Instagram with Some Habits

Afternoon everyone, 

Stage 2: Consistency is Key

Challenge #1: Heroic Habits

Today will be used s an opportunity to develop one new habit each, something you believe will benefit your health. It doesn't have to be something of larger scale significance. All we need is something strong enough to interrupt any negative cycles we have managed to get into, one stage at a time. My habit from today until the end of the scheduled 12 weeks will be to eat three meals per day. Sound simple? I think having simple structure in place such as this, will allow me to have a greater sense of focus and reduce the likelihood of the diet falling flat. When those hunger pangs come...and they will, I will only have drinks to fulfil me until the next challenge.  

We are now on stage 2! Amazing work if you have managed to follow our stages up until now. Although not a massive amount, I managed to drop three pounds from my overall weight. More importantly, I feel better for it! It's only a small amount of weight by all means, but having that small amount of progress and greater awareness of the food I am eating has made me more energetic and healthy, which feels great.

Anyways...we are on our second stage and want to continue our progress. Let's start then! This week will be all about becoming consistent with new patterns. In order to help us achieve those goals...we need to remain consistent. As with all of our stages, we will segment this into 7 challenges to help develop our new habits. Importantly, remaining consistent with these habits is our key to maintaining long-lasting change.

I'll keep you updated on our progress as always, and you can let me know how you get on with developing new habits within our lifestyles. Feel feel free to tag your progress...

#myhealthrev

Please help share, start a discussion or leave a comment, let me know how you get on. 

Instagram With The Pigeon

Good Afternoon everyone,

Challenge #7: Peckish Pigeon

Our challenge today is all about overcoming the craves we get through these small changes in lifestyle habits. If you have been following the challenges up until now, hunger will start to creep in and those foods lying around the house might be extremely tempting. This is one of the key stages of any successful change...let's call it a tipping point, where things can go either way. The objective then becomes to maintain strong mental focus for our changes and contacting those involved for encouragement if we feel overwhelmed. Keep excited, stay motivated and begin to visualise your goals.

We are now on challenge #7, the final step of our first stage to having our own Health Revolution. I weighed myself at the beginning of the challenge and was 14st 11 pounds. I have set the 12 week challenge for myself to lose the minimum of 24 pounds.

Our challenges are taking a different approach to the norms offered by the health industry at the moment, helping trial and error what people get excited about and how to make the upcoming app work for them. As of tomorrow, we begin Stage 2. What we are offering through our challenges is the opportunity for everyone joining the movement of health for their own reasons and encourage others who may also have a similar situation. 

Stage 2: Consistency Is Key

#myhealthrev

We will be looking at ways of introducing exercise the way users want. Exercise for many is on a love/hate basis, so we'll be working to make sure we get all the feedback possible to help shape how we can deliver information to our users most effectively!

We will also be gradually introducing exercise videos and showing some new graphics to show how we think these challenges will help our users. 

Contact us at healthrevd@gmail.com with your feedback and suggestions for improvements, we'd love to hear them. 

Please help us share these challenges and help others achieve their success

Instagram With Veg: @myhealthrev

Evening everyone,

Challenge three complete! Feeling motivated. I hope some of you have tried some of that long lost fruit that before today, sat there gathering dust. Today I had a 'proper 'fruit salad, which I first tried on my International exchange to Finland...that being fruit and salad. It's in the title I know, but it's not that common to eat in Scotland. It's a strange mixture to eat soft banana with crunchy lettuce...but it was the challenge for today to introduce vegetables, so I took one for the team, no problem.

Instagram and Those Veg

Good morning everyone,

Challenge #3. Pick-UP Those Veggies

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 😊

How To Get Success

Good afternoon everyone,


How Do We Achieve Our Success?

First, I think we have to consider what success means to us personally, which for many of us will be completely different. This is an important distinction, because it accounts for the satisfaction we feel in ourselves on a day-to-day basis. The possible mention of any success leads us to believe that you need to have a certain threshold of earnings, a wardrobe full of tailored suits with made-to-measure pockets...for your wallet, and not forgetting, the sex appeal of Ryan Gosling.

What has this in relation to a Health App? Well...health comes in many forms, not just the extremes we spoke about in the previous blog...So imagine you had have signed in to your profile, selected your interests... then, the challenge system the App has designed gets to work!

