?

November 19, 2013 5:11 PM

I'd really like an easy way to motivate myself and my family members to do a few things everyday or at least more often (push-ups, stretches, skip dessert).

I've used Health Month, but it always seems a bit clunky and hard to start up in the middle of the month. I just tried Fitocracy but it seems like getting setup there takes a bit of work and it would be hard to convince other family members to do so. Are there any other sites like these two that give you points, or awards or some sort of fun tracker to help keep me and others motivated? (It would be great if I could share with others what and how I'm doing on my goals.)

posted by tigeri to Health & Fitness (2 answers total)

I like Joe's Goals - counts how many 'good' or 'negative' things you did each day, how many days in a row you did x, super easy interface (works well on my phone), generally low friction to usage and motivating to look at.
posted by the agents of KAOS at 5:28 PM on November 19, 2013 [1 favorite]

The term you're looking for is "gamification".

Here's a few that might work for you:

Habit RPG

MindBloom

SuperBetter

PayOff

HighScoreHouse

I hope this helps!
posted by John Kennedy Toole Box at 7:37 PM on November 19, 2013