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Launch HN: Mighty Health (YC S19) – Health coaching for people over 50

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Re: Launch HN: Mighty Health (YC S19) – Health coaching for people over 50

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minibronco88 wrote: post #9
ementi wrote: post #6

I was just thinking about how great it would be to have something like this for my mom! Especially the low-impact exercises. Do you have coaches in any other languages outside of English?

Currently, we offer coaching in English and Portuguese -- we'd love to add more in the future though! What language would your mom prefer?

Vietnamese, although Spanish might be helpful if you had to prioritize. Lots of kids of immigrants in the US where our parents don’t read English well enough to participate in things like this.

Re: Launch HN: Mighty Health (YC S19) – Health coaching for people over 50

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Post by minibronco88 »

codingdave wrote: post #28

This sounds great. I'm 47, but have physical limitations due to truamas earlier in life. I love the idea of a service tailored to older folk, and may participate. The one thing from your description that threw me off was " it’s a more familiar medium, like texting with your family." I don't text with my family. Or with anyone, really. It is a running joke that the last way you'd want to get in touch with me is by tex…

Thanks for the great feedback. We started with text as it seems more integrated with daily life than in-app chat, but we'd love to expand out channels in the near future. Would love to hear what method you'd prefer instead so I can pass it along to the team!

Re: Launch HN: Mighty Health (YC S19) – Health coaching for people over 50

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Post by minibronco88 »

olivertang33 wrote: post #32

Do your trainers specialize in training older clients?

We have a couple of trainers that have focused on older clients exclusively (for example, one of our lead trainers Julie Diamond: https://www.instagram.com/juliediamondfitness/), and all of the rest have had extensive experience training clients up to their 70s. In addition to making sure the workouts are tailored to health goals and easy on the joints, we ask that our trainers offer lots of modifications in the workout videos for those who can't do specific exercises due to joint/back pain.

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Post by benatkin »

Have you considered expanding into ADHD coaching? I feel like it's something I could use. Since I haven't yet tried it, I don't really know how it works. It seems like something that's useful but is in its early stages, with a lot of people just relying on frequent counseling, which can be expensive. I also feel like it's something that could be mostly automated which would be ideal for a tech company.

Re: Launch HN: Mighty Health (YC S19) – Health coaching for people over 50

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Post by minibronco88 »

brontide wrote: post #18

This is an excellent idea! In the US, there's a culture/mind-set within this age group that going to the doctor is a waste of time or that they're "stronger" for not having to see a doctor, which only allows pain/injuries to linger or grow before they get too far out of hand that a doctor MUST be consulted. I think there's an interesting angle to attract a wider audience here too – if your claim of losing ~10 pounds…

Agreed! It's such a struggle encouraging people to take preventative health seriously, even as chronic issues start creeping in. Rising insurance deductibles in the US certainly don't help as well. We've found that the members who are must successful are those who have received some kind of "warning" from their doctor -- "if you don't lose the weight, you're going to need back surgery" -- or worse yet, people like my dad who had a near brush with death before realizing he needed to take his health into his own hands.

Re: Launch HN: Mighty Health (YC S19) – Health coaching for people over 50

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rsilveira1987 wrote: post #36

This sounds great! I am on my 30s. Maybe I can't join your program right now but I can definitely share this idea with my parents. Is your app running global?

Yes, it's available on both iOS and Android in most countries. We'll refund your gift in full if we can't get it to work!
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