GOQii signs ex- India Olympic Hockey Captain Sardar Singh to coach GOQii players

GOQii announces preventive cardiac and diabetes care with VitalECG and VitalGluco

GOQii, India’s leading preventive health-care company during its event #ReimagineHealth announced the launch of its smart health services “GOQii VitalECG” & “GOQii VitalGluco” integrated with preventive doctor consultation, focusing on cardiac and diabetes care. Given the state of ‘Sickcare’ delivery infrastructure in India, GOQii strongly believes that preventive healthcare is the only viable, long term, mass market solution.

GOQii VitalECG is capable of reporting electrical activity of the heart over a period of time, detecting tiny electrical changes on the skin. VitalECG can help detect a variety of cardiac problems. Users will be able to take readings by holding their finger for thirty seconds on the face of VitalECG. Since it is difficult for consumers to decipher ECG report, GOQii will be providing Online Consultation with Cardiac Experts. GOQii Doctors will help interpret the ECG readings combined with a Health Risk Assessment (HRA) and provide preventive consultation. Apart from ECG, it is also designed to monitor vital stats such as heart rate, blood pressure, steps and sleep.

GOQii VitalECG will be available in Q1 2019 for ₹4999- including 1 online cardiac consultation and 3 months of health coaching.

GOQii VitalGluco is a smart glucometer that determines the concentration of sugar in the blood. VitalGluco plugs into your smartphone audio port and blood glucose readings can be taken via strips (20 included). Glucose reading can be then shared with specialised GOQii diabetes coaches and doctors.
GOQii VitalGluco will be available in Q1 2019 at ₹2999 including online diabetes consultation and 3 months of health coaching.

GOQii VitalECG and GOQii VitalGluco are not medical diagnostic devices or intended to replace traditional methods of diagnosis.

GOQii also announced ‘GOQii RunGPS’, a GPS and multi-sport activity tracker that is targeted at the running community. It is equipped with built-in GPS, heart rate monitor and can also track steps, distance, calories and sleep.

GOQii RunGPS will be available in January 2019 for ₹4999 including marathon coaching from experts via GOQii play and 3 months of health coaching.

“India has become a capital of lifestyle disorders like cardiac, diabetes and hypertension. Early diagnosis and lifestyle modification can help prevent, manage and in some cases reverse these conditions. GOQii is introducing affordable VitalECG and VitalGluco Smart Health Services that will guide, empower and motivate people to make positive changes in their lifestyle. Integration of preventive doctor and health coach consultation and our partnership with the healthcare ecosystem will make these services more effective and will benefit the masses” said, Vishal Gondal, Founder and CEO, GOQii.

Based on a Stanford Study released in 2017, Indians are among the world’s laziest and take just 4,297 steps a day. In order to get Indians active and make health a priority, GOQii announced the launch of its ‘Bharat Kadam Chunauti (India Step Challenge) 100-days national step challenge. This movement is aimed at supporting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Swasth Bharat’.

The challenge will witness the participation of 29 States and 7 union territories that will compete to be the healthiest. Participants can download the GOQii app for free, walk and based on various milestones win rewards up to ₹3 crore. The challenge will kick-start on January 26, 2019.

GOQii proudly associates with ex-India Olympic Hockey Captain and Padma Shri Sardar Singh, as the newly appointed GOQii coach. He will be conducting live health and fitness coaching session via GOQii Play, India’s first live video platform wherein players can learn from the best coaches sitting in the comfort of their homes. Padma Shri Sardar Singh has represented India in 314 matches during his 12 year career and has also been awarded the prestigious Arjuna and Khel Ratna award.

“It’s our honour to have Padma Shri Sardar Singh as an expert coach on GOQii Play. Our players will be delighted to be coached by an international level athlete. We are confident that he will inspire and motivate millions of people to make health and fitness a priority” said Vishal Gondal, CEO and Co-founder, GOQii.

“I am excited to associate with GOQii as an expert coach and looking forward to sharing my knowledge and experience with players on the platform. As a country it’s important for us to focus on health and fitness. With GOQii’s unique platform, I will be able to reach out to the masses with my message of focusing on physical and mental strength.” said ex- Olympian and Padma Shri Sardar Singh.