My Fitness Pal Presentation

MY FITNESS PAL Nutritional & Fitness App

Presentation by Powers Gray

Purpose of MyFitnessPal ■ MyFitnessPal gives users the capability to log meals and fitness regime quickly and as easy as possible. The reason the app is so easy is that it personalizes the experience the more you use it. ■ People are creatures of habit-thus, more than likely, we tend to eat the same foods over time. Studies reveal that having a consistent record of meals, the more likely you are to lose weight and live a healthier lifestyle!

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Popular Features of MFP ■ Food Tracking/Logging: Choose from a large database of foods, and even restaurant menus and calculate your daily nutritional intake. Discover what nutrients you are lacking, as well as identify patterns in your diet. ■ Exercise Tracking: Similar to food logging, MFP contains a large database of popular fitness routines. Simply log your own, and begin tracking your success. ■ Community: MFP contains message boards of which allows users to communicate with others who have questions about the app or fitness in general. These message boards are also a place in which users can gain support from others.

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Examples of MFP Nutritional Breakdown Food Item

Serving Size

Calories

Fat

Carbs

Protein

Coconut Macaroon

1 cookie

137

9.7g

12.4g

2g

Collard Greens

.5 cups

40

0g

0g

2g

Pepperoni Pizza

1 slice

540

10g

10g

10g

Sour Cream

30 grams

60

6g

2g

1g

Fitness starts with what you eat. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.myfitnesspal.com/

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MyFitnessPal Nutritional Data Breakdown Examples Calories

350

Fat (grams)

Carbs (grams)

Protein (grams)

300

250

200

150

100

50

0 Coconut Macaroon

Collard Greens

Pepperoni Piza

Fitness starts with what you eat. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.myfitnesspal.com/

Sour Cream

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Target Audience of MFP ■ MFP is useful for those who are looking to keep track of their daily diet, not just for weight loss purposes, but to keep track of protein intake or to keep yourself honest regarding your diet!

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Social Media Characteristic of MFP ■ The key characteristic of MFP that constitutes it as a social media app is the message board feature. ■ The communal aspect allows for members to communicate with one another, thus fulfilling the definition of what social media entails.

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Why should you care? ■ Your health and wellbeing should be of the utmost importance, when it comes to living a life worth living. ■ MyFitnessPal makes being healthy, and being aware, easy. Personal trainers can be expensive, and nutritional tracking can be complicated. Keep and stay healthy with the help of MFP!

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Why is fitness important?

Reduces risk of developing illnesses and diseases Immediate and long-term health benefits Improved quality of life

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How to adopt MFP ■ To begin using MFP, simply begin logging your meals by utilizing MFP’s database of foods, as well as restaurant menus. ■ The more you use the app, the more the app is personalized for you. MFP remembers past foods and fitness routines, in order to easily log them in the future!

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Personal Usage ■ I am a MFP user, and have been so for about a year. I highly recommend the app, as I have been able to stay accountable to myself and my goals. ■ With the help of MFP, I have been able to easily identify poor habits, as well as opportunities for improvement. Initially, I thought it was only possible to be healthy by spending hundreds of dollars on personal trainers. MFP has saved my time and money with it’s easy use, and that it is completely free!

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Thank you for your time and interest! For more information on MyFitnessPal, please visit MFP’s website. If you have any additional questions, please email [email protected]. Click here to view this presentation again from the beginning. 12