"We are good at blaming and shaming...but actually it has the opposite effect," a senior author of the study said.

Analysis of 14,000 user complaints reveals fitness apps set impossible goals that trigger shame and drive users to quit. Why ...

Some users of fitness apps noted feelings of shame, disappointment and demotivation when they didn’t achieve their health ...

A study published in the British Journal of Health Psychology reveals the negative behavioral and psychological consequences ...

Fitness and calorie-counting apps place an emotional strain on users, potentially undermining health and wellbeing, a new ...

Some users of popular fitness and calorie counting apps experience shame, disappointment and demotivation, potentially ...

A study published in the British Journal of Health Psychology reveals the negative behavioral and psychological consequences of commercial fitness apps reported by users on social media.

Fitness and calorie tracking devices can induce feelings of "shame" in users who fail to meet their set targets, according to ...

A study published in the British Journal of Health Psychology reveals the negative behavioral and psychological consequences of commercial fitness ...