Take a Walk 1.7
Device: iOS iPhone
Category: Healthcare & Fitness
Price: $1.99 -> $.99, Version: 1.7 (iTunes)
Description:To perform some form of daily exercise instead of none at all, have a major impact on health.
The problem is often motivation or lack of a trigging signal.
Do You need that little extra push to perform some basic physical training?
If Yes, then this App can really help You.
START COLLECTING GOLD STARS BY TAKING A DAILY WALK!
Let us introduce You to Bobby, Your little personal trainer that will make his best to make You start taking a daily walk.
If You one day happen to forget it, Bobby will notify You with an encouraging message and he will also place a red number on the App Icon.
You will be reminded with a message only once a day at a configurable time.
You will be reminded even if the App isn't running!
YOU HAVE TO TAKE A DAILY WALK TO AVOID THE REMINDER MESSAGES AND THE IRRITATING RED NUMBER ON THE APP ICON.
By default the initial goal for You is to walk 1 km/ml per day.
(NOTE: Unit in either US miles or km is configurable)
If You fulfill this goal, You earn a Gold Star.
If You walk 2 km or ml, You earn a second Gold Star and You are one day ahead of schedule and You can skip the next days walk.
Transportations above a certain speed is not allowed, so it is not possible to record a car trip to earn the Gold Star.
If You rather prefer jogging or cycling, just change the daily distance and You are on.
. Friendly and easy to use user interface.
. Daily distance and start day is configurable
among other details.
. Weekly calendar where information of each daily
exercise is displayed.
. Excused absence can be set.
. The daily walking paths can be viewed on a map.
. The speed and altitudes are plotted in a graph.
. The app is running in the background so You
can listen to music, talk in the phone etc
during the walk.
. The distance unit is either km or US miles.
. Monday or Sunday first day or week.
. The App uses the iPhone positioning functionality
which consume more battery power than normal.
You will be notified if You forget to press the
stop button.
. No data is transferred outside the iPhone in this
version
Important note:
Before You buy this App, please verify that You can receive accurate position information by running the standard iPhone Maps application.
Disclaimer:
Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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