In addition to our genetic predisposition, we are what we eat, drink and breathe.
Good health and fitness software should be able to capture the above data and correlate the results with the output or health indicators. This way you create a cause and effect system that the user can analyze, then take corrective action and improve their overall health.
The big picture shows us that an effective health and fitness program includes modules that can track our food intake, record our measurements and vital signs. In addition, it must track our daily activities and convert them into calories burned. He should also keep track of our medications and supplement intake and monitor our general health. For athletes and bodybuilders, we need additional modules that can track our training activities, sports results and fitness tests.
Let's start with food intake.
Since we usually eat with our families, health and fitness software should never be limited to one user.
People tend to repeat the recipes they cook and the meals they prepare regularly. For most people, this interval is between 20 and 30 days. In addition, people tend to buy more or less the same ingredients for their meals. For this reason, a fitness or diet program that strengthens the databases of thousands of foods will be more of a hindrance than a benefit. The reason I say this is because it will take a long time to choose an ingredient for a recipe or a meal plan from a list of thousands of ingredients.
Find a program that contains the basic ingredients to create your recipes and allows you to add specific foods to your liking.
The nutritional value of a food changes depending on how it is stored, processed or cooked. For example, a cup of canned spinach that has been cooked has completely different nutritional values than a cup of fresh spinach. Find a program that can distinguish these food properties.
The cost of purchasing special diet foods can be much higher (up to 2.5 times) than what the average American spends on food. It's a plus if health and fitness software can track food costs by recipe, meal, and day. It's a real bonus when the program can compare grocery prices between stores and help you budget.
A prescription module is essential for a good health and fitness system. Here you can experiment and adapt your recipes to the nutritional limits of your diet. The recipe should calculate the nutritional value per serving based on the weight ratio of each ingredient added to the recipe. Of course, you should be able to print the recipe and see the total cost of the recipe and the cost per serving. Having the option to add recipe photos is a plus.