“The ability to look at the graphs, categorise activities and see their impact, has been invaluable. I feel so much more positive about my recovery as I am able to plan and assess my activity on a daily basis.”
Phil, 67, Cardiac Rehabilitation
Here are Phil’s thoughts on KiActiv® Health
“After having a heart attack and subsequent heart surgery, I felt at a loss as to what I should do next to help my recovery and improve my future health. I was beginning to feel depressed about this and although I had exercised before, I was not sure what effect this would now have on my current health.
After being given the chance to use KiActiv®, I now feel I have a lot more control over how activities I partake in impact my health and wellbeing. The ability to look at the graphs, categorise activities and see their impact, has been invaluable. I feel so much more positive about my recovery as I am able to plan and assess my recovery on a daily basis. Because of this I would not hesitate to recommend KiActiv® to anyone.”
Phil’s Story
Phil was referred to KiActiv® having undergone heart surgery after experiencing a cardiac arrest and heart failure. His stated goal was to use KiActiv® Health to aid his recovery and improve his future health.
He showed significant improvements in all dimensions of physical activity across the 12-week programme. He established a good understanding of how to change, and how to incorporate more movement in his daily routine. He was particularly motivated by the accessible and actionable data displayed in his personalised online dashboard. He continued to engage with his KiActiv® technology after the initial 12 weeks of Mentor-guided support.
After starting the programme, Phil quickly realised the importance of everyday physical activity, explaining that he was surprised to see certain blocks of activity on his daily graphs, which led to him realising that each and every movement he was making was contributing to his total daily activity. His aim was to get into a good routine and he felt motivated to establish and maintain a good level of daily activity.
He expressed how much the programme had really helped him as he was very much a visual person and so having the graphs was “a massive benefit for me,” before going on to explain that, “prior to this I wouldn’t have been sure what benefits each movement throughout the day was having. I think the advantage of this sort of thing is that you can see what effects ‘generic’ daily movement is having on you.” He also went on to comment that the KiActiv® personalised online dashboard “is a very useful tool,” and that now “for me, I can see the benefits from it. There’s something tangible I can see that I can draw on and make some conclusions from that.” He decided that he was going to look at the platform every couple of days going forward.
After the programme, Phil responded “Strongly Agree” when asked if he felt confident to manage his physical activity for his health now and in the future after completion of the 12-week programme. He also responded “Yes” when asked if KiActiv® had motivated him to make any other changes to his lifestyle, explaining that…“It allows me to see how I spend my day and what effect exercise has on that day. I feel far more motivated to move more and plan an achievable daily routine.” Alongside stating that KiActiv® has helped him “to get out of the house more into the fresh air and made me think about my retirement and what effect that will have on my daily routine.”
