[1]Fit Brains [1] has released a new iPhone app [2] that encourages you to get walking. Available as a free download, Arookoo: Walk+Game [3] is a breakthrough app that makes it fun to walk because every step counts.
This new app and its companion web site turns walking into a game by sending you on fun challenges that motivate you to move around your city. Arookoo [4]rewards you for increasing the amount of steps you walk each day by completing a wide variety of fun activities, including:
- Fun Walking Challenges and GPS Map-based Scavenger Hunts – Arookoo’s strong game layer makes walking fun through imaginative walking challenges, collectable GPS-map rewards, and a loads of special awards to earn
- Daily Team Challenges with Friends – Invite friends to join your team or compete against you, and help each other stay motivated
- Healthy Calorie & Distance Tracking – Want to go deeper? Improve your health by setting personal walking goals, tracking distance, burning calories, and more
- Is always with you – Arookoo automatically tracks your walking, making it easy to walk and take more steps to a healthier you