App Challenge: Move More. Stress Less.

App Challenge:  Move more. Stress less.
In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month in May
May 1 - May 31

You can take an active role in improving your overall physical and mental well-being by including daily walks in your regular routine.  Walking improves your mood, reduces stress, burns calories to maintain or obtain a healthy weight, lowers blood pressure to improve heart health, boosts cognitive function, stimulates digestion, improves your sleep and so much more!

Let’s walk together to benefit our hearts, bodies and minds. Remember, exercise is one of the best ways to keep your body healthy and release stress. Grab a friend, your dog, a favorite playlist or podcast, or simply walk in silent reflection and let’s get walking!
 

Goal: Embrace the many benefits of intentional daily movement by tracking in the Y app a minimum of 100 miles (approx. 3.5 miles or approx. 8000 steps per day) over four weeks to make daily walks a regular part of your wellness routine.  *Miles counted towards the challenge will be limited to no more than 7 miles per day.

• RCY:  Participants receive 5 points towards Y App Rewards for joining and 10 app points for completing the challenge!
   

How to register: Visit the Challenges tile on our phone app. Select Move More.  Stress Less Challenge then select Join Challenge. Don’t have our free phone app? Download it today by searching ‘River Crossing YMCA’ in the Google Play or Apple App store for YBHC
Tip:  By linking your wearable apps to the Y app, such as Fitbit, MyZone, Garmin, or Runkeeper, your tracked workouts will automatically be uploaded to the Y app without needing to manually enter them in!

To sync workouts from Apple iPhone to Y app: 

1. Open up the River Crossing YMCA App
2. Go into the Connected Apps tile
3. Click on ‘Connect’ at the top to Connect Apple Health
4. Click on Open Apple Health app
5. Click ‘Turn All On’ at the top to sync with the Y app

Or if these steps don’t work you can try this:

1. Open up the Y app
2. Click on workouts
3. Under Quick Actions, click on Take xCapture
4. Open up your workout that you completed on your apple watch, make sure the Time, Calories and Distance numbers are in focus and take a picture
5. Allow 24 hours for the workout to generate on the Y app
    

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