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
• Create an account using NHS login to secure your data, access personalised walking plans and receive motivating monthly emails.

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

A once great app now totally ruined. don't bother with this app, it's absolute junk nowadays. When will developers ever understand what customers really want, a simple to use app that you don't have to integrate with other stuff like Health Connect, Google Fit etc, I don't give a stuff about them, I just want the app to work like it once did, ie well! Uninstalling today I'm afraid. I'll find another that actually works.

Third time losing my progress data. I've been using app for several years and check it many times a day to see how I'm doing. (I preferred your older format which showed how much/what time each walk consisted of). No response to queries about moving my several years of data to new android mobile. (Data had previously been lost from my old mobile and took ages for me to get it reinstated.

Perfect for me. Just 10 minutes of continuous brisk walking earns praise. If it's not brisk, you don't earn the reward, so I'm constantly aware not to walk very slowly. I usually do 3 batches in a row, setting my timer for 35 minutes, just in case i should go too slow. I'm an older person, and i appreciate the brisk pace rather than counting steps like so many apps do.

What’s new

This version introduces optional account creation using NHS login. Creating an account unlocks personalised walking plans, monthly email summaries of your progress and stores your data safely and securely in the cloud so that you never lose your progress.