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Breako: solution to long sedentary time.

Finalist

Competition: Spark:Spring Student
Designer: Yilin Zou
Design Type: Concept, Digital: Motion, Apps, Games, Health & Medical, Product & industrial, Web, UX, UI, IXO, HCII
Company / Organization / School: New York University
Website: http://yilinzou.com
Team Members: Yilin Zou

“Sitting is the new smoking.” Research shows that desk workers averagely spend 9-10 hours sitting per day, which is predominately uninterrupted sedentary time longer than 30 mins. Physical inactivity causes serious problems to human bodies, including more cancer risks, metabolic disorders, etc. And it has caused over three million preventable deaths worldwide each year. However, taking a physical break every 30 minutes can eliminate the damage. Considering stressful working environments, Breako offers holistic solutions to help desk-workers effortlessly raise long-term habits of taking physical breaks, while not stopping them from ongoing activities, through cross-platform services. Breako ensures individualization in every step of the user journey, to enable users to build approachable break goals, seamlessly integrate breaks into daily routine, and create encouraging environments.

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Breako/ Yilin Zou
Sitting is the new smoking, and consistent physical activity is the solution.
The challenges in the design process are to adapt to the stressed working environment.
The solution exploration process starts with the diary study and user journey map.
The existing health tools are effective but still have their constraints.
Breako consists of four parts to provide users with a holistic solution and reach technical feasibility in the early stage.
Breako starts the process with planning and reminding. Breako Calendar prepares users with today's breaks.
Then, Breako reminds users of breaks by vividly visualizing the damage of long sedentary time.
Breako Move integrates workouts into the user's daily work routine.
Breako highlights individualization and social connections in the design to reinforce the new habits.