Hability

Name: Hability
Rating: 5.0 (1 reviews)

Helping desk workers combat sedentary behavior

5.0•1 review•

116 followers

Helping desk workers combat sedentary behavior

5.0•1 review•

116 followers

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Hability is a wellness app for desk workers that helps combat the effects of sedentary behavior. Through regular reminders, it prompts users to do quick, effective exercises throughout the day, reducing pain and improving overall well-being during work hours.

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Launch tags:Health & Fitness•Productivity•Fitness

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Hey Mark, I'm curious about the types of exercises it recommends. Are they mainly stretches, or do they include more active movements as well? How customizable are the reminders? It would be great if users could set them based on their specific work schedule and break times. Congrats on the launch!

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1yr ago

Hability

Maker

@kyrylosilin Hi Kyrylo, thanks for your message! There are currently 3 target areas to choose from. The "Make me move" area consists of mobility, dynamic stretching and strengthening exercises, so think anything from jumping jacks to planks to lunges etc. The other 2 areas focus on neck or lower back pain, which include both stretches and strengthening exercises. This is very important, as rarely will a physiotherapist prescribe just stretching alone for these issues, there will usually be a combination of strengthening exercises and stretches. You can choose more than one target area, to increase the variety of exercises that you will receive. In terms of the reminders, you can set up your work days and work hours, your break time (no notifications), and how often you would like to receive exercises. Hopefully that answers your question, please give Hability a try- we would appreciate any feedback! Thanks!

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1yr ago

Rumora

This is fantastic @mark_chawke ! 🎉 A simple yet effective way to help desk workers stay active throughout the day. It’s great to see a solution that fits so easily into the work routine. Looking forward to seeing how Hability improves daily wellness for so many! 💪

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1yr ago

Hability

Maker

@djordjevic_nikola Thank you Nikola, Hopefully Hability can be a useful tool for you!

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1yr ago

Congrats on the launch! As someone who spends hours at a desk, Hability sounds like a much-needed solution :) The idea of getting regular reminders to do quick exercises throughout the day is really good for staying active and avoiding the dreaded neck and back pain. How personalized are the exercise recommendations? Does Hability tailor them based on user preferences or specific pain points?

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1yr ago

Hability

Maker

@nhazdun Hi Nazariy, thank you for your support. To answer your question, yes the exercise recommendations are based on your personal preferences. There are currently 3 target areas to choose from. The "Make me move" area consists of mobility, dynamic stretching and strengthening exercises, so think anything from jumping jacks to planks to lunges etc. The other 2 areas focus on neck or lower back pain, which include both stretches and strengthening exercises. This is very important, as rarely will a physiotherapist prescribe just stretching alone for these issues, there will usually be a combination of strengthening exercises and stretches. I hope that answers your question, please give Hability a try, we would appreciate any feedback! Thanks, Mark

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1yr ago

Sava OS

These products are great, but if we're realistic, only a small percentage of people would be willing to do this. I think ultimately it should be some kind of "smart chair" that can detect if we're sitting wrong, and also reminds us to wake up when we sit for too long... otherwise I don't see myself doing all this on a dedicated app. Though this product looks well implemented and thought of. The fact that it's coming from physiotherapist says a lot! Would trust to use this app over others. Wish you all the best with this 🙌

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1yr ago

Hability

Maker

@owenfar Thanks for your support Owen- your smart chair sounds like a great idea! For Hability, yes it certainly takes some amount of buy in and commitment from the user, as any effort to improve your health does. The goal is to make it as easy as possible to exercise and move more during work by removing the most common barriers that people face - they forget/ they don't have time/ they do not know what to do! Please give it a try and let me know what you think! Cheers!

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1yr ago

I've had neck and upper back pain all week from being glued to my desk and as a write this I feel the relief from the helpful and instructional activities in the app! This one is a keeper.

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1yr ago

Hability

Maker

@jonathan_opperman Thank you for the support Jonathon! I am glad to hear Hability is helping!

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1yr ago

how is it different from just having a simple reminder?

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1yr ago

Hability

Maker

@yourengineerbro Hi Aman, Hability is more customizable than a simple reminder- you can select your work schedule days, and exercise frequency (which a simple reminder may do), but it also sends you specific exercises to complete. The exercises are customizable based on your pain or target area, and what position you would like to exercise in (this may change if working in an office v working from home). I hope that helps, please give it a try- we would appreciate any feedback!

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1yr ago

I've read some papers and I know how dangerous it is when people keep sitting all day. It's very important to stand up and do some simple exercises. This will not only alleviate neck and back pain but also reduce the risk of premature death. Congrats to your team!

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1yr ago

Hability

Maker

@sebastean_wu You are correct! Sedentary behavior and inactivity is being compared to smoking as the major health risk of this generation. Thank you for your support.

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1yr ago

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