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    Posted May 30, 2012 by
    ohjonny
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    Rogers, Minnesota
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    By ohjonny  |  Posted May 30, 2012  |  Rogers, Minnesota
     

    CNN PRODUCER NOTE     ohjonny overhead a person at work refer to 'Fitocracy' and decided to check it out. Now he uses the application seven days a week. 'My wife told me I had a severe Fitocracy addiction. But it is an addiction that makes me stronger and much, much more healthy,' he says. He says one of the main things to understand about this fitness application is that it does not focus on diet, but it encourages active lifestyles by making fitness enjoyable. 'I finally have fitness friends, even though I have never met them, that help me stay focused and excited about exercising,' he says.
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    After 18 years of trying to find time to workout, trying to muster up the energy to lift weights, trying to force myself to go out for a jog....I discover Fitocracy.com. And within a couple weeks, I change 18 years of workout laziness, into a non-stop, workout machine. Joining was the easy part. Logging off is the hard part. It becomes addicting quick, reading through other people's workouts and posts, and propping the good things. It makes me want to workout, and to workout hard and long. I get a few props...I get a few followers....I get strangers giving me positive feedback on my workouts....and POOF, I am addicted to Fitocracy like it is a drug.

    Now, with more than 100 followers, people leave notes on my profile if I haven't worked out for a few days. They're just checking on me to make sure I'm ok. Now, I feel guilty not working out. I feel guilty for not forcing time into my life to workout. I MUST WORKOUT!!!

    Fitocracy is life changing, in an excellent way.
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