[1] Apps can perform various functions such as allowing users to set fitness goals, tracking caloric intake, gathering workout ideas, and sharing progress on social media to facilitate healthy behavior change.
They can be used as a platform to promote healthy behavior change with personalized workouts, fitness advice and nutrition plans.
Utilizing symbolic AI, some apps now interpret physical activity and sedentary behavior guidelines from organizations like the WHO and ACSM to offer tailored exercise recommendations, enhancing the precision of fitness plans.
The user records every food eaten, including the quantity, in order to determine their total calories and nutrient intake and compare them with their target.
Meal and body weight entries are stored on a server of the provider, personalized profiles are created with sensitive data that are at risk of unauthorized access.