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There’s A Reason Why Akshay Kumar Has Been Using This Smart Device

GOQii Smart VitalAs we’re slowly unlocking, there is still that sense of panic and dread. COVID-19 might be far from over but should that stop you from being active? Should it get in the way of your business? At times like these, it is important to be cautious and even more important to be smart about it. The best part is that now, you can do both with the GOQii Smart Vital – the latest offering by the Smart-Tech Preventive Healthcare Platform, GOQii.

What Is The GOQii Smart Vital?

2The GOQii Smart Vital is a device designed to measure your vitals. It has an integrated pulse oximeter which helps you monitor your blood oxygen and provide real time updates of variation in blood oxygen levels. Apart from monitoring your blood oxygen levels, the other features of the device include:

  • Sensors to detect Body temperature
  • Track heart rate in real-time
  • Check blood pressure
  • 18 Exercise modes with real-time data display
  • Counts steps, calories, sleep, alarm and inactivity alerts, etc.
  • Personalized watch faces
  • Music and phone finder to go truly hands-free
  • Smart notifications for messages, calls, WhatsApp and other apps on your phone
  • Water Resistance
  • 3” full screen touch display
  • External Charger with up to 7 days battery life

How Does The GOQii Smart Vital Help During A Pandemic?

According to medical experts, COVID-19 patients are found to have low oxygen levels. Apart from this, high body temperature is also a symptom. Hence, such a device is crucial in diagnosing and monitoring the symptoms of COVID-19. It helps in tracking potential crisis. With the device, an individual can immediately track changes in their vitals and take necessary precautions. More so, the unique features of detecting sleep, calories, heart rate and blood pressure can also indicate the potential of other health risks.

The GOQii Smart Vital can be connected to a centralized dashboard that enables remote monitoring of a large user base. This monitoring is continuous and would require minimal user intervention. This can enable companies to track the health of their employees and mitigate any health risks or limit the infection from spreading further.

Vishal Gondal, the Founder and CEO of GOQii says, “We are on the path of innovation with GOQii Smart Vital that will help in detection, isolation and monitoring of coronavirus cases. The key is to understand your symptoms and correlate them to changes in body vitals. The Smart Vital will provide a reference to understand your health and fitness that is crucial while we battle the pandemic. The moment you detect temperature changes coupled with low oxygen blood levels, you know you have to contact your healthcare provider and get tested.”

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At the launch of the smart watch, GOQii’s brand ambassador Akshay Kumar said, “The GOQii Vital 3.0 was handed over to Mumbai, Jalandhar and Nashik police, and we have seen the impact it has had on our police force. It helped them in quick detection and isolation thus ensuring that the virus does not spread. The new smart device with added advantage will also help in reducing burden on testing as people with normal fever need not rush to hospital unless other vitals are unstable. Using such devices will eventually become a necessity as we are slowly gearing to resume normal life”.

About 150 cast and crew members of the movie “Bell Bottom” have become the first group in the world who are going to use the GOQii Smart Vital during the entire shoot of the film in UK & India.

Where Can You Buy It?

The device is currently available on GOQii’s website – store.goqii.com/smartvital. You can also get it from the GOQii Health Store by downloading the app – www.goqii.com/app

The device is also available on Amazon India.

The device comes with a 1 year warranty and a 3 month Personal Care Plan Subscription in which you get a personal coach and an expert, who can enable you to meet your health goals, as well as access to various other features within the app.

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How Did Police Officer Sharad Hembade Go From Healthy to Healthier?

Sharad Hembade

Being a part of the Police Force means that you need to be healthy and active at all times. Poor health or lack of activity can come in the way of duty otherwise. But, as an officer, if you’ve been active throughout your life, is there a way you can improve further? Let’s find out from the journey of Officer Sharad Hembade from the Nashik City Police. 

Being an Active Force of the Police Force! 

Sharad Hembade has served 18 years as an officer and has been stationed at Nashik for the past 12 years. He is happily married and has 2 kids. When he isn’t involved in his police duties, he treks – sometimes with a group and sometimes alone around Maharashtra. He has also participated in a number of marathons pan India as and when time permitted. 

