BYCYCLING APP: EMPLOYERS REWARD STAFF FOR MILES RODE

-> Springwise reports ByCycling, a new cycling app, lets companies track how many miles staff have cycled, and reward them accordingly. (http://bit.ly/2o1iQKz) This incentive app is mainly aimed at middle to large companies wanting to promote a healthier lifestyle among staff. Users who want to partake download the app, join the company’s group (or departmental sub-group) then the software keeps track of users’ miles in a leaderboard. The app’s most inventive feature is that it doesn’t require users to pull out their phones and start/stop with each ride. It can tell using the phone’s sensors when the user is cycling, so the miles are calculated in the background. http://bit.ly/2oQHDPb

from CenterLines, the e-newsletter of the National Center for Bicycling & Walking.