Life can be overwhelming. It's easy to slip up, stress out, binge on pizza, skip the gym and skimp on sleep over and over again.
Consider Fig ? a health and wellness app released Tuesday for iOS and Android devices ? your wake-up call.
Fig was created by a Palo Alto-based team that believes overall wellness depends on great nutrition, sufficient sleep, healthy relationships and other factors unique to each of us. Users are encouraged to start off small by setting mini personal goals on Fig. They can be daily, weekly or monthly goals ? whatever makes you feel good.
Only you know what your body, mind and spirit needs. So, you can choose to wake up 15 minutes early this week to make breakfast, watch the sunset, skip fried foods, drink less coffee or take a few breaks at work. Once you've completed your wellness goal, hit the "+" sign next to the task, and feel like a million bucks.
Unlike many apps in the health and wellness category, Fig doesn't simply track your calories, physical activity and the number of hours you sleep; it also helps you take the holistic approach to health and happiness, co-founder Kevon Saber told Mashable.
Saber and his co-founder, Bart Munro, said they wanted to create an app to help work horses who have unhealthy, high-stress schedules. Saber knows this lifestyle from experience. During his 20s, he saw a huge decline in his physical well-being, energy level and self-esteem, while he was forgoing sleep and pushing his body to the limit.
"I was working really hard with a lot of stress," he said.
To mitigate these symptoms of overwhelming stress and work, Saber relied on raw meals. He also reduced his intake of processed food and meat. In about three months, he felt "100% better."
"I realized wellness isn't just about my nutrition; it's really a holistic transformational journey. That's what motivated my co-founder Bart and I to start Fig," he said.
After downloading the free app and logging in with your Facebook account, you can get started by creating a personalized guide. Make a list of healthy things you want to accomplish by going through the themes. To start off, we promised ourselves to breathe deeply once a day, call mom weekly, sleep by 11 p.m. and go to the gym at least four times a week.
Building a personal network of friends, coworkers and family is also important on the app, Saber said. "We foster a level of interaction ? encouragement, accountability and practical help."
Your network can see all your goals and accomplishments. Friends can offer kudos, a hearty (virtual) nudge to get something done, encouragement or assistance. If you commit to a date night once a month, for example, one of your friends can offer to babysit, letting you take the night off, go out with your spouse and check off your "date night" goal. It's advised that you return the favor, though, so he or she can also stay on track.
Appropriately, the app's side effects are listed as "greater joy, deeper friendships and additional physical vitality."
Fig's greatest feature is encouraging you to make time for yourself. The mobile app is a fast and easy way to organize your health goals, and change your life with small tweaks.
Are you interested in trying this health and wellness app? Tell us if the holistic and community-based approach makes a difference.
Image courtesy of Flickr, TIFFANY DAWN NICHOLSON (TDNphoto)
Source: http://mashable.com/2012/12/19/fig-wellness-app/
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