NHS Active 10 Walking Tracker
by Department of Health and Social Care (Digital)
🗂️ Health & Fitness
Version 5.4.1
đź“… Updated January 21, 2022
Active 10 shows you when you are walking quickly enough to get health benefits.
Features NHS Active 10 Walking Tracker
Healthy changes start with little changes.
Whether you want to lose weight, get more active or improve your mood, Better Health and Active 10 will be here to support you reach your health goals.There has never been a better time to kickstart your health.KEY FEATURES:• Tracks all your walking and how many minutes were brisk• Rewards every brisk minute achieved throughout the day, so perfect for those starting from low levels of activity• Promotes goal setting to help keep you motivated and help you progress• Store and view up to 12 months of your walking activity, to see how far you have come• Discover loads of hints and tips on achieving a healthier lifestyleBRISK WALKING BENEFITS YOUR HEALTHWe all know how important it is to be active.
The good news is you don’t have to go to the gym or start expensive fitness programmes, walking briskly counts too!Just ten minutes of brisk walking every day can get your heart pumping and can make you feel more energetic, as well as lowering your risk of serious illnesses like heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
Going for a brisk walk is a great way to clear your head and improve your mood.Active 10s are simple to fit into your day, from taking the dog out to going for a lunchtime walk there are lot of opportunities to include brisk walking into your daily routine.This app relies on your phone’s inbuilt sensors to measure your activity so you may experience varying levels of accuracy especially in older devices/operating systems.
To improve accuracy, we recommend keeping your phone in a pocket close to your body rather than in a loose coat pocket or bag.If you have any feedback on how we can improve the app please send it to BetterHealth We continue to monitor and make improvement on the apps performance and stability.
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What Our Users Say
Don't just take our word for it. Here's what our users have to say about our Android app.
"Not great at detecting any of my walks accurately. I have bought a pedometer that I clip onto my trousers waistband instead. I decided to delete this app as so demoralising :-("
Teresa Smith
"I have walked 1 mile in 15 minutes and apparently I had done only 3 minutes of brisk walking. Had this app around 2 years ago and it worked then, gone downhill since then it seems."
Adela Hreceniuc
"Started off great, having issues with brisk results like the majority.Have uninstalled not fit for purpose after about 2.5 week's.Have installed again, seems to be working ok,sofar so good"
George Shipstone
"This app is just not well thought. IT is just ignored to record fast walking. Today I walked 4km in 37 mins, but it showed only 11mins of that as brisk walk. Worse yesterday I worked even faster but it didn't record properly. The distance I walk have been the same in the last 4 months, albeit in less time now. Although the app'searly encouragement and rewards motivated me to walk more and faster, not recording progress is DISAPPOINTING. WORSE, it devalued my walk. Please review it."
The Liberal Thinker
"This used to work well at first but last August they updated it and I lost all my awards. Then worked ok for a while but today I've been to the supermarket and spent 40 minutes walking round the store and it's says I've not walked at all today."
Peter Tedstone
"Loved it to start with, but now find it is not recording brisk walking, faster than previous walks which it had recognised. So from being very motivating, I now find the app disappointing and demotivating. Such a shame. It is also disappointing to see others have had the same issues."
Sarah Chalkley
"I've just walked for 36 minutes with my wife. It registered her as 36 min with 31 min brisk (fair, as we had to wait to cross roads a couple of times), but mine registered 40 min total with zero brisk!"
Dave Jasper
"not always packing up steps"
Barbara Jansz
"Really liked this app when I first installed it and found it motivational but like others I've found it isn't recording all of my brisk walking lately. I walked for 30 minutes the other day and it only picked up 10 minutes in the app. Needs an upgrade."
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"The app takes a while to settle, and can be disheartening at first when you put in some effort to be recorded as zero brisk minutes."
Richard Tattersall
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