Happy digital new year 2023 - these apps and tools from Karlsruhe will help you keep your New Year's resolutions
Every year… it’s time for good intentions: Do more sport, eat healthier, spend more time with the family, live more sustainably. To be honest, however, the stamina for ambitious goals burns out almost as quickly as the sparkler on New Year’s Eve. Apps and digital solutions can help you stick to your new good habits so that you don’t have to break them again in February. karlsruhe.digital presents apps, trackers and websites from Karlsruhe that can only make the new year 2023 one thing: successful!
Good resolutions are simply part of the New Year: In the Statista Global Consumer Survey, 34 percent of respondents in Germany say they have good resolutions for 2023.
No ideas for good resolutions? Germany’s top New Year’s resolutions include the usual suspects, such as eating healthier, exercising more and spending more time with friends and family. But the pandemic and crises of recent years are also reflected in the resolutions: save money, reduce expenditure, act in a more climate-friendly way.
It doesn’t sound that difficult at first, but habits don’t change overnight. It takes stamina and support can’t hurt either. In addition to fellow campaigners, there are also digital tools that help to actually integrate the newly set goals into everyday life.
As a digital stronghold, Karlsruhe naturally has a lot to offer! We went in search of the ultimate tools made in KA and came up with a list of digital helpers for Germany’s top New Year’s resolutions.
You can find more infographics at Statista
Healthier eating with a photo
According to the Statista Global Consumer Survey, 49% of respondents with good intentions plan to eat more healthily. Of course, the motivation behind this is often to reduce weight (resolution no. 5). We know: Nutrition has a major influence on our well-being and can strengthen our immune system. Convinced?
Calorie trackers can support a balanced diet, as they record the macronutrients, carbohydrates, protein and fat as well as the nutritional value. The dishdetective app offers a convenient everyday solution for anyone who finds typing in every single meal and ingredient really spoils their appetite.
It could hardly be simpler: a photo of the plate is enough!
Sounds too good to be true? But that’s the way it is. The app’s artificial intelligence then calculates the number of calories and macronutrients in the dish in no time at all. So don’t just post your next foodie picture on Instagram, but also upload it to the app and have it analyzed.
Founder Verena Heusser told us more about the app in an interview.
More sport thanks to free sports equipment via app
What comes after a healthier diet? Right, the movement. The second most popular resolution among Statista respondents was to do more sport (48%).
However, the days of gym memberships that remain unused are over. Because in Karlsruhe it is now even easier – and cheaper – to integrate exercise into everyday life. And exactly when it fits in, whether alone, with friends or the whole family. Thanks to the start-up Sportbox – App and Move, you can borrow sports equipment from five sports lockers – completely free of charge.
Whether dumbbell, ball, frisbee or yoga mat, the sports boxes offer a colorful selection. All you need is the corresponding app on your cell phone. This is used to open the well-stocked sports boxes. This free and barrier-free sport and exercise opportunity for everyone is a real export hit. Supported by the German government, the Karlsruhe sports boxes are now available nationwide.
More information about the app can be found here.
Save more money
A virtue that, in view of uncertain pensions, rising energy costs,
economic crises and – most recently – inflation, doesn’t seem so easy
: saving. Of course, saving and retirement provision are like so many things in life: What stands on
Quality time with your favorite people
In everyday life, it’s sometimes not so easy to make time for family and friends, or even to meet new people. Thanks to SipTogether, partying, doing sports or chilling out together is no longer a problem. Via the app from Karlsruhe, users can find out which events are taking place in Karlsruhe and which other app users are currently in their area. They can write to each other in a chat and arrange to meet up. And the app is supposed to be more secure than Instagram, at least that’s how the app developers emphasize the security of user data.
And because every app user can enter an event. It can also be perfectly combined with the next resolution.
Quit smoking
SipTogether translates as “drinking together”, but since anyone can enter an event, it doesn’t have to end in a binge. Why not simply find a group to stop smoking or arrange to do sport instead of partying. You’re sure to find like-minded people somewhere, perhaps playing volleyball in the castle garden at 4 pm.
Do more for the environment – save CO2 with the Climate Buddy app
The CO2 app “Klima Buddy” from Karlsruhe helps its users to reduce their carbon footprint in everyday life – and relies on gamification. The app has been available to download free of charge from the Apple and Google stores since August 2022. The app, initiated by the Baden-Württemberg Climate Protection Foundation, was developed by the Karlsruhe-based company kr3m. karlsruhe.digital is enthusiastic about the idea of playfully promoting climate awareness in everyday life and, of course, about the fact that the app was developed here. That’s why we have already tested Klima Buddy and spoken to the developers. This makes climate protection really fun!
Doing something for your body, your wallet and the environment are the most common resolutions. With our tips and suggestions from the fan-shaped city, the karlsruhe.digital team says goodbye for this year and wishes you a wonderful start to the new year 2023!
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