in addition to new health and fitness tracking, Google Fit has been updated with an all-new design and UI as well. Image: Google
For easily identified activities like walking or biking, Google says Fit can automatically track your activity. However, for other stuff, Google says the app has also been upgraded with data on more than 120 other activities in hopes of enabling the service to gather more accurate fitness data.
But potentially the best part about Google Fit is that it will also share data with other major fitness apps, including Strava, My Fitness Pal, Runkeeper, and Endomodo, while also pulling in new data from a supported Wear OS smartwatch, which could help prevent your apps from needing to fight over your wellness stats.
Finally, to help ensure that people don’t fall off the wagon, the Fit app also includes a coaching function with customized tips on how to earn more Heart Points and how to set and and adjust goals for people who want to increase their fitness over time.
Honestly, these changes make a lot of sense, because by gamifying health and fitness, there’s a much better chance Google will be able to keep people conscious and invested in their health and well being. And what’s more, with its enhanced integration with Wear OS, the new Fit app adds more weight to the rumors that we’re going to see Google release some kind of Pixel watch (or even a “Google Coach”) later this fall alongside new phones and potentially other devices.
The update for Fit should roll out to Android users sometime over the next week.