Instagram and Fruit

Good morning everyone,

Challenge #2: Fruity ThirstToday is a little different from what we may be familiar with. It is all about re-discovering some passion with fruit. Get yourself to try some new ones, put some together in a bowl, blend a smoothie or just devour one of your old favourites. Don't forget to continue our theme from yesterday, but the end of the stage we will be in strong steads to making our follow-up challenges easier.

Let us know on Instagram how you get on and some of the ideas you have come up with. This was my rather bland looking breakfast this morning (above), the bowl of fruit however was amazing, surprisingly filling. Take it nice and easy, this week is just to get us back into simple things we already know..more difficult challenges will come a little later throughout the challenge...so get ready!

Please share, discuss with friend or start a discussion.

@myhealthrev
healthrevd@gmail.com

Challenge Yourself: Instagram

Our 12 week challenge has been started, come join in.

Stage 1: Curb the JunkChallenge: Notice the 'BAD' foods

First day challenge completed! No issues. Keep yourself updated through Instagram to get clues to our daily hints. Our first stage will start slowly, but I'm looking to create lasting change, not temporary fixes...so from this moment onwards, we have to consider ourselves as our own sculptors. Gradually chipping away at those small issues until you reach the outcome you deserve, and best of all we have each other for encouragement.

Lets see some of you get excited for your own reasons and let me know if your willing to take part at healthrevd@gmail.com. Let's see and spread all of your passions through food, sports, coffee, spending time with loved ones...whatever it may be, Lets encourage health in everyone and help them however we can.

Challenge 2: Fruity Thirst

See whats going on tomorrow @myhealthrev

Share with friends, start a conversation or come and take part...let's make this happen :)

App Update: HealthRev

Good afternoon everyone,

 

 

I am excited to be able to show you all some graphics that I have created for HealthRev. Some readers got in touch regarding some of the features the app will offer and how it may be presented.

So...as you can see from the graphics offered, users are guided through the main menu to reach the first option (let's get some thoughts on how the logo should look :)). There will be a few more steps in the set-up process of the app not shown, such as creating accounts and the option of linking it with your social media accounts.

The second graphic shown has given a brief detail of the options that can be presented to the users, ranging from physical, psychological, lifestyle or HealthRev (aspects of each area).

The third graphic has shown my thoughts of how the various aspects may be offered on the mobile screen. The screen can be broken down into four sections. The first section gives and overview of the users profile, with the stage achieved and how much progress has been made towards your next level of progress. The idea would be for this information to be available to all friends and contacts linked to the user profile, allowing  friends to see your progress and encourage you through each objective. In addition to this, friends would be able to see any achievements unlocked or photos you have taken to show proud moments towards progressions towards your health.

The second section doesn't give details away at the moment...helps keep it secret 😊 Our SocialRev will be a revolutionary way to integrate health and social aspects never seen before! This has been built from the advice of many people who I have questioned over long periods of time, to help shape what I believe to be something truly special...but a little at a time 😊.

The third and fourth section are going to be worked on next to get them to a quality I hope you will all be happy with. This will include the user achievements that will have to be earned as well as methods which can be used in order to help spread your own personal Health Revolution. I plan to make this seamless with all social networks to allow for easy transition and to gain support from your friends or gain further support from our community, who will be more than happy to help :)

As always, please let me know what you all think, share it, discuss it or just send a message...it will all help bring this a little closer to making your own HealthRev happen or for someone else who you may be able to help 😊

Get in touch at healthrevd@gmail.com

Also, you can catch us on Instagram @myhealthrev 😊

Improving Sports Performance

😁☺Good afternoon everyone,

For those of you who got in contact about the App to see if it included any fitness related materials to support users or guide them...the short answer is yes. The answer I would want to tell you is that the materials that will be given to the users will out-perform anything currently available from a mobile application. So on top of being a multi-functional app which accommodates many health aspects...it also delivers on performance!

I have drawn this to show you what I mean...

This may or may not mean anything to you at the moment, but what this allows is detailed videos showing how biomechanics and exercise physiology will improve your ability to train, thus your performance. Throughout the app, you can unlock these videos through completing stages and swiftly become that person with the edge ;) Does that interest you?

The materials that users can unlock will vary, but you'll be glad to know there will be a range of coaches that will show you: how to perform exercises, which exercises and why, technique correction, injury prevention and how to attain maximal performance. We're just getting started!

When you develop your profile, you will be given a range of topics of which you want to focus on. Your app will then assess the best ways of getting you there. We will be encouraging user engagement through active social channels, set up directly for the application (more on that another time). Ohh! Also an achievements sections and unlockable content section which will hold all of your content until such times as you need it... to share with (or brag to) your friends. ;)

As we can see from the diagram above, we see the muscle being activated through the small weight placed on the hand. So biomechanics swoops in, with our visual demonstrations and video content to show you just what is happening mechanically, which factors may be working against you and solutions for overcoming performance barriers!

