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June 12, 2019 By GOQii 1 Comment

Indians Aren’t Lazy Anymore! GOQii India Steps Challenge Beats the Stanford Report by 118%

GOQii India Steps ChallengeFebruary 22nd this year marked an important beginning! It was the day we initiated the GOQii India Steps Challenge in partnership with Network18 to make India a country that walks for good health!

The challenge was conceptualized when we came across a study conducted by Stanford University in 2017. It deemed Indians as the laziest in the world, clocking in an average of only 4297 steps a day. This average was challenged in 2018, when the IndiaFit Report 2018 found that the national average had increased to 6783 steps a day.

The GOQii India Steps Challenge sought to drive this number up considerably. By gamifying walking and introducing exciting rewards, GOQii was able to make people walk more. After 100 days and participation of over 2 million individuals from all over India, we are excited to announce that the national average has now reached 9391 steps a day, beating Stanford’s research by 118%.

Apart from this, we found that women walked just as much as men. Women participants clocked an average of 9184 steps a day. Their male counterparts clocked an average of 9436 steps a day.

GOQii India Steps Challenge

The youth of India took a healthy step forward, with participants below the age of 25 walking an avg of 9443 steps a day

GOQii India Steps Challenge

We also received reports from participants who began walking to earn rewards but as the challenge drew to a close, they began walking for their health. There were numerous stories of individuals who began walking every day and even managed to lose some weight and be healthy. GOQii India Steps Challenge

Winner Gives All!

Rajneesh Sharma from Pathankot in Punjab won the grand prize of Rs. 5 lakh. He managed to clock in an average of 39,657 steps daily! Rajneesh was able to achieve this by being active for 5-6 hours a day. Apart from him, there were 3 other players who clocked a daily average of 36,000 steps a day.

“I am very happy to have won this challenge as I have decided to give this money to an NGO – ‘Shiv Bhole Langar Samiti’ with whom I volunteer. This NGO feeds people in Himachal Pradesh’s Hadsar and Gauri Kund area. I participated and started walking to keep myself fit only to be able to climb up 13 km to feed people as part of the NGO work. Then my friends joined me and that kept me motivated.”

The support we received was amazing! We look forward to even more participating from the June Challenge initiated within the GOQii app.

To collect your GOQii India Steps Challenge certificate, you can:

  • Open the app
  • Select Arena
  • Click on Challenges
  • Click on India Steps Challenge

You can either download the e-certificate or get a copy sent to your address.

Stay tuned for our next challenge and keep an eye out for GOQii Play!

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February 22, 2019 By GOQii 11 Comments

A Step Towards a Healthier Future | India Steps Challenge

How many times have you woken up to the sound of your alarm, only to push it on snooze and go back to sleep? How many times has your day been a blur of monotonous routine, backed by the lack of energy and motivation to do anything? Have you been juggling meals between Swiggy and Zomato instead of a nutritious home-cooked meal? Has your desk job tied you down to your chair in more ways than one while stress, head-aches and other pains take refuge in your body?

Have you ever wished for a change?

Change is coming, but before that, let’s go over some stats. If you think you’re the only one suffering from body-aches, lifestyle diseases or a complete lack of energy, our recent IndiaFit Report says otherwise. Apart from over 57 per cent of the population across key cities such as Delhi, Hyderabad and Chennai being overweight, there has also been a steep rise in lifestyle diseases. Diabetes has increased to 5.1% in 2018 from 3.6% in 2017, Cholesterol has increased to 12.1% in 2018 from 5.2% in 2017 and High Blood Pressure has increased to 9.4% in 2018 from 4.9% in 2017. This spike in numbers can only be attributed to one thing – a lack of physical activity.

Indians Among The World’s Laziest?

With technology simplifying so many things for us, the need to physically move has deteriorated along with our health. In a study published by Stanford in 2017, Indians were found to be among the world’s laziest citizens, clocking in an average of 4,297 steps a day and ranking 39 among the 46 countries that were surveyed. Though the number has improved to 6783 as per our IndiaFit report, it is hardly any reason to celebrate.

Given the grave circumstances we’re facing, our only option is to get active and we must get active now! In an attempt to curb lifestyle diseases, GOQii will be initiating a movement to make India an active and healthy nation by using one of the oldest and greatest forms of physical activity-walking! If you’re unsure about how walking can help, let us tell you that it is known to reduce the risk of chronic diseases, boost immunity, aid weight loss, reduce stress and depression while significantly increasing overall productivity among a myriad of other health benefits.

The GOQii India Steps Challenge in partnership with Network 18 begins today, the 22nd of February and is open to any Indian resident who has installed the GOQii app. This unique initiative aims at making walking a rewarding experience. All you need to do is clock 6000 steps a day for 100 days on your GOQii tracker or in-built phone sensor to collect points and claim rewards. Overall, we are issuing 40,000+ prizes worth INR 5 Cr. with one grand winner taking home INR 5 lakh in cash. Other prizes include backpacks, GOQii trackers, exercise gear and mobile phones.

While these rewards are a tempting offer to begin walking, remember that the real wealth is good health! So download the app, charge your trackers and lace up your walking shoes! It’s time to make India the healthiest country in the world!

To know more about the GOQii India Steps Challenge, click here: www.indiastepschallenge.com and #BeTheForce for good health!

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