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RunKeeper’s Android app gets an update: Leaderboards, Facebook, in-app messaging

RunKeeper’s Android app gets an update: Leaderboards, Facebook, in-app messaging

One of our favourite workout tracking services, RunKeeper, has given its Android app an update this week, including new leaderboards, Facebook integration and in-app messaging features. The RunKeeper team has made a number of updates and added features to its iOS app recently, but Android fell behind, well until now that is. From today both Android and iOS users can integrate Facebook, meaning they’ll be able to see which contacts and Facebook friends are actively using the … Read entire article »

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RunKeeper app gets new training plans and coaching

RunKeeper app gets new training plans and coaching

Popular fitness app RunKeeper has had a host of updates this week, which mean that users can now access more free training plans and coaching advice than ever before. RunKeeper has always offered tailored advice and training programmes to paying users, but now the team behind the app has realised that because people get much better results when they have a strict plan that they have to stick to and specific advice, they’re opened up a … Read entire article »

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Top 5 running apps for the iPhone: Nike, Zombies, Garmin

Top 5 running apps for the iPhone: Nike, Zombies, Garmin

The Olympics are on TV, making everyone feel energetic and totally into sport and it’s not raining (much) outside, so there’s never been a better time to get off your settee, move away from your computer, put some trainers on and get running, outside, where the human beings are. Of course we can’t give you a tech solution that motivates you or hits that cookie out of your hand (maybe one day), but we can give … Read entire article »

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RunKeeper gets social with ‘Healthy’ button

RunKeeper gets social with ‘Healthy’ button

‘Tweet’ and ‘Like’ buttons can be found on pretty much every content site we visit nowadays. Well now, thanks to the fitness-tracking app Runkeeper, the ‘Healthy’ button will now be joining them.  The fitness-tracking app launched a Healthy button and bookmarklet on Monday that gives it a social network feel. Users can now add content to their RunKeeper newsfeeds directly from sites that install the Healthy button. Although RunKeeper started out simply tracking users runs, its vision … Read entire article »

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