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Apple Launching National Parks Activity Challenge on August 28

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Apple's next Apple Watch Activity Challenge is set to take place on Saturday, August 28th, in celebration of national parks worldwide.

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Apple will ask Apple Watch owners to complete a hike, walk, run, or wheelchair workout of a mile to earn a special National Parks award.
Let's take a day to appreciate the beauty of national parks all over the world. On August 28, earn this award by recording a hike, walk, run, or wheelchair workout of a mile (1.6K) or more with any app that adds workouts to Health.
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As with all Activity Challenges, the award will be accompanied by animated stickers that can be used in the Messages app.

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Apple always celebrates national parks in August, and last year introduced an Apple Pay donation program and highlighted Apple TV+ content, Apple Music songs, podcasts, books, and more all focused on national parks.

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How about riding your bike for your usual distance, and then walk with your bike for a mile? :D?
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Apparently you have never walked a bike when you're wearing clip-on shoes ... I had to do that for a couple miles due to a destroyed tire and that is NO fun, and a badge on my iPhone will NOT motivate me to do that ever again :)

I know you were only kidding ??
 
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jz0309 said:
Apparently you have never walked a bike when you're wearing clip-on shoes ... I had to do that for a couple miles due to a destroyed tire and that is NO fun, and a badge on my iPhone will NOT motivate me to do that ever again :)

I know you were only kidding ??
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Oh yeah, that would be painful. :eek:
 
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jz0309 said:
And as every time we get this challenge, we are not allowed to ride our bike through Apple's national parks ? :(
Come on Apple, why not including riding your bike???
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Sadly, I am beginning to think Apple hates cycling.
 
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I hope only those who can abide by the Take only memories, leave only footprints motto take up this challenge. The last thing we need is a bunch of city slicker/tourist trashing our national parks.
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Or stacking rocks on top of each other. WTF? That's only for marking trails! Leave them alone!!!
 
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I’m sorry but this is horrifying. Talk about infantilization, what does Apple think that all their customers are 12 year olds in the Boy Scouts?

This is just weird.
 
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Captain Trips said:
How about riding your bike for your usual distance, and then walk with your bike for a mile? :D?
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That was actually one of my favorite weekend pre-pandemic activities. I would walk with my bike 10 miles to a favorite sandwich shop, treat myself to lunch, then ride the bike back home.
 
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Gee I was hoping for a pin that showed I was working with the Forest Service to change the orbit of the moon! I mean, I got the T-Shirt so I'm part of the team. Not sure when we are going to start nuking the moon but I suppose the forest service needs to get their ponderosa pine launch vehicle working. Guess I can walk through the forest until then. ?
 
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japanime said:
That was actually one of my favorite weekend pre-pandemic activities. I would walk with my bike 10 miles to a favorite sandwich shop, treat myself to lunch, then ride the bike back home.
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That sounds like a great workout and a great lunch to top it off.
 
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Apple's next Apple Watch Activity Challenge is set to take place on Saturday, August 28th, in celebration of national parks worldwide.

apple-national-park-awards.jpg

Apple will ask Apple Watch owners to complete a hike, walk, run, or wheelchair workout of a mile to earn a special National Parks award.As with all Activity Challenges, the award will be accompanied by animated stickers that can be used in the Messages app.

national_parks_2021_1.png



national_parks_2021_4.png



national_parks_2021_3.png



national_parks_2021_2.png

Apple always celebrates national parks in August, and last year introduced an Apple Pay donation program and highlighted Apple TV+ content, Apple Music songs, podcasts, books, and more all focused on national parks.

Article Link: Apple Launching National Parks Activity Challenge on August 28
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Do I have to be in a National Park to get it?
 
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It looks like you only need to do a 1 mile walk or run to get the badge, regardless of where the exercise takes place.
 
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