How can Health & Fitness apps use location? Here’s a case study.

Jenny spent the last few months on her couch, recovering from a car accident. During that time of inactivity, she packed on a few extra pounds. She decides to use a weight loss app to help her get back on track with her fitness and nutrition goals. She uses the app to search for low-fat recipes, tags her favorites and uses the map view to see recipes tagged as favorites in her area. She likes reading reviews from other users in her area on the best restaurants serving low-cal menu options. She tagged an interesting article she found in the app called 'The Best and Worst Picks from a Vending Machine' that she posted to her Facebook page to share with her friends. She finds the community aspect in the app very helpful in reaching her weight loss goals, and likes being able to see the map of other users in her city. When she’s looking for a tennis partner to help burn a few calories, she can find the courts that other users frequent the most.

Local Faves Features for Heath & Fitness Apps

• Check-in to the gym or tennis court via a weight loss app
• See map of where your favorite fitness activities are happening around you
• See what the most popular fitness activities are in your area
• See user-submitted gym & fitness class reviews on a map
• Connect with other users in your area with similar fitness interests
• Tag fitness activities for future use and view other users ‘wish lists’ for recommendations, meet-ups and running clubs, etc.
• See the most popular fitness activities/gyms in Boston vs. LA
• Set push notifications to be alerted when someone is working out nearby
• Tag your favorite fitness activities, log your runs and track your calories and post them to your Facebook & Twitter