What is it?
GymPact is an iPhone app for tracking your workouts. You check in to your gym, have to stay for 30 minutes for it to count as a workout, and then check out once your done. Each week you make a "pact" where you bet a certain amount of money that you'll work out a certain amount of times. For example, this week I bet $5/workout that I'd exercise at my gym 3 times.
Why use it?
2 Reasons:
1. Motivation to get to the gym, and stay there- knowing that I will lose $5/workout if I don't make it to the gym is a huge motivator. There has been times where even if I REALLY didn't want to go, I've hauled ass to the gym and stayed there for at least 30 minutes just not to lose $5.
2. Excess cash - Each week the folks at GymPact tally up everyone who made their workouts and everyone who missed their workouts. Those who made them are paid a certain percentage of the cash owed from the people who missed. Make sense? This is never a huge number, but in 4 months I made about $15. Not too shabby for something I already was doing.
The Downside:
You can't count runs, outside workouts, or workouts you do at home. I tend to keep my stakes lower (usually 1/2 times per week) because I'd hate to pass up a run on a nice day because I might lose 5 bucks. I believe they're working on a way to deal with this but I can't imagine how.
Overall, it's been a great motivator and has bought me lunch for 2 days! It's not necessary, but if you're a regular gym-goer then why not?
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