A revolutionary fitness app. If you love history, exercise, or need a change join WeWalk! www.we-walk.org to learn more Estrella Hernandez - In middle school, I learned about the severity of obesity and diabetes in my city. These diseases are treatable and are often 100% preventable. Yet some kids are predicted to have a life of chronic sickness, and have a life span that’s shorter than their parents’, because of obesity and diabetes. WeWalk wants to be a part of a community-wide solution to motivate young people to get healthy with exercise and diet.What do people my age love to do? We love to play virtual and real world games, win rewards, and be social. That’s when I came up with WeWalk. WeWalk is a mobile fitness app designed to engage young people in physical exercise, called Quests, with gaming, online and rewards.There are three types of Quests in WeWalk: WeWalk Quests, CityQuests, and MyQuests. WeWalk Quests are walks (sometimes bike rides) that take place at local parks and cultural sites. Geotracking and geofencing is used to measure distance and ask trivia questions about the sites visited. MyQuests are the easiest and can be done at any time. All you need to do to start the game is turn on the pedometer and start to walk. As you walk you’ll earn points. Simply start, walk and log. Today, WeWalk we will only be focused on CityQuest. CityQuest is a centralized digital hub showing all upcoming FREE youth health, wellness and STEM events available in a community. In today’s economy it is getting harder for families to enjoy time together, or for kids to enjoy activities because of time commitments and membership fees. CityQuest will make it easy to find a fun, FREE activity to do with your friends and family. A calendar will list all activities by date and by proximity to your location. The app will have social media features to be able to share your activities and can even have a points component to earn real world and virtual rewards. WeWalk CityQuest can be a valuable asset in communities where youth obesity and diabetes are a growing problem. It’s a way to get kids focused on fitness by integrating the digital world with our real world communities.