Stay Motivated with SparkStreaks!

At SparkPeople, we believe that streaking can motivate you to reach your goals. Put your clothes back on—we're not talking about running naked in public (although that sure could inspire you to tone up or drop a few pounds)! We're talking about a different kind of streak—when you consistently meet a goal, like tracking your food or drinking 8 cups of water each day. For years, Chris "SparkGuy" Downie, SparkPeople's Founder and CEO, has used streaks to reach his own health and fitness goals. Long before he started SparkPeople, he accomplished a 700-day exercise streak that even inspired one of his co-workers to lose 50 pounds!

You probably familiar with the concept of rewarding yourself when you reach a goal weight or accomplish a fitness feat. Sometimes it's even more motivating to reward yourself for the journey, not just the destination. Seeing how consistently you've been taking steps to reach a goal (and knowing others can see it, too), can help boost your resolve and keep your motivation going strong. This is especially true when you've done your part but the scale hasn't budged, even though you've been making the right choices every day. That's why we created SparkStreaks—a SparkPeople tracking tool that can motivate you to stay on track and help you reach some amazing goals!

Start Streaking in 5 Easy Steps

You'll find a link to SparkStreaks under the "My Trackers" tab at the top of the site. This page will show you all of your Streaks and the progress you've made with them so far. If you don't have any streaks or would like to edit your Streaks or add some more, simply click on the "Start/Manage Streaks " button near the top of that page.
Simply check the box that says "Track Streak" to start a Streak for the goals of your choice. For example, one of your Fast Break goals might be to track your food in the Nutrition Tracker each day. If you check the box to track this Streak, you'll be able to keep a count of how many days in a row you've met that goal.
You can also check "Share on SparkPage" (optional) to show your Streaks on your SparkPage, which means others will be able to see your progress and can cheer you on as you work toward your goals. This can increase your accountability and help you stick with your goals.
When you're finished setting up your Streaks, scroll down and click "Save My Changes" at the bottom of the page.
Track your goals! Your SparkStreaks will automatically update when you track your goals using the Nutrition Tracker, Fitness Tracker, QuickTrack and Other Goals trackers, which can all be found under the "My Trackers" tab at the top of the site. You don't have to do anything different for your goals to count towards your Streaks.

Even if you miss a day and have to start over with a Streak, that's OK! You'll still be able to see your longest Streak for that goal (as well as your current one). So if you need more accountability or want a better way to measure your progress, set up your own SparkStreaks today!

Member Comments

YMWONG22

Thank you. Report

4DOGMOM1

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SISTERPRETTY

Awesome...thanks.
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ICUC2ONWARD

I am loving Spark Streaks! Report

DEE107

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SIMPLY_JAE

I love my streaks. Report

EO4WELLNESS

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MSLOUIE3

Love streaking with Sparks. Report

MSLOUIE3

Love my Spark streaks. Report

BILLTHOMSON

keeping a log of my diabetes progress. Report

MOMWANTSNOWAIST

8/8/16~I have tracked my food now for a SPark Streak of 255 days which beat my OLD streak of 252 days six years ago! In those 255 days {and the 252 } I lost 19 lbs. {20~my first time round} and the only reason I gained it back was after 8 mos. on Maintenance , I started Homeschooling my child and could not keep up with SP and Homeschooling,too
. When I tried last December during Christmas vacation to find a way to do both SP and Homeschooling,it worked and I have been on ever since! What is interesting is that with the SPARKPEOPLE website and the Nutrition and Exercise Trackers, I have been able to lose the weight ,gain more energy and BE THERE ~ALIVE~ for my child while he is growing up. Both my parents died during my childhood due to obesity . Losing the weight ,though it may be only 20 pounds to some people, makes a WORLD OF DIFFERENCE to my child,my husband and ME! It WORKS !!!~BUT you have to PUT IN THE TIME to track EVERYTHING YOU EAT and all the exercise YOU PUT IN to MAKE IT WORK!!! I make GOOD FOOD CHOICES and have days where I make BAD FOOD CHOICES and really, YOU CAN DO IT! STREAKS help KEEP YOU MOTIVATED and that is why I DO THEM!!! Report

PATTYMCGRAW

After 6 years on this site, I'm still learning new things. Thanks. Report

LUNARRACOON

Hi spark folks!

I'm just curious-- is there anyway to set up streaks for "5 out of 7"-- or customize to your schedule?

As I work on computers all day, my weekends are exclusive NO ONLINE time-- so I never get any streaks, but would love to customize my page so that I can feel motivated to login and interact monday-friday....

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SNOWWALKER

If it wasn't for spark streaks, I know I wouldn't keep going. Who would have known that such a simple concept of "I'm on a streak, can't break it," would keep me on track. I have tried so many times to lose weight and always have gained it back. I know this time will be different because this time I am using all the tools. Thank you Spark Guy for caring about me. Report

BEESONAMY

This is a great tool for me. I can do anything for 10 minutes (well, most anything!) I love SP!!! Report

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Jen received her master's degree in health promotion and education from the University of Cincinnati. A mom and avid runner, she is an ACE-certified personal trainer, health coach and medical exercise specialist, with additional certifications in behavior change, functional training and senior fitness. She is also a RRCA-certified running coach. See all of Jen's articles.