Authorities recommend the practice of moderate physical activity to improve health and quality of life, but sometimes it is difficult to find the willpower or the motivation to reserve a few minutes to exercise. In this paper we describe a new tool designed to help users to practice sport and record their achievements, which makes the activity more social (finding friends, sharing results, etc.). Furthermore, this tool has been integrated in the "Ubiquitous Oulu", an intelligent city that provides the building blocks to bring it closer to citizens. In this real-life environment we had the opportunity to assess the technical viability of RunWithUs and to identify the main interests of its potential users.

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