Google Fit

Google Fit is a comprehensive health-tracking app that helps you maintain your wellness goals.

Overview

Google Fit is a fitness app developed by Google for Android devices. It is designed to help users track their physical activities, set fitness goals, and monitor their progress. It integrates with a wide range of other fitness apps and devices, providing a comprehensive overview of a user's health and wellness.

Features

Activity Tracking: Google Fit uses sensors in your Android device to automatically track various types of physical activities such as walking, running, and biking. It can also manually track other types of activities like weightlifting or yoga.

Goal Setting: The app allows you to set personal fitness goals based on steps, time, distance, calories burned, or Heart Points. Google Fit uses American Heart Association and World Health Organization recommendations to guide users in setting Heart Points goals.

Data Visualization: Google Fit provides detailed data visualization of your activities. You can view daily, weekly, and monthly summaries of your activities in easy-to-understand charts and graphs.

Integration: It integrates with a wide range of other fitness apps and devices, such as Strava, Runkeeper, and many more. This allows you to have a comprehensive view of your health data in one place.

Performance

Google Fit performs well on most Android devices. The app uses minimal battery power, even when running in the background for activity tracking. Some users have reported minor issues with the accuracy of step counting, particularly when carrying out tasks such as mowing the lawn. The app doesn't support in-built blood pressure monitoring; however, you can manually input the data.

User Experience

The Google Fit app has a clean and user-friendly interface. It is easy to navigate, making it simple for users to find information about their activities and progress towards their goals. It also provides a motivational aspect, helping users to maintain their fitness levels or lose weight, as noted in the user reviews.

Pros

• Automatically tracks a wide range of activities
• Allows goal setting based on various parameters
• Provides detailed data visualization of activities
• Integrates with a wide range of other fitness apps and devices

Cons

• Some users have reported minor issues with step count accuracy
• Doesn't support in-built blood pressure monitoring

• Measure your heart rate and respiratory rate using just your phone camera (selected devices)

• Turn up the tempo of your walks with paced walking in Workouts

• Find all of your health and wellness data in the Browse tab

• Minor bug fixes and UI improvement