The focus on health and staying fit has been right in the limelight for smartphone manufactures these days, and especially from the companies that create wearable accessories for our favorite devices. Keeping track of that data is dependent on the software that comes coupled with the hardware, though, and sometimes that may not be the best way to manage it. We’ve already seen how Apple plans to address that situation with iOS 8 and Health/Health Kit, and we’re now hearing a bit more about Google’s own plans to centralize your fitness tracking needs.

It’s only been a few days since we initially heard about Google’s upcoming “Google Fit” software, which is designed to centralize any health tracking or fitness data you may log on any given day. The design, much like what Apple’s Health and Health Kit are designed to do, is to be used as a companion app/service to any fitness tracking wearable/accessory you may use. Of course, it’s up to the developers and designers to tap into that service, so it will be interesting to see how many devices offer support right out of the gate.

A new report suggests that Google Fit name may have just been a placeholder, as it’s being circulated that it has been changed to Google Play Fitness. That would certainly fall in line with the other properties that Google has, including Google Play Games. Which, incidentally, is reportedly how Google Play Fitness will work: much the same way Play Games does.

The report from Android Police suggests that Google Play Fitness will track, organize and present your health and fitness information in one centralized location. The service itself will reportedly be able to track the distance you’ve traveled, motion and the speed in which you are traveling.

Perhaps not surprising is the fact that Google Play Fitness will reportedly tie directly into Android Wear, Google’s upcoming platform for wearable devices — especially smartwatches. If something like Motorola’s Moto 360 could boast Play Fitness functionality right out of the box, while still keeping that pristine and elegant style for the watch itself, it would certainly be a nice boost.

Are you excited for the possibility of better fitness tracking, tied directly into Android? Do you currently have a fitness tracker you use every day?