Sportaneous
This project's parent organization is Sportaneous
It operates in United States
It uses Multiple sports
Entered the Best New Project
More about Sportaneous
Sportaneous’ social value proposition is to combat obesity, diabetes, and associated diseases by making it incredibly easy and convenient to play sports through a free website and mobile phone application. Obesity is a leading preventable cause of death worldwide (second only to smoking) and one-third of Americans are obese.
Additionally, obesity health care costs in the US were estimated at $147 billion in 2009. Sportaneous harnesses location-based technology and online social networking to facilitate pick-up sports games and group fitness activities, making group exercise more convenient and accessible. Many people find exercising “for the sake of exercise” boring. However, finding or organising people to play sports with is often difficult and inconvenient. Sportaneous eliminates the hurdles associated with team sports and provides a free and fun way to become physically fit. Through the Sportaneous website and mobile application users may propose and join spontaneous, or pick-up, sports games and group fitness activities in their surrounding neighbourhoods.
The primary benefits from regular exercise in the form of free team sports games or group fitness activities include improved physical health, mental health, communication and social networking, monthly savings on gym memberships and league fees, entertainment, professional productivity, and reduced national healthcare costs.