{"id":22987,"date":"2026-05-06T16:37:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T14:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/06\/from-it-helped-me-stick-to-a-routine-to-i-despise-it-how-people-are-using-ai-for-fitness\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T16:37:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T14:37:22","slug":"from-it-helped-me-stick-to-a-routine-to-i-despise-it-how-people-are-using-ai-for-fitness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/06\/from-it-helped-me-stick-to-a-routine-to-i-despise-it-how-people-are-using-ai-for-fitness\/","title":{"rendered":"From \u2018it helped me stick to a routine\u2019 to \u2018I despise it\u2019: how people are using AI for fitness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While some are using AI to tailor programs better suited to their needs, others warn \u2018it can be wrong, confidently so\u2019<\/p>\n<p>People have mixed feelings about AI. While many people regularly use it \u2013 62% <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/science\/2025\/09\/17\/ai-in-americans-lives-awareness-experiences-and-attitudes\/\">in the US<\/a> and 69% <a href=\"http:\/\/kpmg.com\/uk\/en\/insights\/ai\/uk-attitudes-to-ai.html\">in the UK<\/a> \u2013 trust in the technology is low. In the US, only 26% of people have a positive view of AI, according to one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/politics-news\/poll-majority-voters-say-risks-ai-outweigh-benefits-rcna262196\">NBC poll<\/a>, and in the UK, 78% say they worry about negative outcomes from AI.<\/p>\n<p>So it is perhaps no surprise that readers\u2019 responses to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2026\/apr\/16\/tell-us-do-you-use-ai-for-fitness\">our callout<\/a> about AI and fitness were varied. Some said they rely on AI to shape their workouts and diets while others said they refuse to use it at all because of its impact on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/apr\/12\/college-graduates-job-market-ai\">economy<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/jan\/03\/just-an-unbelievable-amount-of-pollution-how-big-a-threat-is-ai-to-the-climate\">environment<\/a>. And many were somewhere in between \u2013 they found it a useful tool, but were less than thrilled about the technology\u2019s impact overall.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/wellness\/2026\/may\/06\/ai-fitness-health-programs\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/50ca7b9a8cd973e20e672bf13d3c879a254a8546\/0_0_3000_2400\/master\/3000.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=0c64fae29d998a255933b55c676b6e85\" title=\"From \u2018it helped me stick to a routine\u2019 to \u2018I despise it\u2019: how people are using AI for fitness\" \/>While some are using AI to tailor programs better suited to their needs, others warn \u2018it can be wrong, confidently so\u2019<br \/>\nPeople have mixed feelings about AI. While many people regularly use it \u2013 62% in the US and 69% in the UK \u2013 trust in the technology is low. In the US, only 26% of people have a positive view of AI, according to one NBC poll, and in the UK, 78% say they worry about negative outcomes from AI.<br \/>\nSo it is perhaps no surprise that readers\u2019 responses to our callout about AI and fitness were varied. Some said they rely on AI to shape their workouts and diets while others said they refuse to use it at all because of its impact on the economy and the environment. And many were somewhere in between \u2013 they found it a useful tool, but were less than thrilled about the technology\u2019s impact overall. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While some are using AI to tailor programs better suited to their needs, others warn \u2018it can be wrong, confidently so\u2019 People have mixed feelings about AI. While many people regularly use it \u2013 62% in the US and 69% in the UK \u2013 trust in the technology is low. In the US, only 26% &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/06\/from-it-helped-me-stick-to-a-routine-to-i-despise-it-how-people-are-using-ai-for-fitness\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">From \u2018it helped me stick to a routine\u2019 to \u2018I despise it\u2019: how people are using AI for fitness<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":22988,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22987"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22987"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22987\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}