Health Month is a new game (currently in beta) designed to help you find that ever-elusive motivation that you need to improve your health.
via healthmonth.com
I've been playing the Health Month beta this month and it's been a great motivator to get out of my office chair and onto my bike and into some running shoes. I set some pretty high goals for myself and have been doing my best to try and hit them. As crazy as it sounds, I actually forced myself to take a long bike ride the other day when I was still tired from the previous day's exercise simply because I was low on "life points" in the game.
I've lost five pounds in two weeks because I set a goal of exercising 5 times a week instead of the typical 1x or 2x per week I've been doing lately. Due to some of the medications I take, I've been gaining about 3-4lbs a month since last December, so having my first significant weight loss has been satisfying and I'm feeling better than before. The game is just enough to motivate me to try a little harder while still being fun.
The site runs as a month-to-month thing, so be sure to sign up so you can try it out in October.
A Whole Lotta Nothing 
I signed up for October 2 weeks ago, it’s good to hear some feedback from someone already using it. The idea intrigues me but it’s hard to know if it’s going to be something that works well for me or not (in part because it’s so different). I’m excited to give it a go! I do like that he goes out of his way to mention many times “You’ve got your whole life to do this. If you lose one month that’s ok, set some different goals and keep going.”
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