Ask HN: What do you think of this startup idea?
I try to be generally healthy by doing small healthy activities. Really simple stuff. Like doing 25 pushups once in a while. Or running atleast a mile once a day (it might sound like a lot but it takes less than 10 min).
I also try to give myself "wellness" tasks too. Like emailing my parents a snapshot of my day.
The idea I had was to build a game out of this, where I could keep track of my healthy deeds (for lack of a better word) using a dead simple SMS app.
For example, maybe once a day, I'd get a text that suggests I do one healthy task from my pre-submitted list. I can do the task at some point that day, and text in that I completed it (honor system).
It might be neat to see stats for this. I.E. Which tasks I've been doing, how often...It might also be cool to get my family on it as well, so that I could make sure my Dad's staying healthy.
Would you use this? Would it make you more likely to complete your "healthy tasks"? Would love to hear your thoughts.