How Will The App Help Create These Changes?

• Raising standards - This is an exciting addition to the HealthRev challenge system! It will include instructions to help you question limiting factors in your life, things which are holding you back and help you re-calibrate yourself to achieving anything you aspire to.

• Changing those beliefs  - Standards are not just something you say you have, the App helps eliminate any limiting beliefs you have about your ability...and those small moments you question yourself! It will seamlessly integrate with with SocialRev (our social media platform) to have what will be a 24/7 around-the-clock support from any of your friends and soon-to-be friends.

• Helping You Strategise - You need a strategy if you truly want to commit to change! We all know how easy it can be to have good intentions only to fall away from something before we have given it our fullest efforts, which can be quite frustrating for all of us. Having your standards raised through the challenges, then linking them through SocialRev will give you consistent reminders that you want to achieve something in particular...and, you have a community of support to help you along the way to keep on taking Action. Thats a strategy!

                "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act, but a habit"

                                                                    - Aristotle

Habits are something that will be created though this feature. Habits that will benefit your day-to-day life for the reasons that are Important To You! One of the issues without setting baseline standards is that it becomes easier to accept behaviours and attitudes, or a quality of life that is miles below what you deserve! It's not good enough, you deserve better! So having this feature helps you take Action and helps you make the Decisions to change your situation in moments. 

These small steps can help improve your physical health, your relationships, your working environment, your emotions or your income. Not because I say it, but because you already know it! You already know that there can be small or big issues that you want to improve on, but often let it slip past you and declare "I'll come back to it another time." 

                                    "You can't build a reputation on what you're going to do"

                                                                  - Henry Ford

What's important for now is that you can Decide to keep on making changes, not having to know all the answers for the time being, but that you will find your way, no matter what!

Decide what you want, Now! Not later. Learn to take action. Learn everything you can from what has happened. Then Change your approach accordingly. When you can do this, you will be on the path towards Your Success, whatever that may happens to be.

As always, we would love for your support, so share it if you can, discuss it with friends or just get the word out and encourage others to take action. Get in touch at healthRev@gmail.com for more information.

Also a big thank you to everyone, we managed to reach over 2,000 people in our first week from across the globe, which has been amazing. We just got started on Facebook too, so come along and help us raise awareness. We will be doing an exciting social experiment soon, so that'll be the best way to see how you can get involved :D.  Search for Myhealthrev (with the same display picture).

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.

Could You Help Shape A New Stereotype?

Good afternoon everyone,

I hope you have been intrigued by what has already been shown with the upcoming HealthRev application. I'll call them tasters compared to what will be shown very soon 😋

Already the reports have shown this small atom of the internet has reached far beyond bonnie Scotland, reaching viewers throughout: United States, Ireland, France, Germany, Finland and Austria. So having this blog live for just 3 days has been very encouraging seeing the response world-wide, so thank you and keep on spreading the word!

Unlike many other Apps or start-ups, HealthRev will be designed on your feedback, your experience and your needs. To be quite honest, whenever I think of the word 'health', I conjure up one of two images. The first, would be a photo-shopped male or female model with abs so sharp, it poses risks to their clothes...which I suppose may explain why they struggle to wear any. The second image, would paint a doctor's office with a waiting list able to make you feel more-ill than the original reason you were going to visit. Or, the feeling that age and ailments can fight like Mike Tyson, so you'd be better off just accepting defeat than to step in the ring and get humiliated.

So we have two extremes it seems. Whilst many people have this shared view that you are either all-in or all-out, I would like to challenge you all to make a small change...Imagine that things change. Even if you can't imagine this, by viewing this blog and passing it on, or even discussing with someone you know, you have taken me up on my challenge!

So what's next for the blog of HealthRev? Gradually, I'll be introducing concepts and ideas which I'm sure you will love! The more feedback we get, the more we can shape the app around you and many more...and we're going to show you every piece of progress made.

I'll also be sharing some videos shortly to introduce myself and give you some further details on our exciting App.

As always, pass it on, start a conversation, share it, or just get in touch at healthrevd@gmail.com. I'd love to hear all of your feedback 😊

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!)