We know that endurance is the most important factor in determining your current health, quality of life and longevity because it indicates the pumping capacity of your heart. Endurance can be measured in maximum oxygen uptake (also called VO2 max), and your VO2 max says more about your physical health than any other parameter we know. More than blood pressure, cholesterol and BMI combined.
With the Myworkout GO app, we are able to measure your VO2max with scientific precision using only your mobile phone.
When you exercise with the app, it calculates your biological age based on how far you've run, and at what speed and incline you've had during an interval session.
When the app knows your VO2max, it can subsequently understand when you're in the right intensity zone for all types of activities. We call this zone HIT (high-intensity training), and this type of training is the most important thing you can do for your health.
The app calculates VO2max and biological age by assessing how much work you are able to perform during a standard 4x4-minute high-intensity interval session. It's done differently outdoors, on the mill and at the machine.
No special equipment is needed to get started with and enjoy MyWorkout. All you need is a smartphone. Our cutting-edge technology measures your capacity with scientific accuracy, even more accurately than wearables.
However, if you already use wearables, you can integrate them with our app. You can find instructions for integrating third parties here.
For some people, it's fun and motivating to use a heart rate monitor when exercising, for others it's not. With Myworkout GO, you can choose whether you want to use your heart rate as a guide or not. It also works perfectly well without a heart rate monitor. Without heart rate monitoring, you use your own breathing to control the intensity. During the intervals, you should breathe heavily without feeling any discomfort.
To benefit from a heart rate monitor, you need to know your maximum heart rate. If you don't know what your maximum heart rate is, you won't get any benefit from using a heart rate monitor. Remember that there is no shortcut to finding your maximum heart rate. The methods used to calculate your maximum heart rate are very inaccurate, as there are large individual differences in maximum heart rate.
With 10 years in the business, we have tried both subscription and competition for companies. In our experience, contests are the easiest approach for gaining quick and widespread support from employees and, not least, demonstrating an effect quickly. Most people find it easier to take ownership of onboarding and it's easier to get motivated to participate when you do something together in groups. There is a positive peer pressure associated with this, which also activates the snowball effect internally in the company. The fact that the activity is for a limited period of time also has an enormous effect on motivation and total cost for the company.
You can read more about our activity campaigns here.
Unlike short-term campaigns, a corporate wellness program supports sustainable health improvements. The Myworkout GO app is peer-reviewed and published in international documents, showing it provides follow-up effects comparable to those of a therapist.
Companies known for investing in their employees' health and well-being enhance their reputation as desirable employers. Preventive health measures through regular activity lower the rates of absenteeism and lifestyle diseases, leading to significant cost savings. A long-term commitment to employee health fosters higher engagement, productivity, and job satisfaction, leading to better physical and mental well-being.
We provide frameworks for implementation, access to clinical and authorized healthcare personnel, and comprehensive reporting based on critical metrics like Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALY) to support your mission towards a healthier workplace.
You can read more about our wellness program subscription here.
Through this Agreement, Myworkout is considered the controller of the users' personal data and determines what data is made available to the Employer, which is considered a third party in this context. The Employer will receive what is considered to be necessary information to create a satisfactory standard report at the group level. New insights for other purposes at the individual level require new unique consent from the users themselves.
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