Designing for Active Lifestyles
Physical activity is fundamental to health, reducing the risk of many chronic diseases. However, many in the US and globally fall short of meeting physical activity guidelines. People face many unique barriers to physical activity, such as physical limitations, geographic and environmental constraints, lack of resources or income, social pressures, fixed mindsets, and health beliefs, and more. Many existing health tools embrace a “one-size-fits-all” approach, assuming standard graphs and statistics will work for everyone. In this studio, we'll explore tools to address these unique barriers. How can we promote physical activity across demographics and abilities? How do we foster long-term, sustainable habits? And how do we bridge geographic and economic gaps in access to exercise?
Examples
Marcus Goldman Sachs, Alexa, Light Awake, iPhone gray scale, RoundUp