Finding the Best Health & Fitness Apps Just Got Easier

By , SparkPeople Staff
At SparkPeople, we're always on the lookout for useful tools that make it easier to lead a healthy lifestyle. According to the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings, there are more than 40,000 health and wellness apps on the market. These days it seems like there's an app for absolutely everything you need to lead a healthy life, from finding healthy recipes to fitness tracking to getting a quick medical reference. But with so many options and possibilities, it can feel a bit overwhelming to know where to start. What apps are most relevant to your goals and what new apps are worth trying? And once you start on your path to a healthier you with these apps, juggling the various tools can get cumbersome. Until now… 

Enter CarePass® from Aetna, one of the new partners working with SparkPeople. CarePass is a digital health and wellness platform that’s open to all consumers and easily accessed from both your computer and your smartphone. With CarePass, you can set up meaningful health and wellness goals; discover apps to meet those goals; connect the data from your apps to track your progress and see the big picture of your health all in one place.


Here's what Aetna has to say about the unique features of CarePass:
  • CarePass puts you in the driver’s seat. You set your own goals and control your own data. We’ll help you measure your progress, connect you to others on similar health journeys, and show you a consolidated view of your health based on data from apps that sync with CarePass, as well as any additional information you provide.
     
  • The more information you provide and the more apps you use, the more the CarePass® platform can provide a full view of your health.
So whether you are looking to fit into your favorite pair of jeans, get ready for a 5K, or kick start a healthy lifestyle by losing your first pound, CarePass can direct you to the right health apps for your needs, keep all your goals in plain sight, and help you create your own personal vision of healthy.    

So, how do apps help you reach your health and fitness goals?

What are your favorite health and wellness apps?

What app would you like to see created that doesn’t exist today?

Get started with CarePass today! Then join us in the SparkPeople community as you work to accomplish your goals.