Google has continued its efforts to get more people active with the introduction of a new tool to its Calendar platform which helps hard-pressed people find time for a workout.

The new addition to Google Calendar, which is used by millions around the world via Gmail and the mobile app, is called Goals and is designed to help people squeeze time out of their busy schedule to fulfil their aspirations.

Users simply have to add a goal into their calendar – for example ‘work out more’ – and then answer a series of questions about the frequency, duration and other aspects of their desired activity. Using artificial intelligence, Goals then scours a person’s Calendar schedule and suggests suitable times to squeeze in sessions.

If someone is unable to make a session then Goals will automatically seek out the next slot and then analyse workout patterns to inform its scheduling moving forwards.

The development – released for iPhone and Android users to celebrate Google Calendar’s tenth birthday – marks Google’s latest initiative to get people exercising more.

The company has teamed up with a number of wearable tech devices via its Android Wear platform and has launched its own fitness tracking and analysis app Google Fit. The tech giant has also enabled health clubs to offer virtual tours to prospective customers through its virtual marketing tool Google Business View.