It enables users to easily stay on top of health and fitness trends

Feb 17, 2014 07:41 GMT  ·  By

A new mobile application coming from Microsoft themselves is now available for download for Windows Phone 8 devices, namely Bing Health & Fitness, which is only in a beta version for the time being.

The mobile client was designed so as to provide users with the possibility to easily stay on top of health and fitness trends, Microsoft explains.

Moreover, the new Bing Health & Fitness app is said to include all the tools that users need to support a healthy lifestyle.

“Designed for Windows Phone, the Health & Fitness app brings together great fitness, nutrition and health content, along with trackers, tools and other features,” the application’s description explains.

“Set your daily calorie goal, record what you eat and get nutritional information for over 300,000 foods,” Microsoft also notes.

The software will allow users to choose from hundreds of workouts and exercises, all accompanied by step-by-step instructions, photos, and videos.

At the same time, the application can take advantage of the built-in GPS capabilities of Windows Phone 8 devices so as to allow users to keep track of their time, distance, pace, and calories burned during walk, run, bike, or other activities.

“Enter symptoms to get information on possible health conditions with the Interactive Symptom Checker. Keep your tracker data synced across your Windows 8 devices,” the app’s description continues.

As WMPoweruser notes, the Bing Health & Fitness app was spotted in the Windows Phone 8.1 SDK not long ago, and it is now live in the Windows Phone Store. One thing that should be noted, however, is that the Bing Health & Fitness Beta was released mainly for testing purposes inside Microsoft.

“As a result, the application may have limited functionality or have known issues. Do not download this application for public use while in Beta testing,” the software giant explains.

You can download Bing Health & Fitness Beta from Softpedia today, with version 3.0.1.118 attached to it. Keep in mind that the app is compatible only with Windows Phone 8 devices.