I think there is great promise here. So many overweight people don’t work out, because they just don’t identify as a person that would go running or to the gym. Developing exciting (addicting?) VR games that ease overweight people into work-outs could be an interesting cause area!
Just remember that (I think, not an expert!) exercise is much less important than diet when it comes to losing weight. An hour run that burns 300 calories is swamped by having a double cheeseburger instead of a salad.
Just saying I am not at all overweight myself, but I still want to work out.
Regarding “cause area”: There are pretty cheap actions to do here, like bring a VR headset to your local meetup and help people try it out. I brought it to an EA Israel retreat, one person bought his own headset a few days later, and a few others said they’re considering it.
I think there is great promise here. So many overweight people don’t work out, because they just don’t identify as a person that would go running or to the gym. Developing exciting (addicting?) VR games that ease overweight people into work-outs could be an interesting cause area!
Just remember that (I think, not an expert!) exercise is much less important than diet when it comes to losing weight. An hour run that burns 300 calories is swamped by having a double cheeseburger instead of a salad.
Just saying I am not at all overweight myself, but I still want to work out.
Regarding “cause area”: There are pretty cheap actions to do here, like bring a VR headset to your local meetup and help people try it out. I brought it to an EA Israel retreat, one person bought his own headset a few days later, and a few others said they’re considering it.