About Apple Health
Connect Apple Health to sync fitness data between MissionPeak and the Health app on your iPhone. Connecting is optional for general app use, but required to participate in Challenges.
What is the Apple Health integration?
The Apple Health integration lets MissionPeak export your published activity records to Apple Health and import exercise sessions from other fitness apps (for example apps that write to Health) into MissionPeak for Records and Challenges.
What data is used for
- Records — import workouts from other apps; export MissionPeak recorded activities after publish. See About Records.
- Challenges — progress toward a Challenge goal from Apple Health data or in-app recording. See About Challenges.
- Calorie estimates — weight and height read only when you tap Import height & weight from Apple Health on Edit Profile.
Data we access and why
Write (export to Apple Health)
MissionPeak writes data after you publish a recorded activity to your MissionPeak account.
| Data type | Why MissionPeak uses it |
|---|---|
| Workout | Save MissionPeak recorded activities (hiking, running, biking, walking) after you publish them. |
| Workout Route | Save the route track from published records, including altitude along the path. |
| Distance | Record distance from your MissionPeak recorded activities. |
| Steps | Record steps captured during MissionPeak activity recording. |
| Active Energy | Record estimated active calories burned during published activity records. |
iOS does not write separate total-calorie or elevation-gain quantity types; elevation is reflected via route altitude.
Read (import from Apple Health)
| Data type | Why MissionPeak uses it |
|---|---|
| Workout | Import exercise sessions recorded by other fitness apps into MissionPeak. |
| Distance, Steps, Flights Climbed, Active Energy | Fill in metrics for imported workouts when the source app did not attach totals. |
| Weight & Height | Read on Edit Profile only when you tap Import height & weight from Apple Health. |
Connecting Apple Health
- Go to Settings > Devices & Services.
- Select Apple Health.
- Read the summary and tap Read full details on our Resource Center if you want this full list before connecting.
- Tap Connect and grant permissions in the iOS system prompt.
- Choose which data types to share in the Health permission UI.
Managing or disconnecting Apple Health
- Revisit Settings > Devices & Services any time to review what's connected.
- Disconnect Apple Health to stop new data from syncing. Previously imported activity and Challenge progress isn't removed automatically.
- Manage permissions in the iOS Health app under Sharing > Apps.
Why connect Apple Health?
- Import workouts from your iPhone, Apple Watch, or other Health-connected apps automatically.
- Export published MissionPeak activity records to Apple Health.
- Keep Challenge progress up to date without opening a second app.
- Choose exactly which data types to share in Health settings.