Updated
Updated · CNET · May 31
Apple Offers 5K Apple Watch Badge for June 3 Global Running Day
Updated
Updated · CNET · May 31

Apple Offers 5K Apple Watch Badge for June 3 Global Running Day

3 articles · Updated · CNET · May 31

Summary

  • Apple Watch users can earn a limited-edition digital badge by logging a 5K run, walk or treadmill workout before midnight on June 3.
  • Any app that writes workouts to Apple Health qualifies, though Apple says using the built-in Workout app is the safest way to have the badge appear immediately in Fitness.
  • The reward is digital only, but Apple is using the event to spotlight watch running tools including pace alerts, heart-rate zones, Race Route and Training Load.
  • Fitness Plus is also tying into Global Running Day with running-focused programs such as Run Your First 5K, Yoga for Runners and interval treadmill sessions.

Insights

Is Apple's gamified wellness creating healthier people or just a more profitable, dependent ecosystem?
Are digital badges powerful health motivators or just participation trophies that devalue real athletic achievement?