Apart from these activities, he also participates in cycling events. One such event was organized by the Nashik Cyclists Foundation which spanned from Nashik to Pandharpur and back – a distance of 365 to 375km which he undertook in the year 2018. They completed 185 km on the first day and 80 km on the second. The entire distance was covered in 2 days and 2 hours. Though it was tiring, he said the event was worth remembering.

From Healthy to Healthier!  

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the pressure on the police force has increased exponentially. To ensure the safety of our frontline heroes, a GOQii Tracker was handed over to the entire Nashik City Police Force by their commissioner, Shri. Vishwas Nangare Patil two months back. All the mechanisms of the tracker including temperature monitoring and how to use the app was explained to them. 

Though Officer Sharad Hembade was already quite active, GOQii helped bring in a newfound enthusiasm in him by motivating him to complete his daily step count target and check all the habits set by his GOQii Coach. Compared to before, he says that his entire routine is now structured when compared to his lifestyle before. 

The structure and changes to his routine introduced by his GOQii Coach were: 

  • Starting his day with a walk-run combo from 6 AM to around 8:30 AM. He also includes some bodyweight exercises and a few minutes of yoga and meditation towards the end. 
  • On the diet front, he was asked to introduce more protein sources to his meals 
  • Reducing water intake as he used to consume 6-7 liters a day which his coach explained were harmly as he would be losing a lot of essential minerals in the process. 
  • Including more plant-based protein sources such as rajma, chana and various kinds of lentils for lunch and dinner. 
  • Walking between shift hours instead of being seated. 

Thanks to these minor changes, he was able to lose 4kg in 2 months. He has also begun purchasing healthy products from the GOQii Health Store such as protein snacks and bars. 

What Does Officer Sharad Hembade Think About His Changes? 

He says his job involves a lot of stress for obvious reasons and hence, it is extremely important to have a positive mindset and handle it on a daily basis. Physical activity helps in developing the body as well as the mind – willpower improves and it also helps ease the stress. This has been his belief throughout his life. He says that right now, GOQii is like their caretaker and health inspector – constantly monitoring and reminding them to take care of their health! 

We salute the efforts of Officer Sharad Hembade and his dedication to serve the country as well as remain fit and active! 

Gear up as we’re going to share more insights on the life and journey towards an active lifestyle of our Police Force in the coming weeks! For more successful user stories, check out Healthy Reads within the GOQii App.

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Being The Force Of The Police Force: Nandu Ughale User Journey

Nandu UghaleDuring this entire COVID-19 pandemic, one cannot deny the role that our frontline heroes – the police force have played by tirelessly working to ensure that lockdown rules were followed and providing assistance wherever required. While our unsung heroes do their best to protect us from the pandemic, who is protecting them? Good effort in the service of others rarely goes unrewarded. Let’s look at the story of one of our heroes, Nandu Ughale from the Nashik Police Force. 

Being an Active Force of the Police Force! 

Nandu Ughale has served the Nashik City Police for over 13 years. Before joining the force, he hailed from a poor farmer family and came from a remote village in Maharashtra. Facing great difficulties and challenges, he got himself a graduation degree and joined the police force. He was always enthusiastic about running and slowly began participating in various running and cycling events at national and international levels. He says that he has won so many medals and trophies that he’s lost count but is determined to add more! 

In his first international trip to Australia in 2015, he managed to bag gold medals in the 400m and 1500m category, silver in 200m and 5000m, and bronze in 21km. He was elated that he had done his country proud – that too without proper training, diet or facilities at the time. He was going to participate at another event in Japan this year which got cancelled due to the pandemic. Apart from these athletic events, he has participated in numerous half and full marathons. 

Beginning of a New Journey Towards Good Health 

In the wake of the Pandemic, Shri Vishwas Nangare Patil, Commissioner of Police, Nashik, handed over GOQii trackers to the entire police force. He explained the features of the band, how to track and sync with the app as well as interact with the coach. 

