Walking Is Rewarding, A New Way Of Earning Crypto

Everybody knows that walking is good for your health, right? But you might be surprised to learn that there can be other benefits to a good old daily stroll, aside from just staying in shape. 

We’re all different, and there’s no magical number about how far you should walk each day to maintain your fitness, but one study from 2011 says that healthy adults should take anywhere from 4,000 to 18,000 steps per day, with 10,000 thought to be the ideal target for most people. By walking around and generally being active for a good portion of the day, your body will be able to burn off calories and keep you in trim, and of course, it’s also good for the respiratory system and blood circulation. 

Sadly, the health benefits of walking aren’t nearly enough to motivate everyone to maintain an active lifestyle. For some people, a different kind of incentive is required to get them up and about, one that provides economic advantages in addition to the feel-good effect. If that sounds like you, we have found just the app you’re looking for. 

What we’re talking about is a new kind of fitness app called Sweat Economy, which has created a genuine economy based on cryptocurrency that rewards people based on the number of daily steps they take. 

It’s Time To Move To Earn

Sweat Economy is the pioneer of an innovative new Web3 economic model known as “move-to-earn”, where users are rewarded for their active participation in physical activity. It follows in the footsteps of so-called “play-to-earn” games like Axie Infinity, and relies on decentralized finance mechanisms that make it possible for people to earn cryptocurrency simply by going out for a walk, jog or run. 

To earn money with Sweat Economy, you need to download its official smartphone app, called Sweatcoin, on your Android or iOS device. The app integrates with health tracking services such as Apple Fitness and Google Fit in order to track the exercise you do each day, and users can then earn “Sweat”, the app’s cryptocurrency, each time they complete 1,000 steps.

For those who do less than 1,000 steps, they’ll still be rewarded with a fraction of a Sweat. So, if you only walk 300 steps in one day, you’ll earn 0.3 Sweat for your somewhat lame efforts. However, those who really go for it can earn much more, up to a maximum of 10 Sweat per day. 

The Sweat will be deposited in your Sweat Wallet within the app each day, and these can then be spent within an in-app marketplace on a range of goods or services sold by partner organizations. And don’t go thinking it’s only junk products. There are some truly exciting rewards on offer too, with everything from a Tesla to PlayStation 5 consoles, soccer game tickets and gift cards that can be used at physical stores. 

There’s a competitive element for fitness freaks, too, with various daily challenges to compete in and the opportunity to climb the ranks on its leaderboard. 

It’s worth noting that Sweat Economy isn’t just about motivating the less active among us to adopt a healthier lifestyle. It’s also about rewarding the millions of people who already do a healthy amount of walking in their daily lives. According to the Mayo Clinic, the average American actually walks around 1.5 miles to 2 miles every day already, which amounts to around 3,000 to 4,000 steps daily. 

So, if you’re an active walker already, you enjoy taking your dog for its daily stroll, you’re looking to live a healthier lifestyle or simply heading off to the shops, check out Sweat Economy and start earning some well-deserved rewards.