📹 Setting up Health Auto Export
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Download Health Auto Export from the App Store (free, by HealthyApps).
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Open the app and tap Allow All when it asks for Apple Health access.
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Tap Export at the bottom. Turn on Workouts and Include Workout Metrics. Turn everything else off.
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Set format to JSON, Export Version 2, and set your date range back to when you started walking.
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Tap Export then Save to Files → iCloud Drive. You now have your health data file.
💡 Export once a week after your last walk of the week. Each import adds new data without overwriting what’s already there.
📄 Importing your data
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On the dashboard, tap the Import Health Export JSON zone at the top.
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Navigate to your iCloud Drive and select the JSON file you exported.
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The dashboard updates instantly. New walks are added — nothing is ever overwritten.
📱 On iPhone, tap the import zone and use Files to find your JSON. Drag & drop works on Mac.
⚙️ Settings
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Tap the gear icon in the top right to open Settings.
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Enter your zip code to activate the live weather widget.
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Set your weekly walk goal — this is used to calculate your streak. Rest days within a goal week don’t break your streak.
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Toggle any section on or off — weight, streaks, personal bests, comparison, weather.
📍 Dashboard features
Weather widget
Live conditions at your zip code with a walk recommendation.
Encouragement
Contextual message based on your streak, progress, and weight loss.
Walk streak
Weekly goal-based streak. Hit your goal walks in a week to keep it alive.
Personal bests
Your records for distance, pace, elevation, calories, and more.
Comparison
Week, month, and year over year — walks, miles, calories, active minutes.
Walk notes
Tap any walk card to add a note. Saves automatically.
Filter walks
Last 7 days, 30 days, or all time. Show all expands the full history.
Share & export
Doctor PDF, social card, CSV, or JSON backup with date range selection.
📱 Add to Home Screen
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In Safari, tap the Share button (box with arrow).
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Tap Add to Home Screen and name it “The Next Step”.
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Opens full screen like a native app. Your session stays active between visits.
🔗 Your data syncs across all your devices — same dashboard on iPhone and iPad.
