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Intuitive tracking: Blending competing approaches to exercise and eating.
Hester Hockin-Boyers1, Kimberly Jamie2, Stacey Pope1
1Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Durham University, Durham, UK.
Sociology of Health & Illness
|July 31, 2024
Summary
Self-tracking health data can be combined with intuitive body awareness. This new
Area of Science:
- Health behavior
- Psychology
- Sociology
Background:
- Self-tracking is a dominant health management model, emphasizing data and calculability.
- Intuitive health approaches prioritize bodily awareness and sensation over strict rules.
- Tensions between these approaches are particularly challenging for individuals with complex health histories, such as eating disorders (EDs).
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose a novel framework, 'intuitive tracking', integrating self-tracking and intuitive health approaches.
- To move beyond viewing self-tracking and intuitive engagement as opposing concepts.
Main Methods:
- Mixed-methods longitudinal data collection.
- Phenomenological analysis of data.
- Longitudinal interviews and photo elicitation with 19 women recovering from EDs using weightlifting.
Main Results:
- Demonstrated successful combination of attentiveness to bodily/emotional cues with monitoring health behaviors.
- This integration supports wellbeing in women recovering from EDs.
- Proposed 'intuitive tracking' framework.
Conclusions:
- Theoretical understandings of self-tracking should incorporate intuition-led decision-making.
- 'Intuitive tracking' offers a novel approach for individuals navigating health management, especially those with complex histories.
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