Social app RunKeeper is beneficial tool for active Southern Californians

A great free mobile app that health and fitness enthusiasts could take advantage of is the RunKeeper app. In a location like Southern California which is known to be an area where individuals get the opportunity to be active outdoors all year round this can be very benefical. Many local individuals and visitors can be seen hiking, running, walking and biking throughout many great locations. Wouldn't it be great if their was an app that could enhance your experience and help track your efforts?

Well there's an app for that, the RunKeeper app will analyze and record your progression and your favorite locations to hike, run, walk or bike around. I love this app and recently started using it for my bike rides. Its easy to use and navigate, making it a great app to download for everyone, no need to be tech savvy.

The above screen shot is one of the best features of the RunKeeper app - a visual map of the GPS location your activity was traveled on.

Some other stand-out features are:

  • let other supporters watch live maps of your workouts and races as you go
  • take pictures along the way to share and save while you go
  • measure your progress against your goals and targets
  • turn any activity into a route to do again later
  • integrate your activity data with more than 70 other apps and services including Fitbit, Withings, Zeo, Garmin to get a deeper insight into your overall health

So try it for yourself, download the RunKeeper app and get out their in the world and be active while be smart!

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