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Hitting The Gym Has Never Been So Easy With Aaptiv

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  Hitting The Gym Has Never Been So Easy With Aaptiv By Peyton Fanning In May of 2022, Aaptiv was voted the #1 audio fitness app according to the Apple app store, so what's all the hype about? Aaptiv is an audio fitness app that allows users to work out anywhere with a personal trainer in their ear the whole time. I started using Aaptiv around March 2020, whenever COVID-19 first hit and the worldwide lockdown hit. Gyms were closed, we were all eating and laying in bed too much and I decided that I wanted to be able to start a gym routine from home. Aaptiv has hundreds of workouts with many different intensities ranging from beginner to intermediate to expert all with different workout lengths and styles. Aaptiv currently has 15 different workout categories which include; treadmill, strength training, outdoor running, sleep, walking, stretching, pilates, meditation, elliptical, yoga, indoor cycling, barre, stair climbing, boxing, and rowing.  Aaptiv also has many different trai...

Compare and contrast some of the positive and negative effects of social media.

  Compare and contrast some of the positive and negative effects of social media. Social media has become quite controversial. Undoubtedly, social media negatively affects users' mental health, body image, self-worth, and overall health. Social media can be extremely draining. I struggle with posting on social media because I fear what people will think of my posts or that I'm posting too much or not enough. I also find myself comparing myself to other people on social media. But social media has also done a lot of good. Social media has allowed people to become more educated on topics, has allowed people to have a space to share their opinions or experiences, has allowed people to keep celebrities or public officials accountable, has allowed information to be available to the public quicker, etc.  According to Hawra Hashem, in the article “13 Positive Effects of Social Media on Our Society Today,” there are many positive effects we see from social media. Those effects include...