If there are New Year’s resolutions we can all get behind, they’re ones that relate to your health. Google hopes you actually stick to those resolutions with Google Fit and its #GetFitWithGoogle campaign.
The main component of the new campaign is the upcoming 30-day challenge. Starting January 1, the challenge nets you Heart Points from activities that you log or actively track with Google Fit. The app offers encouragement over the course of the month.
Google also teamed up with 36 influencers from nine countries to show how they get their Heart Points. You can use the hashtag #GetFitWithGoogle on Instagram and YouTube to see how others approach the 30-day challenge and offer your own tips.
You can sign up for Google Fit’s 30-day challenge in the app. Once you see the card for the challenge, tap Learn more and then Sign me up to get a reminder for when the challenge begins.
Introduced alongside the Google Fit refresh over the summer, a Heart Point is Google’s metric to assess how much exercising you get done. For example, biking for 30 minutes net you 30 Heart Points. Any physical activity results in Heart Points, but more rigorous activities will net you more Heart Points.
The American Heart Association (AHA) and World Health Organization (WHO) recommend that you hit 150 Heart Points each week. As such, Google’s 30-day Google Fit challenge looks to accomplish two things: have people meet the suggested amount of weekly exercise and get more people to use Google Fit and its Heart Point system.