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Google adds challenges to Fit just in time for New Year's resolutions
It's almost January 1st and you are once again promising yourself that this will be the year you finally get into shape. This time around, Google is looking to help with new challenges in the recently redesigned Google Fit app. The 30-day long events task you with earning points by staying active and will keep you moving enough to meet your New Year's resolution.
How tech did (and didn't) help the Engadget staff lose weight
Last September, I received some rather sobering news from my doctor. My glucose levels showed that I had prediabetes, putting me in danger of developing the real thing if I didn't alter my diet and my lifestyle. Seeing as I have a family history of the disease (both my father and grandfather had it), I knew things had to change. So I set out to reduce my intake of sugar and refined carbohydrates as well as establish an actual workout routine. But that wasn't quite enough; I needed something else to motivate me. A few conversations with coworkers later, the Engadget Fitness Challenge was born.
