EveryMove Review: Fitness App Rewards Your Every Move

Do you need to get moving but have a hard time staying motivated?

What if an iPhone app displays fun graphic reports of all your workouts and daily movements? What if you can earn badges and unlock bonuses, join a community of like-minded peeps, and best of all EARN free goodies just for staying fit?

EveryMove is a FREE iPhone/android app that rewards you for being active.

EveryMove is on a mission to reward people for moving toward better health. By entering your activities (or syncing with a fitness tracking app you’re already using like Fitbit, Jawbone UP, Bodymedia Fit, etc.) you earn points , receive active day bonuses and fun motivating badges. Best of all, use your points to earn rewards like discounts from national brands or use your points to make charitable donations!

EveryMove is simple to use.

Simply sync EveryMove with a fitness tracker you are already using and it seamlessly loads your data and awards you points. Some of the more popular devices it works with are MyFitnessPal, Bodymedia Fit, FitBit, Jawbone UP, the Nike+ Running app and many more.

Or, manually enter your activities from their extensive database of movements.

I’ve synced with three apps, but EveryMove can sync with tons of apps and devices.

EveryMove is a community of like-minded people.

Not only can you share your activities and rewards with your Facebook and Twitter friends, you can track your progress against others with EveryMove’s Leaderboards. Invite your friends and family to join you and cheer on their progress!

Earn activity points for HUNDREDS of different activities.

Yes, you will earn points for walking, running and lifting weights. But you can also chalk up more activity points for non-fitness activities like cooking, yardwork or cleaning house. Play an instrument? You can earn points for playing guitar – woo hoo!

These activities were entered manually from EveryMove’s huge database.

Activity points = rewards!

We all like freebies, right? The points you accumulate on EveryMove earn you rewards, like deep discounts on name brand products, or even charitable donations. One of the rewards I earned was donating $1 to cancer research. It feels good to know that just my normal activities can go to a good cause.

EveryMove sparks friendly competition.

There is a Leaderboard where you can compare your standings with everyone, or you can filter to see your progress with people “like you,” those in the same city, sharing the same employer or gym. This feature appeals to my competitive spirit. How can I be in 8^th place for points earned this month among people in my city? Time to go for a walk, grab my guitar or dust the knick knacks. Literally “every move” helps you earn more points!

8th place? I’d better get moving!

Limitations

While it is simple and effortless to sync EveryMove with my Bodymedia Fit, I don’t earn as many points as I would if I entered them manually. The Bodymedia Fit calculates all the calories I burn (so doing housework and playing guitar are figured into the calorie burn), but the only data it syncs with EveryMove are the steps I take. So essentially activities like yoga, pilates, and channeling my inner rock goddess do NOT figure into my EveryMove points. EveryMove may not accurately reflect how active I truly was on a given day.

It’s a trade-off – more points equals more time invested by me entering those points, or do essentially NOTHING and rack up points and earn discounts and freebies or charitable donations.

Being a super busy person, I choose to let my competitive spirit chill a bit and just let Bodymedia Fit do all the work syncing my data. I’ll play guitar for fun – not for points!

The verdict?

There is really no reason not to take EveryMove for a test drive. If you already have an activity tracker like a Fitbit or Nike+, your data will automatically sync. So do NOTHING and earn discounts and rewards.

If you choose to enter in your activities manually you will not only get the same rewards, but will be motivated by the cool badges, charts and leaderboards.