Apple’s Earth Day activity challenge returns on April 22nd

Apple will soon be offering its smartwatch users the chance to earn a new special badge, as long as they log 30 or more minutes of exercise on Earth Day. After that you’ll need to get your dancing shoes out for another challenge!

If you complete the workout on Tuesday April 22nd, the tech giant will reward you. You’ll get a shiny new icon in the Activity app and a custom iMessage stickers. As usual, the exercise will need to be recorded in the Fitness app or in any app that can send data to the Health app.

“On April 22, celebrate Earth Day and win this award with any workout of 30 minutes or more. Try to get outside for it!”

The challenge should become visible to Apple Watch owners in the week ahead. It will read something like “Let’s get moving and celebrate the planet” when it becomes available.

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First celebrated back in 1970, Earth Day was founded to demonstrate support for environmental protection. Events in nearly 200 countries are now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network. This year, the focus will be on providing information and inspiration needed to change human attitude and behavior about plastics.

Apple does not hold a challenge every year for Earth Day. But it has done this several times in the past. For added motivation, this year users will also get a few shiny animated stickers.

It has been a little while since we had the last Apple Watch challenge. But here we are, in two days reporting about two new challenges. Yesterday we reported that Apple is celebrating the Apple Watch’s 10th anniversary with a global ‘Close Your Rings Day’ on April 24. Users who complete all three activity rings will earn exclusive digital rewards, and select Apple Stores will offer collectible pins.

Source: MacRumours

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