I recently found out about a site by the name of traineo, a modern effort at tracking exercise. I’ve tried a few of these sites before and none have really caught on, for a number of reasons. This one might just stick.

I have signed up (as of today … see my traineo profile), and so far it looks rather interesting. In simple terms, the idea is to track your calorie burning and weight loss, and work within the community and with your “motivators” until you reach your own goals.

You can log your exercise daily (and your calorie intake, if you like), with a decent list of exercise options. Calorie burning is calculated based on the type of exercise and how difficult you found it. You’re also given the option to have a “custom” log, which you can use to track anything from sleep to time spent watching TV.

If it works, it could be excellent. The only real problem I can see is with remembering and finding the time to actually update it. I’ll let you know how it goes.