Fitness

Gamification Fitness Games List for Summer 2015

Ivan Kuo11 years ago04 mins

From new year’s resolutions to workplace challenges, weight loss is a constant topic around the water cooler. Unfortunately, for many people, despite their obvious health benefits, fitness activities are also among the least fun ways to spend your spare time. Mobile app developers have taken notice, and developed gamification fitness apps that allow users to exercise and lose weight while being immersed in game base narratives and mechanics. Here are a few of our recent favorites:

Gamify Your Feet With Boogio

Ivan Kuo12 years ago12 years ago04 mins

This Smart Shoe Will Enhance Your Gaming Or Tell You More About Your Health With many questioning personal fitness tracker viability, Boogio by REFLX Labs is a literal leap in wearable tech. It is, essentially, a sensor that uses your feet as a controller. As reported by Polygon, Boogio uses in-sole pressure sensors and an accelerometer clip to…

4 Suggestions for Gamification in Healthcare

Ivan Kuo12 years ago24 mins

SUGAR-COAT THE PILL WITH GAMIFICATION These days, it seems like you unlock a reward or achievement on every social media site and platform you use. Even sites like Wikipedia and Q&A sites like Stack Overflow have gamification concepts integrated into their community. So can the health industry be gamified too? It would surely make life…

GSummit SF 2014 Speaker – Shawn LaVana (Virgin Pulse)

Natalija Knaidele12 years ago01 mins

We were excited to have Shawn LaVana join us this year at GSummit. Shawn is a Senior Director of Product Marketing at Virgin Pulse. Below are his bio, video and slides from GSummit SF 2014: Shawn LaVana is an accomplished start-up technology marketer with 15 years of progressive experience. At Virgin Pulse, part of Sir…

Games in Health Encourage Children to Get Active

Natalija Knaidele12 years ago07 mins

JOIN For ME Engages and Educates Kids about Weight Management We’ve all been in the same boat – you’re running on the treadmill, seemingly for ages, yet you glance at the clock and it’s only been three minutes. We want to live a healthy lifestyle, but sometimes it can be so boring. We especially want…

6 Gamified Fitness Apps For Running

Heong Weng Mak13 years ago13 years ago56 mins

Exercising is undeniable one of the best ways to keep in shape and running is arguably one of the best ways to do so. Nonetheless, the idea of running miles on end may not have a widespread appeal to everyone. So the question is, how could we change our perception on a presumably mundane task of running?

Consumer

Nike Fuelband Review – 5 Tips to Make it Work for You

Ivan Kuo14 years ago13 years ago41 mins

5 Tips on Making The Nike Fuelband Work for You: Last week I spoke about my initial thoughts of using the device. This week I’m going to talk about how to fully use the Nike Fuelband to your advantage. One recent NYTimes article laments the Fuelband’s capabilities, calling it inaccurate. I agree with some of…

Consumer

GCo Review: Nike Fuelband Week 1 – Features and Design

Ivan Kuo14 years ago13 years ago31 mins

For this Nike Fuelband review, I am using a retail Nike+ Band in the medium size without any length extenders. I also take public transportation to commute to and from Manhattan every day: So it has been one week since I’ve owned this device and there are definitely some things to be said about the…

Health

Can Fleetly Stand Out Amongst Other Fitness Apps?

Danyell Thillet15 years ago13 years ago21 mins

There has been an influx of gamified fitness-based apps in the last year, all focused on helping users to lose weight, be healthier, live happier. Fleetly is a Canadian site that claims to make fitness “simple, friendly and fun.” Similar to sites like DailyBurn and RunKeeper, Fleetly uses social competition to motivate users and build…

Health

Will RunKeeper Keep You Moving?

Danyell Thillet15 years ago13 years ago21 mins

From the initial email you receive when you first sign up for RunKeeper, an exercise tracking and companion site, you get the feeling of a strong community. “You’re not alone on the road to reaching your goals- the RunKeeper community is here to support you along the way!”, says the message from CEO Jason Jacobs….

Health

Reworking the Fitness Game

Jeff Lopez15 years ago13 years ago88 mins

Ed Note: We’re initiating coverage today on the Gamification of Health, the most requested topic among our readers and a subject of extraordinary importance to us at Gamification.Co. Feel free to send us your article suggestions. – Gabe Zichermann Full-service gyms are currently going through hard times in the US. According to a recent New…

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Gamification Fitness Games List for Summer 2015

Gamify Your Feet With Boogio

4 Suggestions for Gamification in Healthcare

GSummit SF 2014 Speaker – Shawn LaVana (Virgin Pulse)

Games in Health Encourage Children to Get Active

6 Gamified Fitness Apps For Running

Nike Fuelband Review – 5 Tips to Make it Work for You

GCo Review: Nike Fuelband Week 1 – Features and Design