I've turned to the Fitness app on the iPhone to help motivate me to keep moving and stay active. But a couple weeks back, the only thing Fitness was motivating me to do was stay on the couch and reach for another snack rather than risk another frustrating workout.

If you're not familiar with Fitness, it's an app that tracks how much you move and how many calories you burn. You set move goals, the app tracks your progress and — if everything works out all right — you find yourself slowly and steadily spending more time on the go, thanks to the motivational and gamification aspects of the app.

A few OS updates back, Apple made the Fitness app independent of an Apple Watch, meaning you could log activity simply with your phone — a great development for folks like me who don't particularly c

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