NHS Active 10 Walking Tracker

Department of Health and Social Care (Digital)

About this app

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:

• Track all your walking and how many minutes were brisk (10 brisk minutes = Active 10)
• Earn rewards for every brisk minute achieved throughout the day - perfect for those starting from low levels of activity
• Use Pace Checker to see what brisk walking feels like
• Set goals to keep motivated and help you progress
• 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 lifestyle

BRISK WALKING BENEFITS YOUR HEALTH

We 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 10's are simple to fit into your day, from taking the dog out to going for a lunchtime walk there are lots 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

Ratings and reviews

Same story with the Active 10 app. I turned it and my fitbit on. I walked for 17 minutes. Active 10 says I walked 5 and 4 were brisk. I've already gone to my settings and marked off to allow it past the battery saving mode; so that shouldn't be the problem. I've also had it be accurate a time or two, so again, that shouldn't be the problem. I would like to run an accurate version of this. Continuing-just got back from 11 minute walk. APP says 4 minutes, one brisk.. ;(

Better if it recorded consistent data from related apps, like Google Fit and Fitbit, instead of saying it's been unable to record it if you haven't accessed the app in 5 days. It would be beneficial to provide incentives to access the app & not lose data, rather than punishing people after the fact if they haven't. Even if people haven't done the full 10 mins, it would be better to say, "well done for doing (these mins), your average is 70%" and "now you've only got (these mins) to go" B4 EOD

This app has definitely spurred me on to move more. Love reaching a target and going beyond, to gain another trophy ! However, I'm beginning to doubt its accuracy, as some recent walks have definitely been over 10 mins brisk, but app has not picked up the movements? Wed 24 Sept, I've done 289 mins of brisk walking, yet it's showing 19 x 10 trophies, which just doesn't make sense ? However, that ratio of walking/brisk walking is improving, which is good.

What’s new

This version includes a privacy policy update along with a range of security and accessibility improvements and bug fixes to improve your experience.