Maria Ly - Skimble

1. Baby Steps:
Fitness & Exercise
Presented by: Maria Ly © 2012 Skimble, Inc. | Skimble™
@marialy @skimble

2. Why do we exercise?
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3. OPPORTUNITY
People want to
live well & be fit.
We lack:
‣ Guidance
‣ Motivation
and life gets in the way...
‣ Cost
‣ Scheduling
‣ Accessibility
help!
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68%
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5. 17%
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8. 50%
mobile
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9. WHY EXERCISE?
Why not... Why, yes!
+ LOW motivation + LIVE healthier, longer
+ LACK guidance + REDUCE stress & anxiety
+ ACCESSIBILITY issues + IMPROVE quality of life
+ BUSY life gets in the way + FEEL more energized
+ HARD to change ways + LOOK awesome!
+ MIND games
?
reasons to
EXERCISE
How do we get more YESes...
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10. TACTICS
Useful Engaging Motivational
Bite-Sized Multimedia Gaming Rewards
Instructional Recommendations Social Graph
30 years of
workouts
completed
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11. BEHAVIOR THRESHOLD
couch vs. quantified
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12. TRIGGER HAPPY
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13. TIMELY TRIGGERS
make it easy. make it relevant. make it repeatable.
1st look 1st day 1st month
- easy - relevant - repeatable
- fast - reinforcing - clever
- fun - fun - fun
50% 50%
median = 8 hrs standard
deviation
average = 9 days 20 days
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14. TINY SUCCESSES
‣ 2 minute elbow plank
‣ Bodyweight workout
‣ Workout of the week
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15. THIS IS A JOURNEY
Living an active lifestyle
Achieving health goals Stay on track.
Stay engaged.
You’re on your way...
Keep it FUN
Guidance
Motivation
Accountability Keep it SIMPLE
Feedback
Start with empathy Trigger bite-sized activity
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16. IT STARTS WITH
BABY STEPS.
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17. THANKS!
@skimble, @marialy
hi@skimble.com
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