GAME ON! 3 PLATFORMS FOR COMPETING ONLINE AND CRUSHING YOUR FITNESS GOALS
DIETBET, STEPBET, AND RUNBET
Through smartphone apps like Words With Friends and 8 Ball Pool, you can compete against your loved ones from virtually anywhere, and creators in the fitness world have taken notice. Now, a number of virtual fitness programs offer the same level of friendly competition along with the satisfaction of completing your fitness goals. Below are three platforms to get you started!
Looking for a little extra motivation to meet your health and fitness goals? Try involving money and a little friendly competition. DietBet, StepBet, and RunBet ask each user to place monetary bets on their ability to achieve various wellness goals. You can also challenge your friends and family to place bets and stay motivated together. All the money is placed into a pot, and when you complete your goal, you get your money back. Some users say they’ve even made a profit! Search for DietBet, StepBet, and RunBet in your app store and get started.
VIRTUAL RUN EVENTS
With all the excitement of a footrace and no crowd to deal with, Virtual Run Events brings 1-mile, 5K, 10K, half-marathon, and full marathon races to you. Racers choose a distance to run around their neighborhood, on the treadmill, or at the park, and their friends and family compete in the very same races wherever they happen to be. As a bonus, proceeds from a number of these events also support nonprofit organizations. Visit VirtualRunEvents.com to sign up for a race and lace up your shoes wherever you are.
FITOCRACY
Calling all gamers! This is the fitness platform just for you. Invented by gamers, Fitocracy tracks fitness achievements and rewards users as if they were playing a video game. With quests, badges, and multiplayer gaming options, you’ll be motivated to work hard
for your goals. Connect with new online friends or invite your loved ones to join you on Fitocracy. It doesn’t get much better than dueling friends or family in a classic one- on-one wellness competition! Learn more at Fitocracy.com.
NEW PROTOCOLS, SAME GREAT SERVICE
When you come in to see us, you’ll notice we’ve made a few changes to our protocols in response to best practices during this pandemic. As a medical and surgical facility, many of the health and safety protocols we follow have been in place since our doors first opened, but recent changes mean these protocols will now include our patients. When you make an appointment over the phone, we’ll ask if you’ve recently come into contact with anyone who’s been sick or experienced any symptoms like fever, cough, or loss of taste or smell. If you answer yes to any of these questions, we’ll just need to get you rescheduled for a later date. When you arrive at our office, we’ll have you text us and wait in your car so we can reduce the number of people in our waiting room. When we’re ready for you, we’ll greet you at your car. We promise we’re smiling behind that face mask! Make sure you also put your mask on before coming inside, and if you need one, we’ve got you covered. We’ll also be asking you the same screening questions as we did over the phone, and we will take your temperature with a no-contact thermometer. We’ll carry out every step of your appointment in a closed room, rather than in a communal area or at the front desk, in order to limit prolonged exposure. We’re currently implementing a 1-1-1 protocol, meaning it will just be one doctor, one staff member, and one patient
in the room for every visit. At this time, we’re not allowing additional family members or staff members to attend consultations.
Virtual consultations are still available for those who aren’t comfortable leaving their homes, and we’ll still be implementing our 1-1-1 protocol virtually for privacy. We’re also asking surgical patients to self-quarantine for one week prior to their surgery and one week following their surgery as an extra precaution for potential asymptomatic patients. Thank you so much for bearing with us during these unusual times. Our top priority, as it has always been, is to keep you safe, healthy, and feeling your absolute best. If we work together, we can reach that goal.
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