While Nandu Ughale was already at his prime and was quite an active athlete, how could GOQii help him? There were still a few areas for improvement which his GOQii Coach identified. Though he was active, his activities were not structured. Small changes were introduced by his coach: 

  • Begin with a proper pre and post workout meal which included dates and bananas for pre-workout and eggs for post workout. 
  • To improve digestion, he was asked to add buttermilk to his lunch 
  • Morning detox included a glass of lemon water with a dash of cinnamon and honey upon waking up 
  • Chana or grams for mid meals to avoid long gaps between lunch and dinner 

With these changes, his stamina improved along with sleep duration and quality. He lost 5kg and increased his muscle mass. Another noteworthy change after GOQii was the introduction of the habit of walking – which even his colleagues developed. Earlier, they used to patrol on bikes but now, they make it a point to walk down the roads which has helped a lot in ensuring people follow movement restrictions. To this he says that petrol is saved and so is their health. 

What Does Police Officer Nandu Ughale Think About GOQii? 

He says that GOQii helped him realize that he is not just serving the country and society but he needs to serve himself – his health as well. His coach has constantly motivated him to focus on himself first so that he can focus better on his duty towards the country. He adds that age is just a number and if you’re determined and sincere, you can stay fit throughout your entire life without any illness or diseases. 

We salute the efforts of Nandu Ughale and his dedication to serve the country as well as remain fit and active! 

Gear up as we’re going to share more insights on the life and journey towards an active lifestyle of our Police Force in the coming weeks! For more successful user stories, check out Healthy Reads within the GOQii App.

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Keep A Watch On Your Health With The GOQii Smart Vital!

GOQii Smart Vital

The COVID-19 pandemic put a lockdown on our lifestyle, the way we function daily and many aspects of our physical, mental and emotional health – and it is far from over. While the panic still continues, it becomes important to measure your vitals like blood oxygen and body temperature as these two are known indicators of COVID-19. Imagine having a device that could help you track these. Well, you don’t need to imagine any more because this device exists and it’s called the GOQii Smart Vital! 

What Is The GOQii Smart Vital? 

The GOQii Smart Vital is a smart watch designed to measure your vitals. It has an Integrated Pulse Oximeter which helps you monitor your blood oxygen and give you real-time updates of variation in blood oxygen levels. According to medical experts, COVID-19 patients are found to have lower oxygen rate, hence the device is crucial in diagnosing and monitoring COVID-19 symptoms. The perfect combination of tracking body temperature and blood oxygen will help in immediate tracking of potential cases. 

Apart from monitoring your SpO2, it can also: 

  • Measure body temperature
  • Track heart rate in real-time 
  • Check blood pressure 
  • 18 Exercise modes with real-time data display 
  • Counts steps, calories, sleep, etc. 
  • Personalized watch faces
  • Music and phone finder to go truly hands-free
  • Smart notifications for messages, calls, WhatsApp and other apps on your phone 
  • Water Resistant 

Our Founder and CEO Vishal Gondal says, “We are on the path of innovation with the GOQii Smart Vital that will help in detection, isolation and monitoring of coronavirus cases. The key is to understand your symptoms and correlate them to changes in body vitals. As we battle the pandemic, this smart device will enable you to understand your health better while you Keep A Watch on crucial parameters such as blood oxygen levels, body temperature, heart rate & blood pressure. The moment you detect temperature changes coupled with low blood oxygen levels, you know you have to contact your healthcare provider and get tested”.

“The GOQii Vital 3.0 was handed over to Mumbai, Jalandhar and Nashik police, and we have seen the impact it has had on our police force. It helped them in quick detection and isolation thus ensuring that the virus does not spread. Using such devices will eventually become a necessity as we are slowly gearing to resume normal life”, said Akshay Kumar at the launch of GOQii Smart Vital.

So what are you waiting for? Go on and get your own GOQii Smart Vital to drive away all the panic, get informed and active! You also receive a 3 months coaching subscription with the device which you can link to the GOQii app for added benefits. You can buy the device from the GOQii Store or Amazon.

Please note: this is only a screening device and not a medical device. It is recommended that it be used for screening purposes only. All data collected by GOQii is subjected to HIPAA, GDPR and relevant data privacy guidelines.

Stay home, stay safe, keep a watch on your vitals and #BeTheForce! 

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