It's the new year and like all
years at this time, each of us adoptsgood
resolutions.
Among the most widespread, that ofget back to sport
holds a place of choice.
Fortunately, a start-up in the United States called Gympact has found an excellent
way to help the most reluctant to keep their commitment
via an iPhone applicationIn what way?By paying them well
onbut you will see it is not that simple and not
keeping your promise can have consequences:
Let's talk a little about the concept of Gympact.The idea is simple and
cut in two stages.
The first, you register for the program via the iPhone application
available for free. Once registration is complete,Gympact you
will ask to make a pact with him
. You will therefore have to indicate to himhow many times a week you
engage in sportsand what will beyour punishment if you
don't keep your promise.And of course when I talk about
punishment it is monetary punishment that I am talking about. The minimum is set at
5$
Concretely either you are going to do sport, or you will have to put
hand in wallet.
To find out if you are keeping your commitment,the application will use
your iPhone's GPS.Gympact has a database of
sports halls but it is also possible to add others which, after
verification, may be approved. You must therefore carry out a “check-in”
to the gym and for 30 minutes the app will check that you are
right where you need to be, that is to say exercising.%% No need to
think about indicating your house, I told younew entries
will be checked.
If you keep your commitment, then,you will be rewarded in
hard currency. These are moreoverTHE
lazy people who didn't go to the sport which you
will reward.
Indeed, the money donated by the less courageous will be redistributed to athletes
virtuous.
The idea may be good butserious limits appear
quicklyand it will be necessary, in my opinion, to fill them very quickly if the
service is growing. Indeed, if Gympact asks you to go to the
gym, he can't check what you do there. Let's go further
and imagine a sports complex with a cafeteria... All you need is
to go drinking three times a week to keep your commitment.
Even if the service aims to strengthen motivation, it is certain that
smart people will not fail to divert it from its primary goal: you
encourage you to move.
In the meantime if you are interested in the serviceyou can find it here on the weband the way
the free GymPact application.
The idea is very interesting and has already proven itself since it is in
beta for 6 months in Boston and that 90% of users respected their
engagement.
Would you be ready to get involved with Gympact?
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By : Keleops AG
