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Google Fit Activity Tracker App Released for iPhone

Posted April 24, 2019 at 5:19pm by iClarified · 8770 views
Google has released a new Google Fit app for the iPhone which helps you track your workouts, monitor your goals, and build a journal of your activity.

Apps you connect to Apple Health, such as Sleep Cycle, Nike Run Club and Headspace, sync with Google Fit to provide a holistic view of your health and show the Heart Points and Move Minutes you earn through other activities. And whether you own an Apple Watch or Wear OS by Google smartwatch, Google Fit keeps track of your workout sessions. With your journal, you’ll get a snapshot of the things that you do to help you get better sleep, be more mindful and get more active.

Google Fit worked with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the American Heart Association (AHA) to introduce two new activity goals that can help improve your health: Move Minutes and Heart Points.

● Move Minutes: When it comes to your health, it’s important to move more and sit less. Earn Move Minutes for all of your activity and get motivated to make small, healthier changes throughout your day, like taking the stairs instead of the elevator or catching up with a friend over a walk instead of a coffee.

● Heart Points: Activities that get your heart pumping harder have tremendous health benefits for your heart and mind. You’ll earn one Heart Point for each minute of moderate activity like picking up the pace when walking your dog, and double points for more intense activities like running. It takes just 30-minutes of brisk walking five days a week to reach the AHA and WHO’s recommended amount of physical activity shown to reduce the risk of heart disease, improve sleep, and increase overall mental wellbeing.



FEATURES:
TRACK YOUR WORKOUTS FROM YOUR PHONE OR WATCH
Get insights and see stats for your runs, walks, and bike rides. Google Fit will use your phone or smartwatch sensors to record your heart rate, speed, pace, route, and more.

MONITOR YOUR GOALS
See your daily progress on your Heart Points and Move Minutes. Meeting your goals all the time? Based on your activity and goal progress, Google Fit will help you adjust them, so that you can keep challenging yourself to achieve a healthy heart and mind.

MAKE EVERY MOVE COUNT
All physical activity can help you lead a healthier life, and with Google Fit you can track it all in one place. Working with your favorite fitness apps and devices, Google Fit builds a journal of your activity and gives you personalized goals to aim for. And to make sure Fit never misses a workout, you can manually add any activity your other apps didn’t track - from Aerobics to Zumba!

GET COACHING THAT FITS YOU
Get customized tips and actionable coaching, like help to adjust your goals based on your activity.

CONNECT WITH YOUR FAVORITE APPS AND DEVICES
Google Fit can show you info from many of your favorite apps and devices that are compatible with Apple Health to give you a holistic view of your health, so you’ll never lose track of your progress. These include Lifesum, Runkeeper, Strava, MyFitnessPal, Headspace, and more.

CHECK IN AT ANYTIME, FROM ANYWHERE
See a snapshot of your activity history across Google Fit and your integrated apps in the your journal.

You can download Google Fit from the App Store for free.

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