OTOT (Healthcare)

Health & Wellbeing - Encouraging Fitness Among Working Adults

Our team, "Legs Day," recognizes that strong legs are the cornerstone of overall fitness and athletic performance. Just as how our Legs play a critical role in any comprehensive fitness regimen, our team aims to build a strong foundation for health and wellness through our innovative fitness app.

Team members:

• Ann, ML Engineer

• Brandon , Software Engineer

• Cheng Kiat, Software Engineer

• Mervyn, Product Manager

• Mei Yu, Product Designer

Problem Statement

Singapore's healthcare sector faces increasing demands and costs with limited resources. To address this challenge, we aim to engage in preventive healthcare through promoting wellness. However, while Singapore’s physical activity engagement has increased to 78.5% in 2023, only one-third (33.7%) of the population performs sufficient muscle-strengthening activities (National Population Health Survey 2023).

Of these users, we discovered that working adults who intend to start their muscle-strengthening training activities are hesitant to participate as they are overwhelmed by the exercises or programs and have general misconceptions towards the activities. As a result, this prevents individuals from participating in any muscle strengthening activities, reducing their overall quality of health.

Proposed Solution

We plan to develop a simple fitness app solution targeted at working adults looking to start their muscle strengthening journey. The app will feature a simplified interface that recommends short and attainable workout programs while also educating users on various misconceptions on muscle-strengthening activities. Our solution aims to help users feel more assured and to familiarize themselves with workouts, develop habits, and maintain consistency so they will be inclined to progress and participate in the activities. Recommended exercises and programs will utilise the Health Promotion Board (HPB) guidelines as guidance.

Key features

Curated Workouts Programs:
- Users will be provided a personalised workout program based on their inputs with step-by-step guidance on resistance training.
- These programs are designed to be beginner-friendly and will educate users on proper techniques in a digestible format.
- This approach helps users to gain confidence and kickstarting their muscle strengthening journey for a lifelong health.

Educational Digital Library
- Users will be greeted with a digital library that neatly categorises videos and articles on resistance training
- The library will contain short how-to guides, videos and articles to address common questions and misconceptions asked from starting resistance training.
- The library acts as a resource for users to reference to understand how resistance training can benefit their health and potentially receive updated from HPB

Motivational Reminders
- Thoroughout key points in the app, we will place encouragements and motivational reminders to engage users and drive repeat engagements
- Some features include a fitness weekly log, streaks and post-program reviews