Subaru and MapMyFITNESS Launch MapMyDOGWALK Mobile App for iPhone
Written by MapMyFITNESS
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
New Application: “Dog Tested. Dog Approved.TM”--
-- Allows Dog Owners to Track Daily Walks --
AUSTIN, Texas--MapMyFITNESS, the premier provider of Web- and mobile-based training and
mapping applications for fitness enthusiasts, has announced a
partnership with Subaru to create MapMyDOGWALK, a new mobile application
for iPhone. Subaru vehicles have long been a favorite of dog owners and
more than two-thirds Subaru drivers own a pet.
“Their commitment to supporting and
improving the community is in line with our dedication to health and
wellness. We’re excited about this partnership and hope that it will get
more people walking for fitness, as well as having fun with their dogs.”
MapMyDOGWALK provides dog owners with access to an innovative
geo-mapping application that permits them to track and store their daily
walking routes in an online database. Users will also have access to a
searchable database of millions of routes across the globe, fitness
calculators, dog event listings, and a dynamic social network of healthy
and active individuals and their four-legged friends.
“Subaru is a perfect partner for MapMyFITNESS,” said Robin Thurston,
Co-Founder of MapMyFITNESS. “Their commitment to supporting and
improving the community is in line with our dedication to health and
wellness. We’re excited about this partnership and hope that it will get
more people walking for fitness, as well as having fun with their dogs.”
MapMyDOGWALK is available for download in the App Store starting today;
a mobile application for Android will be released at a later date. For
more information, visit www.mapmydogwalk.com.
About MapMyFITNESS
Currently headquartered in Austin, TX, MapMyFITNESS, Inc. was founded in
2007 and operates a suite of websites and associated mobile applications
including MapMyRUN.com, MapMyRIDE.com, MapMyWALK.com, MapMyHIKE.com,
MapMyFITNESS.com, MapMyMOUNTAIN.com and MapMyTRI.com. The MapMyFITNESS
network of sites and mobile applications offer more than six million
fitness enthusiasts the ability to record and store their daily running,
cycling, walking or hiking routes in an online database or map out
tomorrow’s path. Users get access to a searchable database of routes
across the globe, essential community-based fitness content, unique
online training tools and fitness calculators, and comprehensive global
event listings, along with the ability to easily share their activity
with their social group and related groups of enthusiasts. The company’s
mobile apps use the built-in GPS technology of the iPhone, BlackBerry
and Android to enable users to record and chart their daily fitness
activities and routes. For more information about MapMyFITNESS and its
offerings, visit www.MapMyFITNESS.com/about_us.
About Subaru of America, Inc.
Subaru of America, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fuji Heavy
Industries Ltd. of Japan. Headquartered in Cherry Hill, N.J., the
company markets and distributes Subaru Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive
vehicles, parts and accessories through a network of approximately 600
dealers across the United States. Subaru boasts the most fuel-efficient
line-up of all-wheel drive products sold in the market today based on
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fuel economy standards. All Subaru
products are manufactured in zero-landfill production plants and Subaru
of Indiana Automotive Inc. is the only U.S. automobile production plant
to be designated a backyard wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife
Federation. For additional information, visit subaru.com.
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