Are you interested in performance or just casually want to do your own thing? Not a problem! We'll accommodate all! Videos you can all get involved with and other unlockable content incase that's not your thing!

This feature has been designed through coaching experiences of understanding the client's perspective and knowing how difficult it can be to perform exercises or improve performance...but now, we've got you covered!

As always, we would love your support, so share it if you can, discuss it with a friend, imagine the possibility and imagine how it could influence your training or lifestyle...let's create that solution.
healthrevd@gmail.com

I also thought I would share another picture of just behind our University campus in Scotland for you all, because our blog views are from all over the world...reaching over 1,000 of you in just 4 days :D. If you guys feel like commenting on the blog, feel free to post photos of your home country too, I'd love to see them! Hope to hear from you soon.

Earn Your Status

Hi again everyone,

Has anyone lost weight before only to gain it back again? How about the overwhelming feeling that those dreaded scales count quicker than Einstein. Or, being almost certain you have an under-active thyroid that your night concludes tearing through that emergency tub of Ben & Jerry's...on your own. So breathe and relax, because your not alone - I'm definitely no exception!

Statistically speaking you have 83% chance of losing weight, then gaining it back again within a two year period. Which already presents a challenge of pressure, uncertainty or perhaps even a justification to start! Oh-well I can imagine people say, followed by a deep sigh...what now? Well it's time to mix it up a little then...these statistics are based on people who follow the same malnourished advice polluting the industry, and the unfortunate ones who get fleeced by an over complicated and over priced industry. 

Great! you think. Another person willing to pass on their so-called 'sage' advice...if only. How about this but. I'll figure out the way to counteract this issue through the same App i've shown in previous blogs. How about getting you to replace current habits with ones which allow you to feel fulfilled instead of being constantly frustrated with yourself? But this isn't enough is it? I didn't think so either, nor did those few who were burdened by me constantly asking them i'm sure.

Imagine this...

Every single day we get put to the test! We get new engaging challenges to test ourselves (depending on our interests) and truly put our commitment to the task! Ohh but heres the thing, unless you complete the challenges (either social or individual) you cannot proceed to the next one. Completing them means you can earn your 'stage rank' and accumulate 'bragging rights' when you get the App's recognition, which ought to be fun way to wind-up friends. 

So now, picture the scene, you wake up in the morning and you are met with this challenge...then it'll be your choice to accept or decline. To accept would be a way of showing you are up for challenging HealthRev and earn a reputation worth drooling over. To decline would only mean allowing your friends to catch up to your level and rank before you decide to race-away in front again..but that's up to you😋 

As always feel free to comment or to email me directly at healthrevd@gmail.com

How Can We Shape HealthRev?

Good morning everyone,

I got some great responses through email with readers who wanted to know what the application may do. I have drawn up the most amateur-looking materials you are probably willing to look at (hopefully), so try to forgive this. However the concept, I believe, is strong. This one feature was developed as an almost 'help' feature of the application, allowing anyone suffering any form of temporary panic or related moods to aid recovery faster. The hope is that anyone who suffers panic attacks, anxiety or depression (in this case) have a solution. The solution may seem simplistic, but this feature may hold hope for those suffering, which can apply to so many - 615 million worldwide!

United Kingdom: Anxiety (8.2 million), Depression (1-in-10)

United States: The number of people treated for depression has tripled over the past two decades (20.9 million in a given year).

In the example above the HealthRev application will guide users through a process which will gradually work through various stages of control to help whoever has accessed the feature. The reptilian brain is responsible for many functions, among them - breathing! Therefore the app can ask the users pre-made/adaptive questions to determine the issue and appropriately offer a solution.

As always, I would love feedback to the site or my direct email at healthrevd@gmail.com. If anyone likes the idea or has more things you could see this app perform, please don't hesitate to get in touch. 

I am determined to design this App for many people out there, so please share and lets see if we can all collectively find a solution.

(More to come very soon!) 

What Are Health Applications Missing?

Good afternoon everyone,

I am currently designing a health application which I hope you will all find extremely exciting. The app will have a holistic delivery from three sciences: Neuroscience, Social Science and Sport and Exercise Science (my own field).

I'll cut to the chase...

I get frustrated with false promises and gimmick health advice currently snowballing through the industry and even more-so when people are lead to believe all hope is lost and its not for them. I want to change this! Through 'life', like most of us, I have had either health issues personally or have known someone who I wished I could trade places with to overcome their struggle, whatever that may be. The mobile application I have designed (so far) has been directly influenced from personal experience and feedback already given from those it was intended to reach. It will range from managing weight all the way to helping manage depression (and more), but the opportunity for who this will benefit will be unbelievable (which I can show you all very soon).

For now, I would like to find out what's most important to its users (hopefully anyone reading this) and what the current apps are failing to deliver on...for you personally? I understand that many issues relating to health are personal, so feel free to email me at any time at healthrevd@gmail.com

If you can spare some time, I'd love some of your advice 😊