Sunday, February 3, 2013

Track Your Fitness Activity With Runkeeper | Fitness App For Android

Runkeeper for android is a fitness activity tracking app that uses GPS signals to track the distance covered by you during cardiovascular exercises.These exercises include running,cycling,walking,swimming etc.Runkeeper for android measures the distance using a GPS while you run.So it will tell you how much distance have you covered,your current pace,calories burnt and the distance covered.To use this app you need a working data connection and most of all an android device with built in GPS.

Runkeeper for android can be as an alternative to expensive GPS watches and it works well with any android phone.The most widely use of this app comes into play while running on a track to measure your running activity.

How To Use Runkeeper For Android

1. Download and install runkeeper for android from google’s play store.
2. After installing it open it.It will ask you to create an account but you can skip this step by clicking “I’ll do this later”.
3. After this the main dashboard will open like the picture below.


4. You need to enable the GPS of your android phone and wait till the GPS signal is found.
5. You can select the activity type like running,walking,cycling etc from the “Activity Type” menu.After selecting activity type click “Start Activity”.


6. You will see an activity monitor like this picture below which will tell you the time,current pace,total distance and calories burnt.
7. You can stop or pause the activity anytime whenever you want.

Settings For Runkeeper For Android

1. Click the wrench icon on the top right to access settings.
2. Select “Audio Cues” then click “Time Trigger”.You can select any time interval after which you will be notified by the app about your fitness activity.For example if you choose 1 minute then you will be notified about your activity every 1 minute.
3. Then click “Distance Trigger” and select desired distance interval and check all the options below “Audio Cue”.
4. Now go back and click “Units Preference” and select “Km”.
5. In profile settings you can enter your personal details and you can share your runkeeper activity on facebook but you have to register for a runkeeper account to do this.

Benefits Of Runkeeper For Android

1. Best alternative to expensive GPS watches to track fitness activity by using your android phone.
2. Measures fitness activity in realtime with GPS accuracy.
3. It can be used to monitor almost any cardiovascular activity via android device.

This is a guest post by Abhishek who writes at PCNEXUS. He mostly write for android and also covers topics like blogging,seo,tricks & tips and gaming.

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