How can we further help people and society? Exercise could be an answer. It has been proven to have physical and mental health benefits. However, many people either do not engage in regular exercise or are not able to. A big reason that stops people from starting and continuing exercise is their knowledge on the topic. My goal is to help spread this knowledge. This is not enough to improve society though. To create real social change, I want to incorporate exercise knowledge with social justice issues.
A way I can do this is by creating an exercise phone application and accompanying flyers that bring attention to social justice issues while also promoting knowledge of different exercises. The reason for having a digital and physical space is to reach a larger audience and having both can invoke different types of responses. For example, if a flyer was addressing unfair labor practices of certain companies then that flyer could be placed near the buildings of those said companies to hold them more accountable for their actions.
The user experience of these mediums should be informative and thought-provoking. I would provide a way that they can interact with these mediums to share their experiences with others. For example, in the exercise application, a feature I would include would be having the option to share exercise activity/progress along with the associated social justice issues on various social media platforms. By creating this environment to share information, it promotes community building and social awareness. This awareness is the first step in fostering action that creates a real change in society.
