Red Devils Fit

Salford Red Devils Fan fit is both a social media tracker for your favourite team and a fitness tracker for yourself. Check how active you are see what is new around your favourite team. Fan Fit is a smartphone app that helps sports clubs and fans communicate and think more about active, healthy lifestyles. The app is designed to increase fitness awareness and empower fans and players with just a basic smartphone. The app can track various activities including walking and running etc. and integrates with social media. It has been developed from research at Salford University and allows better communication between fans, whilst tracking exercise levels. Digital Media, sports fans and communications are key areas of research for Salford University’s Centre of Sports Business and Digital Business, working in conjunction with our centres for Social Business and Health Sciences. Our research centres on the use of digital communication technologies for sports fans and clubs and crosses over into the growing demand for sports and also fitness apps. The app uses Apple HealthKit and/or Garmin Connect as it’s source of activity data.