Great Online Healthy Community
Have you stumbled onto the site Wellsphere? If you haven’t you have to take a look!
Wellsphere builds online healthy living communities that help people ‘Get active, Eat better and Unwind’. Wellsphere’s groundbreaking platform works by connecting each member with local health and wellness resources, classes and activities that match their unique interests and goals, and with the personalized advice and social support they need to sustain healthy habits.
The founders, Ron Gutman and Dave Kashen, started the company as a way to help solve the nation’s health crisis. Working with Stanford’s grad school students, they asked for feedback to the question: “How to we help people improve their lives?” With hundreds of responses, papers, and tests, they came up with the core values of Wellsphere:
- Personalization
- Social Support & Community
- Incentives
The site also helps members find the right gym, personal trainer, yoga studio, cooking class, hiking trail, recreational facility, etc. by providing a national directory of local resources and by having members share their recommendations with others.
The incentives program provides rewards, in the form of wellpoints, which are awarded when you do things that are good for you or that help others, like setting a goal or adding recommendations.
As you begin participating, you can track your progress using customizable tools like your own progress chart, while also participating in communities, posting in forums, and leaving feedback for your friends on their “boards,” which is like Wellshere’s version of Facebook’s “Wall.”
One thing that makes Wellsphere stand out from other web based weight loss/motivation sites is its extension into the “real world” offering help finding groups in your area, and helping users with similar goals connect to workout and motivate each other outside of the confines of the site. iBeWell is also a pretty innovative idea for companies who are looking to lower their overall heath care costs by having healthier employees.
If you are looking to connect with others and receive some motivation and support, check out Wellshpere! I even have my own little community! Let us know your opinion of the site!
Angie Schumacher is a Certified Fitness Professional who trains clients in her home and is a Women's Boot Camp Instructor in Colorado. She is the author of The Fat Blasting Boot Camp Program and has offered a one stop website to help you with all of your health and fitness needs. Please visit www.BuildingABetterU.com to find exactly what you are looking for!
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Isn’t it great that there are so many sites available for free to help in our weight loss goals? This one reminds me a lot of SparkPeople. I’m going to have to sign up to find out the differences and see if one is better than the other.
Thanks for the link!
Hi Angie,
I agree, its so nice to have these communities. I use sparkspeople too for logging my foods, its also a great site!
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