Get moving. One of the big features of the Apple Watch involves competing with friends via closing ‘activity rings’. Apple’s national distributors (Redington/Ingram) and Apple Authorised Resellers in India have launched a nationwide ‘Get Active India’ challenge for Apple Watch users to encourage them to stay fit. Participants can join the challenge by selecting their city and earn points to make their city win.

The challenge

The challenge is on till March 14 and is aimed to encourage users to stay active and fit by closing their ‘activity rings’ (stand/move/exercise) on their Apple Watch every day. To participate, download Challenges app on your iPhone and enter the code ‘India’. Select the city you would like to represent as your team (Calcutta, Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Lucknow and rest of India).

Based on the individual’s body weight, participant’s are assigned a ‘move goal’ by the Challenges app (the ‘move goal’ in the app is not the same as the move goal you have set for yourself on the Apple Watch). By closing the ‘activity rings’ each day, participants accumulate points which improve the ranking of the city they represent on the overall leaderboard.

In case you are new to the Apple Watch, the Activity app displays three rings. The red ‘move’ ring shows how many active calories you’ve burned. The green ‘exercise’ ring shows how many minutes of brisk activity you’ve done. And the blue ‘stand’ ring shows how many times in the day you’ve stood and moved for at least one minute per hour.

Point system

Move points are awarded on closing the ‘move ring’ on the Apple Watch. Participants earn 12 points each time they close the ring. A maximum of 36 move points can be earned each day. Exercise points are awarded on closing the ‘exercise ring’ and participants earn 12 points each time they close an exercise ring (a maximum of 36 points can be earned each day). Stand points are awarded on closing the ‘stand ring’. Participants earn one point for each stand hour and a maximum of 14 stand points can be earned each day.

There’s more — activity ring bonus points, that is, participants earn 12 bonus points each day on closing all three activity rings in one day. Plus, each day, participants are awarded an achievement badge on the Challenges app basis the points earned (bronze brings 40 points a day, silver fetches 60 points a day and gold secures 80 points a day).