Why I'm having second thoughts on fitness trackers + apps
Is tracking our workouts worth the invasion of privacy?
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For the past couple of years, I’ve used fitness tracking apps on my iPhone and Apple Watch like Nike Run Club and (more often) Strava. Today, I deleted both from my phone and my watch.
Why? Because I stumbled across a pair of articles in today’s New York Times, highlighted by the paper’s running writer, Jen A. Miller: