Last updated 29/09/2026
OwnCoach is a tracker, not medical advice. It records what you enter and shows it back to you as totals, trends, streaks and progress. It doesn't diagnose, treat or prevent any condition.
Talk to a professional first
Check with a doctor or another qualified professional before you make a significant change to your diet or training, especially if you:
- are pregnant or breastfeeding;
- have, or have had, a medical condition such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure or an injury;
- take medication;
- are under 18 or older than 65;
- plan to lose or gain a lot of weight.
Food and calories
Calorie and nutrient numbers are estimates. They depend on what you enter, on package labels and on the Open Food Facts database, which volunteers maintain. Numbers can be wrong or incomplete. Nutrient targets are the ones you set yourself, and OwnCoach doesn't judge whether they suit you.
Weight and goals
Goals, progress bars and streaks are there to keep you motivated. They are not a recommendation for how much weight to lose or gain, or how fast. Daily weight naturally moves up and down, so look at the trend rather than a single day.
Training
Exercise carries a risk of injury. The instructions in the exercise library are general descriptions, not a personal programme and not a replacement for a trainer or physiotherapist. Warm up, use a weight you can control, and stop straight away if you feel pain, dizziness, chest pain or shortness of breath.
Eating disorders
Tracking food and weight isn't right for everyone. If logging makes you anxious, or if you have or have had an eating disorder, please talk to a professional before you use OwnCoach, and stop using it if it doesn't do you good.
Emergencies
OwnCoach can't help in an emergency. If you think you have a medical emergency, call 112 in Europe, 911 in the United States, or your local emergency number.
Your responsibility
You decide what you eat and how you train. Using OwnCoach doesn't create a relationship with a doctor, dietitian or coach. As far as the law allows, we aren't responsible for choices you make based on what the app shows you.
Contact
OwnCoach is based in the Netherlands. For anything about this document, write to admin@owncoach.app. We reply within 30 days.