19% OF INDIAN WOMEN HAVE MENSTRUAL PROBLEMS, ACCORDING TO GOQII INDIA FIT SURVEY

Jyothi Venkatesh

The GOQii India Fit Report 2020, that was recently launched reveals that there has been an increase in lifestyle diseases like thyroid and diabetes in India. Specifically, for women’s health, it revealed that women walk less than men, with an average of 7,117 steps a day, whereas the average man walks 7416 daily steps – almost 300 steps more. Speaking of sleep time, Indians get 6 hours and 52 minutes of overall sleep on average per day, with 4 hrs and 53 mins hours of sound sleep. However, as per the report, women tend to get better sleep than men.On the other hand, men are more hydrated than women. The report also suggests top ways to maintain feminine hygiene:Keep the vagina clean by washing regularly with a gentle, mild soap and warm water. Never use scented soaps and feminine products or douche. Also, avoid feminine sprays and bubble baths. After going to the bathroom, always wipe from front to back to prevent bacteria from getting into the vagina and causing an infection.Wear 100 percent cotton underpants and avoid overly tight clothing.The report is a result of a year-long study of 5 million GOQii users across 16 cities – Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Jaipur, Chennai, Surat, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Patna, Indore, Bhopal and Bhubaneswar.

Founded in 2014 by serial entrepreneur Vishal Gondal, GOQii is empowering consumers globally to lead healthier and better lives. GOQii's smart-tech-enabled healthcare platform brings together the entire preventive healthcare ecosystem. It's Smart Health Ecosystem integrates tools for real-time personalized coaching, an explosive high-growth Health e-commerce store, scheduling health check-ups, a health locker, and a unique 'GOQii Cash' program where healthy behaviour is rewarded with cash discounts and insurance discounts based on health management data. Given the state of 'Sickcare' delivery infrastructure in India, the company strongly believes that preventive healthcare is the only viable, long-term, mass-market solution. GOQii counts marquee investors like Mitsui, NEA, Megadelta, DSG Consumer Partners, Galaxy Digital, Denlow Investment Trust, Edelweiss, Cheetah Mobile, GWC, Mr Ratan Tata, and Mr Vijay Shekhar Sharma.