Inspiration
We wanted to revolutionize the way people think about exercise outside of the gym. Exercise does not have to be restricted to one place, it can include exploring the city you live in.
What it does
Exercise is important for everybody, but especially for people with diabetes. But exercise isn't limited to lifting weights, it includes going to a local park, or visiting a museum. The app we built has multiple picture challenges, where users have to go to different locations around the city and document their adventure to earn points. The goal is to encourage people with diabetes to incorporate exercise into their daily lives by doing things you enjoy.
How we built it
The app is built around a gamification of exercise, where users can build up points by completing different activities that take them all around the city. The points and challenges are all stored on Parse. The app was built using objective-c and is dynamically populated from data pulled from the Parse database.
Challenges we ran into
Time.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Resisting insomnia cookies, and building an app in 2 days!
What we learned
Parse is a nice framework that makes backend work a lot easier.
What's next for Big Hero You
Partner up with local attractions to get discounts or even include more incentives for diabetics to get up and get fit.
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