WITH the new year comes New Year’s resolutions and one young creative hopes his app will pioneer the way people approach their fitness goals, all while raising money for charity.

Marshfield man Ronan Finnegan launched the HealthyGiving app for the iPhone on Monday, which should motivate people to sticking to their fitness regimes by holding them to ransom if they miss a session.

Users of the app have to register their training schedule and ensure they are doing their exercise or face a donation between 50p and £10 to one of the app’s registered charities as a consequence for their laziness.

“The app becomes an extra voice who spurs you on,” the 22-year-old, who founded orDonate four years ago, said. “If it’s cold outside and you are due to go for a run, or you’re feeling unmotivated, the app gives you a little push and encourages you to do it.

“People also don’t donate to charity as much as they should do, so the app will encourage people to give something back.”

The 22-year-old began working on the concept following the sale of his first app WAKEorDonate, which helped him win Talk Talk’s Digital Hero Award, in December 2016 to a private buyer.

“I have concentrated all my efforts on HealthyGiving since the sale of my first app,” he said. “It is a pretty simple concept but the reaction to it has been great so far and a lot of my friends have said they would use it, which has been a real driving force for me.

“I don’t make any money from it and I wouldn’t want to detract from charity either. All the money I made from the sale of WAKEorDonate went straight back into this project and I actually work as a temp in Bath to make a living.

“I have been able to build my apps simply because I invest all of my free time into it and I hope it makes a difference.”

To download the free app search HealthyGiving: Exercise Plans on the app store or visit http://bit.ly/HealthyGivingApp.