Here are the TOP 5 tools that provide social triggers for women ages 18-30 to perform health habits relating to beauty and fitness using mobile technology. By Cristina Cordova twitter.com/cristinacordova habits.stanford.edu

1. Top 5tools for creatinghealth habits Cristina Cordova April 2010 habits.stanford.edu

2. Mobile & social Tech tools Here are the TOP 5 tools that providesocial triggers for women ages 18-30 to perform health habits relating to beauty and fitness using mobile technology.

3. MOBILE PHONE Whenwomenhavemobile phones on them, it serves as a constant form of communication helping to create habits. When others can communicate with you on the go, it provides a social trigger Thecell phone goes everywhere allowing habits to be formed everywhere

4. Google calendar Create (social) events to help you form your habit Share your events with others to enable social pressure to perform habits Get reminders on a mobile device to trigger performance of behavior

5. NIKE+ IPOD Track miles and time spent exercising with Nike shoes + iPod + shoe sensor iPhone apps that help track behavior allow one to measure their own performance and share it with others Track success to not only form, but improve health behavior anywhere a woman goes

6. Google Tasks Form a task list with Gmail to remind yourself to perform behavior Take the task list with you to remind yourself to perform behavior on the go Add tasks to your calendar to combine it with a behavior you already perform (checking your calendar)

7. Blogger Blog about the habit you want to form with Blogger Not all habits are formed on your own. Share your experience with others to increase motivation and triggers The more others comment and be a part of your experience, the more it will remind you to keep going. Make it social, don’t let them see you fail. Blog about habit formation on your mobile device.

8. overview Each tool provides several elements that encourage people to perform health behaviors. All come together to add one behavior –a new health habit – on top of an existing one – the use of mobile technology to form health habits in women ages 18-30. Mobile communication Sharing Creating Health Habits Social Pressure Reminders & Triggers Tracking & Measuring