Apple will host its annual National Parks Apple Watch activity challenge on Sunday, August 25. The event is designed to celebrate national parks across the United States.
Apple Watch owners can earn an Apple Watch activity award by doing a workout that lasts for 20 minutes or more on August 25, 2024.
As with all of the activity challenges, the award will come with animated stickers that can be used in the Messages app.
Apple often offers other national parks-themed content in August, including an Apple Pay donation program, Apple TV+ content, Apple Music songs, books, podcasts, and more.
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If I had a National Park even remotely close to me, I'd do this.
all you have to do is a 20 min workout, of any kind ... it used to be outdoor walk/run if I recall but they changed that. I missed this in the past while biking for 2hrs through a national park ...
I'd imagine it would be to get people who don't normally exercise to get out there. Honestly, people who already exercise regularly probably don't need a badge to get them out there. And if they're int that, there are plenty of strava challenges to join. But for someone who doesn't normally get out there, a digital badge might be just the thing they need to kick start their healthier life.
Fair enough, I don't say you are wrong or if that is the goal that Apple are doing it wrong. But 20 min for something that supposedly should be carried out in a national park, is to me more looking like a failed attempt of visiting the park. It would take me 20 min to walk back and forth to my grocery store.
If instead they put a badge for "leave the car home when going shopping day" and have a 20 min walk as a goal for that, it would make more sense.
Apple's first foldable iPhone, with a book-style design featuring a ~5.5-inch outer display and a ~7.8-inch inner display with a minimal crease down the middle.
