Health from Home

Instead of an hourly alarm, Health from Home learns when you tend to take a break and nudges you then, for a minute or two of easy movement at home. Working from home can mean hours in the same chair. This is for people who'd like to get up more and don't think of themselves as athletes. Nothing here needs a change of clothes. YOU SET THE GOAL. IT FINDS THE MOMENTS. Choose one to twelve breaks a day, then the days and hours you work. There's no interval to set. You don't need a break habit to start: nudges come as notifications, spread across your work hours at first, then shifting toward the times you tend to move. The app learns only from the breaks you take and what you do with its nudges. HIT YOUR GOAL AND IT GOES QUIET Once you've had the breaks you wanted, the nudges stop for the day, and the app tells you so: "No more nudges today. Enjoy the rest of your day." TWO MINUTES, TOPS. NO GEAR. Twelve easy movements, from shoulder rolls and a wrist stretch for typing hands to wall push-ups and marching in place. The most you'll need is a chair, a wall or a doorway. Each one gives you a picture, numbered steps and a timer. The screen stays on and three beeps tell you when time's up, so you can put the phone down and move. THREE MOVES. PICK WHICHEVER FEELS RIGHT. Open a nudge and three choices are waiting. Gentle loosens you up right where you are, Moderate gets you standing, and More active gets your heart going a little. Tell it what you'd like more of, such as feeling less stiff or a mental reset, and the choices follow. No nudge needed, either: start a break yourself any time. SKIPPING IS COMPLETELY FINE Not a good moment? Later waits at least half an hour, and Pause today keeps things quiet until tomorrow. There are no streaks to lose and nothing to feel bad about. WATCH YOUR WEEK ADD UP Every break earns points, with more for the more active ones. After your first full week, your score is measured against your own usual week, never against other people. Running behind? The most you'll hear is "Plenty of week left." STAYS ON YOUR IPHONE No account, no ads, no tracking and nothing to buy, and it works offline. Everything the app records, and everything it learns about you, stays on your iPhone. Health from Home offers general wellness guidance, not medical advice. Check with a doctor first if you have a health condition or an injury, are pregnant, or have been told to limit activity, and stop if anything hurts. Terms of Use: https://fhc-apps.github.io/health-from-home/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://fhc-apps.github.io/health-from-home/privacy/