Overview
My program is a workout fitness regimen that promotes a healthy habit of daily exercise for people. It first asks whether the user is feeling healthy. Then an if/else statement is executed, where if the user answers ‘yes’, the program will play a celebratory song and display a circular happy face saying, “Yay! Let’s go workout!”. After 8 seconds, the face goes away and the music stops. Then, the program plays an energetic workout song and runs through a series of exercises (30 jumping jacks, 20 lunges, 10 mountain climbers, 5 air squats) that show up on the screen along with a motivational quote and diagram of each exercise. At the end of the workout, a celebratory sound effect is played and an image with text says, "Workout Complete! Congratulations!" right before the program ends. Alternatively, suppose the user answers ‘no’ in the beginning. In that case, the program will play a sad trombone sound effect and display a circular sad face with an image of tissues and a thermometer saying, “Aww! Get some rest. Hope you feel better soon!”.
My program addresses the problem of ignorance and unhealthy exercise habits of people in the United States. A lot of people lack the proper knowledge to safely and effectively exercise, maintain their health, and grow their muscles. Some people are either inactive and eat the wrong foods, or they go to the whole other extreme and compulsively exercise, being obsessed with their body image. My program gives an accessible virtual fitness option for people to use to get in shape and sustain a healthy balanced lifestyle of exercise and self-care.
My IB Sports, Health, and Exercise Science class taught me much about human anatomy, movement, exercise, nutrition, and evaluating human performance. This inspired me to address the issue of physical fitness in the United States. I wanted to share my knowledge of health and wellness with others through a fun engaging healthy medium.
Thursday, December 21, 2023