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Apps that let friends keep tabs on your health could help you stick to a fitness regimen. But don't overshare.

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Editor's note: Brenna Ehrlich and Andrea Bartz are the sarcastic brains behind humor blog and book "Stuff Hipsters Hate." Got a question about etiquette in the digital world? Contact them at netiquette@cnn.com.

(CNN) -- It's summer, and months after you made that vow to finally get fit, healthy and bikini-ready, you're actually going at it, sweating it up at the gym or jogging around your 'hood before work.

After all, your annual Fourth of July my-in-laws-will-judge-how-I-look-in-a-bathing-suit-a-thon is approaching. We support your attempts to live healthily -- really, we do.

But here's the thing: We don't care about your personal mission nearly as much as you do.

Anyone who's seen those peppy late-night infomercials, while fumbling around the bottom of a Lay's bag for the last greasy crumbs, knows that myriad technologies exist to help you get in shape. And there's nothing wrong with tapping into tech's social power to gain support and encouragement as you go from couch potato to stud.

But care must be employed when mixing fitness and social media. Read on for three web/workout Fails, plus better approaches for staying connected as you get there.

Seven tech-behavior faults that aren't so bad

Fit Flop No. 1: Posting the following on Facebook: "The plan: 3-mile run/walk splits on Monday, 45-minute swim on Tuesday, Zumba class plus 20 minutes on the Erg machine on Wednesday, 8-mile bike ride on Thursday, rest on Saturday, Hatha yoga on Sunday. PUMPED for this week!!!"

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Fitness and social media: Don't overdo it

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