1. Pick the right tracker: With all the types of trackers available in the market now, it becomes necessary to evaluate what kind of tracker would be the best for you. There are two main types of fitness trackers - one that tells you your stats, and one that focuses more on goals. If you are motivated by goal completion, these are perfect for you. On the other hand, if looking at improving stats is more your thing, then go for the former ones.
2. Set your goals: A tracker can only help you keep a track of your goals. It can't set your goals for you. Setting your goals for different areas of your training is the only way to use your tracker effectively. It is also important to set realistic goals. You do not want to set goals that are impossible to achieve as they will bring you disappointment and in the longer run, demotivate you. Let’s assume you can run for 10 minutes when you first get a tracker. It is only fair that your first goal would be to increase your running time to 12 minutes in 3 days. Then 15 minutes in the next 3 days, and so on and so forth. Same goes for weight training. If you can lift 3kg of weight on day one, don’t push yourself to get to 10kg in 2 days. It is unhealthy and will do more harm than good. Real progress takes time and you must give it that. Criconet’s e-Coaches can help you figure out the right goals for you, and even hold your hand through the journey towards accomplishing them.
3. Best way to start tracking steps: Tracking your steps is a fad these days, and well, perhaps rightly so. Tracking your steps does help when you’re fairly new to exercising and training, or you’re recovering from an injury. In both of these cases, again, it is very important to be realistic and not set unachievable goals. I'd recommend setting smaller, achievable goals every day than setting a huge goal for 2 weeks later.
4. Update/change goals regularly: When you train on Criconet’s Live, Interactive, Online e-Coaching, you will get all the help you need from the coach of your choice. Keeping this in mind, you can ask your coach to help you figure out how to update, upgrade, or even change your goals over time so they align well with your practice and training. You can again, track your progress on a fitness tracker and ensure your goals are being met.
5. Practice regularly: It is no easy task to be great at a game, but with consistency and hard work, you will get there. What will make it easier though are Criconet’s e-Coaches, and a fitness tracker. Online cricket training can be tough to practice everyday when it seems like a mammoth task to reach the academy at the crack of dawn. Criconet eases that for you, lets you choose a time you’re the most comfortable practicing at, and all this from the comfort of your home.
6. Don’t skip training : A fitness tracker can help you keep a note of when, with whom, and where your training is supposed to be. You can make detailed, pre-decided schedules, and leave it to the tracker to remind you of it. Criconet’s e-Coaching is scheduled on a day to day basis. You can choose to book 30 days worth of sessions with your coach, or book one session every day. You are in complete control of your training plan. To make things even easier, a fitness tracker would help immensely by keeping reminders according to your schedule.