Apps to help you with healthy activity and healthy choices.

C25K

C25K takes beginners from couch potatoes to 5 kilometre distance runners in eight weeks. Tailored for first time runners.

  • Alternate between walking and running until you build strength.
  • Designed for people who are just starting running.
  • Eight-week long plan.
  • You work out three times a week, ideally with breaks between days.
  • Each session is 30-40 minutes long including warm-up and cool-down.

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Carrot rewards

Improve your knowledge to earn points by completing quizzes on healthy living topics such as:

  • Nutrition, meal planning and grocery shopping.

  • Physical activity.

  • Mental well-being and the connection between physical and mental health.

  • Low-risk drinking and smoke-free environments.

  • Clinic visits and regular flu shots.

And you can be rewarded for the steps you take each day.

healthyfamiliesbc.ca

Map My Walk

A fitness tracking application that enables you to use the built-in GPS of your mobile device to track all of your fitness activities. Record your workout details, including duration, distance, pace, speed, elevation, calories burned and route traveled on an interactive map.

You can even effortlessly save and upload your workout data to MapMyWalk where you can view your route workout data, and comprehensive workout history.

mapmywalk.com/app