HealthLinksSC.com | 79 STREAKS Streaks is “the habit-forming to-do list.” Tasks can be added, and the tracking abilities can be catered to each one. Track a habit multiple times a day, such as brushing your teeth twice, or set it up to account for its presence in a period of time, such as getting a hike in once a week. Users can also time tasks in the app, including teeth brushing for two minutes, tidying up for 10 or reading for 15. For added convenience, tasks can be tracked on smart watches and in phone screen widgets. EVERYDAY: HABIT TRACKER Styled as a habit tracker you might create using excel or graph paper, the color filling cells are visually compelling and clearly represent habits and consistency. Ata-glance progress rewards streaks with a beautiful board with customizable colors that can reflect categories of habits. For breaking habits, the color chains – there to reflect consistency of choice and action – can descend in color. There is also an option for skipping days, allowing users flexibility where needed and preserving the chains of color. STRIDES: GOAL TRACKER Make progress toward goals, and track the creation of habits. Strides offers four methods for tracking: using a calendar for habit “streaks,” locking a target goal to a specific date, measuring a daily, weekly, monthly, yearly or rolling average and marking milestones on the road to project completion. Customizable reminders keep you accountable, and charts keep you motivated. The app helps break down motivations into regular and actionable tasks, helping users address good and bad habits as well as make progress in their SMART – specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time-bound – goals. The app also has progress reports, space for notes and more. BETTER HEALTH? THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT! Get it on Google Play or download it at the Apple App Store. By Molly Sherman APPS FOR TRACKING HABITS Habits account for about 40% of our behaviors on a given day, according to researchers at Duke University. When we change our habits, we can change our life. “Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day,” said Jim Rohn, American author, entrepreneur and motivational speaker. What habits will you make or break? Let these apps help.
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