Track Activity with Your Phone

 Want to track your activity for Motion Connected but don’t have a wearable device? You can use your smartphone! Tracking activity has several benefits. It allows you to participate in activity challenges, gain accountability for your personal movement goals, and earn daily activity points. Tracking steps with your smartphone can be as easy as carrying your phone in your pocket when you go for walks, shop for groceries, or do housework—something you’re probably doing already. 

 Both the Apple Health app on iPhone and the Google Fit app on Android phones will track steps automatically using sensors in the phone. Setting up these apps is simple: all iPhones come with the Apple Health app pre-installed, so if you have an iPhone, you’re already tracking steps. If you have an Android phone, you can download the Google Fit app for free from the Play Store and create an account. Once Google Fit is set up, you can sync your activity data to Motion Connected using the Health Connect app.

From there, simply link your app (the Apple Health app or Health Connect app) to the Motion Connected app and carry your phone on you when you are active. Full instructions are available at the links below.

                    iPhone- Linking Apple Health to Motion Connected >

                    Android- Linking Google Fit to Motion Connected >

To sync your activity data from Health Connect or the Apple Health app, open the Motion Connected app often or at least once every 30 days to keep your account up to date with your data. Unlike Garmin or Fitbit connections, data does not sync to Motion Connected automatically.