How digital wellness platforms are transforming post-pandemic preventive healthcare

Digital health platforms have revolutionized individual and organizational health solutions post-pandemic at breakneck velocities. What was clunky and anonymous is now driving the pack of daily wellness habits. From immune system boosters and home fitness to enabling preventive care and habit formation, platforms are leading an unsung revolution.

With individuals more receptive to long-term wellness and less so for Band-Aid fixes, digital-first solutions are having deeper, more sustained impacts. Here's how that transformation is remaking employee wellbeing and individual health for industries.

MORE THAN JUST FITNESS

There were digital well-being platforms in existence prior to COVID-19 but nothing which had gained mass credibility and consumer acceptance. The pandemic provided a tipping point, says Habuild founder Saurabh Bothra.

It totally transformed the culture to online learning and health coaching, especially in a country like India where the face-to-face look was the traditional way.

Post-pandemic transformation occurred certainly: individuals began to focus on immunity, preventive wellness, and building long-term habits.

POWER OF HABITS AND COMMUNITY

Acquisition of habits is more successful with much social support thereafter, Bothra said. "The quickest way to build a habit is to hang out with people whom you wish to be," he added in addition. To have the exact same people around you both in the virtual and the real space, then automatically there is a change of behavior.".

He also described how the websites help the exercise program to facilitate making it more likely by lessening the 'response time', or the amount of effort or the number of steps to undertake before exercising. In actuality in the gym, the turning over, communiting, or other logistical limitations will make procrastination more likely.

With web sites, the habit is initiated by clicking and habitual consistency with the passage of time is convenient and easy. Community sites are attractive because good habits build day by day in a community environment.

CORPORATES SEE REAL IMPACT

Large companies are increasingly looking for internet wellbeing platforms to increase employees' workplace productivity and reduce absenteeism. Bothra gave the instance of the Central Bank of India where workers' participation in yoga sessions had increased well-being by a significant percentage.