Get Paid to Work Out

There are a number of awesome applications and websites that reward you for your fitness. Some of these include:

EveryMove is an excellent resource for working out and getting rewarded with real life rewards. You select a reward to work towards and there are few very cool ones like Free 6 Months of ActiveAdvantage which was the very first reward I claimed and I absolutely love it! One of the very cool things about this site is that even if you don't necessarily have an activity tracker (Like FitBit, Nike+, or BodyMedia you are not down for the count. However if you do have an activity tracker it's really easy to rack up more points without having to log in frequently. You can manually enter activities that you do all day long like cleaning your house, swimming, cycling, weights, shopping, really just about anything. On very active days you earn bonus points and can share them with friends. Great right? You can reward yourself and friends. The Takeaway is that the points are easy to get so reward yourself already! Available on application and online. This is one of my very favorites I would give it a 5/5 for functionality, usability, speed at which you earn rewards, and quality of rewards.

 

Steps is a relatively recent development.The site existed before as Walk with Walgreens to earn you special coupons to earn in the store but with the creation of their Balance Rewards Card you can now make your mileage count towards your Balance Rewards Points which can be redeemed for in store credit. You get 20 points for every mile walked or ran and 20 points whenever you record your weight for the day. While syncing a device is not necessary to log your runs and walks you do get a 250 point bonus for doing so and it is easier to automatically earn points without frequent logins. You get $5 for every 5,000 points. You are however capped at 1,000 points per month so it is slow going but hey it's better than nothing right? Available online only - no application. I really enjoy this site I would give it a 4/5 for functionality, usability, and quality of rewards.

Nexercise has long been a part of rewarding its members for fitness. There are three ways to earn real life rewards with this program. Whenever you log a workout you will earn mPoints and sometimes when you click to get your mPoints there will be a video or survey worth additional mPoints. You also earn Pocket Change with each workout logged, these are little less awesome because they are more like discounts than free items but occasionally you'll see something really cool on there. Maybe I need to rephrase - they offer really awesome free stuff but you need an impossible amount of Pocket Change. Also everytime you submit a workout you will get a Kiip offer which is sometimes just a coupon or sometimes its a free small side item at a food place. Either way free stuff. :) Note all three reward systems are used across multiple applications (not always fitness related so its worth looking into and raking it in. Also note, you do not need an activity tracker but you do have to be good about remembering to log your workouts and this is available on application only. I enjoy this app, I give it a 3/5 for functionality and usability.

EarndIt is relatively new but it doesn't keep it from being awesome. You sync up activity trackers or applications that function as activity trackers (though there are a limited number of ones they will sync too) and it gives you points for your activity. Most of the rewards are deals/coupons but some of them are really great and they give you a chance to try new things without going all in full price especially if you end up hating it like with healthy food items. You can participate in challenges where points amounts give you entrance into raffles of if you win prizes. You can even create your own challenges where folks have to pay to enter and you can earn a gift card for the amount of everyone's entrance fees (minus 10% service fee) You can set up free challenges but there's no prize beyond the accumulation of points you get by working on the challenge. Available online only. I enjoy this site, I would give it a 4/5 for functionality, usability, and speed at which you earn rewards.

Fitocracy is also a longstanding application used to reward fitness however this one is a little less amazing as it only does the Kiip rewards which are basically deals/coupons which are given at random but hey you just never know right? I am a little sad more isn't done with their rewards system but I still enjoy using it and I give it a 2/5 for functionality and usability.