Stuff - UK (2020-04)

GET PRODUCTIVE KEEP TABS ON MEDIA

QMonitor app usage
Android and iOS both have
app-tracking baked in, so
you can check your usage.
If you find you’re spending too
much time in an app or game,
define limits. This won’t block
it but will alert you when your
allocation runs out.

QDon’t waste time
Products like Harvest, Toggl
(both Android, iOS), Timesheet
(Android) and Hours (iOS)
track working hours by
project, ensuring you don’t
fritter the day away. Add Bear
Focus Timer (Android, iOS)
to keep your attention on
the task at hand.

APPLE WATCH

There are some decent

Wear OS options for your

wrist; but if you have the

means and an iPhone,

the Apple Watch is a

superb wearable for all

kinds of health tracking,

from general exercise

through to keeping an

eye on your heart and

your ears.

from £199 / apple.com

WITHINGS

BODY CARDIO

It’s really not healthy

to be tormented by your

weight – general fitness

is more important. But

this smart scale is useful

for checking trends, not

only regarding how many

kilos you’re carrying but

also about muscle mass

and heart health.

£130 / withings.com

UPRIGHT GO 2

With health, it’s relatively

simple to track things

like calorie intake and

exercise minutes. So the

Upright Go 2 hones in on

posture, buzzing when

you slouch. That might

sound oddly specific, but

it can have a real impact

on how you look and feel.

£85 / uprightpose.com

HANDY

HARDWARE

QTally your telly

Tracking needn’t always be

about health and wealth: keep

tabs on shows and movies to

know what’s coming up, what

you’ve watched, and what

you liked. Try Simkl or Trakt

and related clients, such

as Television Time (iOS).

Letterboxd (Android, iOS)

is good for films.

QTot up your tunes

Most streaming services

will serve up an annual report

on what you’ve subjected

your ears to over the past

12 months. But Spotify has

inbuilt last.fm support so you

can delve into the fine details.

QManage your meals

MyFitnessPal (Android, iOS)

tracks food intake, often via

scanned barcodes. But don’t

get hung up on calories.

It’s usually better to boost

exercise and broadly track

‘negative’ habits (like allowing

a few ‘bad’ foods per week).

QTrack exercise

Think about how you want

to exercise, and use a system

geared to your preferences

and motivation. That might

be Runkeeper (Android, iOS)

if you like running, or Apple

Watch rings for general activity.

QMap out wellness

Try using the customisable

Moodflow (Android, iOS)

to take stock of how you

feel every day, and spot

patterns that affect your

mental health. For getting

started with meditation, try

Smiling Mind (Android, iOS).

BOOST

YOUR BODY