Everyday Practices of Choosing and Using Health Tracking Apps Among Young People and Adults

The concept of “self-tracking" is associated with the collection, registration and analysis of certain aspects of people's lives. It consists in self-observation of personal indicators of physical and mental health, daily practices, social activity, etc. (Lupton, 2016). This type of control is inherently related to quantitative indicators, which seem to people to be an objective reflection of reality (Ajana, 2017). The number of steps taken during the day, water consumed, sleep time, and tracking of the psycho-emotional state are just some examples of self-observation, which, with the increasing availability of smartphones, a growing number of specially created mobile applications and wearable devices, are becoming part of the lives of an increasing number of people. the number of people. Despite a number of studies, the practice of self-control is an insufficiently studied area, especially in the Russian context. The purpose of this study is a qualitative study of the practice of self-monitoring of health among young people and adults in Russia. The sample consisted of 10 young respondents (14-35 years old) and 9 adults (36-60 years old). In the course of this study, a thematic analysis of interviews with people engaged in self-tracking of body and health indicators was conducted. As a result, the health and body indicators monitored by young and adult respondents were highlighted, their motives for self-tracking, and their ways of choosing devices and mobile applications for self-tracking were studied.