Steps
Use supported daily step activity
Google Health Challenges
Google Health challenges that turn Android activity into friendly competition.
Connect supported Google and Android health activity to Strive, then use it in challenges with friends, family, coworkers or mixed iPhone-and-Android groups.
Distance
Compete on walking and running distance
Exercise
Track compatible exercise activity
Google Health Challenges
Bring supported Google and Android activity into a shared challenge.
Strive can use authorized activity from supported Google/Android health sources, including Health Connect, so Android users can participate in social fitness challenges without manually entering everyday movement.
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Connect supported health data
Authorize Strive to read the fitness information you choose to share.
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Use activity in challenges
Steps, distance and other supported activity can contribute to compatible competitions.
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Compete across devices
Challenge participants do not all need to use the same phone or wearable ecosystem.
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Follow live rankings
See synced challenge data reflected in Strive leaderboards.
How Google Health Challenges Work
Connect activity once, then let the challenge follow your progress.
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Connect Strive
On a supported Android setup, grant permission for Strive to access the health and fitness data you choose to share.
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Choose a challenge
Create or join a competition that uses a supported metric such as steps, distance or exercise activity.
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Keep moving
Your activity continues to be captured by the health apps and devices you already use.
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Check the leaderboard
Open Strive to see your ranking, competitor progress and the latest challenge totals.
Beyond a Google Step Challenge
Use Google-connected activity in more than one kind of competition.
Many groups start with steps, but Strive supports multiple challenge formats. Availability of a specific metric depends on what your connected health source provides and what you authorize Strive to read.
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Steps
Create a straightforward Google-connected step challenge.
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Distance
Compare walking and running distance when available.
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Exercise
Use supported exercise-minute activity.
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Calories
Use compatible active-calorie data when available.
Google Health Challenge With Friends
Compete with people who use different fitness ecosystems.
Your group should not have to buy matching watches to compete. Strive is designed to bring supported activity into one challenge experience, whether participants use Android health sources, Apple Health or other supported fitness services.
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Cross-platform groups
Android and iPhone users can participate in the same Strive challenge.
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One leaderboard
Compare challenge progress in Strive instead of checking several device apps.
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Permission-based access
Strive only uses health and fitness information users authorize it to access.
Track • Compete • Connect
Turn synced Android activity into group motivation.
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Track activity.
Follow movement captured by supported health sources and review it across time.
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Compete with friends.
Use the same synced activity in step, distance and other compatible fitness challenges.
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Stay engaged.
Leaderboards and challenge notifications give the group a reason to keep checking in.
Google Health Challenges for Organizations
Include Android users in company fitness challenges.
Strive Group Plans help organizations run shared wellness challenges across a mix of phones and supported fitness platforms, reducing the need to standardize every employee on one wearable.
- Android & iPhone participation
- Shared company leaderboards
- Multiple challenge types
- 5–1,000 employees
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know.
What are Google Health challenges?
Google Health challenges are social fitness competitions that use activity from supported Google or Android health sources. In Strive, authorized data can contribute to challenge tracking and leaderboards.
Does Strive work with Health Connect on Android?
Yes. Strive supports Health Connect on Android for compatible health and fitness data, subject to the permissions and data sources available on the user’s device.
Can I create a Google step challenge with friends?
Yes. When supported step data is available and authorized, Android users can use that activity in Strive step challenges with friends, family or coworkers.
Can Android and iPhone users compete in the same challenge?
Yes. Strive is available on iPhone and Android, allowing participants from different mobile and fitness ecosystems to join the same compatible challenge.
What activity can be used in Google Health challenges?
Supported metrics can include steps, distance, exercise minutes and active-calorie information, depending on what the connected source provides and what the user authorizes.
Does Strive sell Google or Health Connect fitness data?
No. Strive states that it does not sell health and fitness information or use that health data for advertising purposes.
Explore Strive Challenges
Choose the challenge that fits your group.
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01 / WEIGHT LOSS
Weight Loss Challenge
Compare weight-loss percentage, body fat or BMI progress with friends, family or coworkers.
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02 / FITNESS
Fitness Challenge
Compete on steps, distance, exercise minutes, move calories and body measurements.
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03 / ANDROID & GOOGLE
Google Health Challenges
Use supported Google/Android health data in social fitness challenges and leaderboards.
Ready to start? Ready to Strive?
Turn your Google-connected activity into a challenge.
Connect supported Android health data, join your group and use Strive to make everyday movement more social.
