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April 17, 2017 By GOQii Editor Leave a Comment

GOQii Sanjeevani : Our Village Experience

It was a big day for all of us at GOQii as the company was kick-starting its new project GOQiiSanjeevani in the village of Waghadi in Palghar district on April 7^th-World Health day. 10 of us expert coaches along with our two in-house doctors and 5 tech team personnel and other senior members from GOQii including our CEO Vishal Gondal travelled on the morning of April 7^th to Waghadi for the launch. We were going there with a purpose to consult the villagers and guide and educate them on their health issues.

For the last 3 years that most of us have been here at GOQii, we have been dealing with urbanites who have a hectic, stressful and majorly sedentary lifestyle. GOQiiSanjeevani gave us a fresh new opportunity to Coach the villagers who have totally different concerns when it comes to health.

50 villagers with smartphones were shortlisted. They were given the band and also asked to install the app in their phones. Once that was done they were sent to the expert coaches for an interaction. Initially, the villagers were a little apprehensive to share information but when we explained to them how the band, the app along with the coaching is going to help and prevent them from falling ill they got interested.

We found that the villagers are active in their own ways as they walk quite a distance due to lack of frequent public transportation.Women here take care of farming while men are involved in different occupations like teaching, driving etc. However, on talking to them we realized that they do not have major health issues as of now but are almost on the brink of developing disorders like diabetes, thyroid, acidity, UTI due to poor diet habits and hygiene etc. It was hard to believe that many are indulging in regularly eating processed food and junk foods like Chinese, VadaPav (Indianised burger), Samosa etc.

Issues Seen in them:

Acidity due to skipping Breakfast and large meal gaps through the day
Lack of Fibre in terms of Veggies & Fruits in regular daily diet
Joint Pain and Anemia in Women
Sleep Issues

As for now, GOQii Expert Coaches have majorly started working on

Regular meals
Inclusion of fruits and vegetables in their daily food
Have Breakfast
Add Iron & Calcium food sources for women

Once we finished interacting with the 50 villagers there was a bit of an apprehension from our side. Most of us were not sure if the villagers would keep in touch and interact with us

But, we are pleasantly surprised with theresponse we are getting from the villagers. On a dailybasis, they are informing us how much they are eating and what they are eating, if they’re sleeping well etc.They are following our instructions and that is overwhelming for us.

Our overall experience was enriching. It was a new learning on how to communicate with the villagers.

March 30, 2016 By Anusha Subramanian Leave a Comment

Innovation Alert: What is a GOQii A-Tracker?

Don’t be surprised if your pet has clocked more steps than you. Wondering what I am talking. Well, have you heard of an activity tracker for your pet? Just as you can get one for yourself and keep a track of your fitness levels, you can now also get an activity tracker for your pet. How cool is that? Technology today has advanced to an extent that you can also keep your pets fit and healthy given that the pet is an integral part of the family. Gone are the days when pets were just kept to guard the house.

Research indicates that on an average, an animal is 6.5 times more active than a human being. Moreover, the distance covered by an animal (on feet) is more than a human being.
A comparative study of dogs namely Labrador retriever and Fox Terrier has revealed that Fox terriers are self-motivated as compared to Labrador retrievers, hence the latter needs to be provoked and taken out for walks.

How do you use the A-Tracker? The tracker can be placed on the collar of the pet or attached to the tail. The benefits derived are amazing you can compare your activity levels to that of your pet, data is synced with the app. We have started the beta testing on the band for pets and here is what some of the users have to say.

“The GOQii A-Tracker is a revolutionary device. This will serve as a wake-up call for human beings to get up and be active.” Another user says, “I realized that my dog is more active than me although he stays at home all day, now I am competing with my Rocky”

That’s not all, just as GOQii has pioneered the concept of Active Sundays for its players, it will also pilot roll out its first Active Sundays with pets on May 22, 2016.

Have a pet? Sign Up for BETA now (Indian Residents Only): http://goo.gl/forms/0h1KjEjiYt