Google Fit is the Google platform available on smartwatches managed by Wear OS that allows us to have a total control over all the physical activity we do in the day to day, whether walking, running, in the gym….
Google launched this application for Android four years ago, an application that has only been available on that platform. Fortunately for users that a smartwatch managed by Android Wear, that application it has also just landed on Apple's iOS platform.
As we can read in the description of the application, Google has worked with the WHO (World Health Organization) and the American Heart Association to offer us two activity goals that can improve our health. We are talking about active minutes and cardio points.
Active minutes wants prevent us from continuing to lead a sedentary life. Earn active minutes for each activity you do throughout the day, making small daily changes to improve your health, such as leaving the elevator and using the stairs, going for a walk every day ...
Activities that accelerate your heart rate offer benefits for cardiovascular health as well as mental well-being. For every minute of moderate activity we do, we will get twice as many points as doing our normal life. Taking 30-minute brisk walks will help us reduce the risks of cardiovascular disease.
Google Fit is compatible with most devices and applications that we can use on a day-to-day basis to monitor our activity, applications that are also compatible with the Apple Health application. Some of the applications compatible with Runkeeper, Strava, MyFitnessPal ...
Google Fit is available completely free of charge Through the link that I leave at the end of this article and it only requires a Gmail account to be able to use it and thus manage all our data on any other mobile device.