IN CONVERSATION CHRIS MEYER
Founder, Fun and Moving
What is Fun and Moving and what does it do?
Fun and Moving (FAM) is an on-demand health and wellness platform that delivers physical therapy, occupational therapy and doctor approved routines to people’s homes via
TV, computer, or phone. The idea is to bring medically-approved routines to people who are stuck at home, are ageing-in-place, or have yet to start their exercise journey as well as to those who need rehab to get healthier.
Where did the idea and motivation come to set FAM up?
From two sources, really. One was the amazing relationship I had with my immigrant grandfather, who never, ever went to a gym or purchased workout clothes but was always fit from walking and doing exercise with only his natural body weight.
Secondly, I have owned multiple funeral homes in California for the past 19 years
and I observed how, and why, people die. I felt the process of prevention and staying healthy was easier than most people realised. So, I built something for them.
Who is the service targeted at?
Anyone who is stuck in life in some way. Injury or illness, never exercised before, aging in place, or those seeking to begin a long term, preventative health plan of their own.
What would you describe as your biggest success/achievement so far?
Partnering up with US cable companies and the US government – and the setting up of our telehealth portal.
And what have the biggest challenges been so far?
Getting people to know about us as a small company – and the lengthy corporate timelines to go live.
Which partners do you work with?
In the US, we work with many of the large cable and streaming platforms. They saw our content as unique and wanted it for their subscribers. We are just beginning to work with the US government in various capacities, state and local governments for their employees and residents, and a few large companies as an employee benefit.
“I tend to have a jaundiced view of healthcare and politicians because the way to health is so much simpler than people realise, or the healthcare industry lets on.”
What are your future plans for FAM?
We have three main aims/goals.
To build out our telehealth solution across the US and globally.
To show all people, everywhere, that there is now an affordable way to improve their lives and get (and stay) fit and healthy.
Expand the service so we can offer it in multiple languages.
Do you think that the role that exercise can play in healthcare is finally being understood by those ‘in power’?
No. And that’s why providing access and affordability have always been my greatest motivators.
I tend to have a jaundiced view of healthcare and politicians because the way to health is so much simpler than people realise, or the healthcare industry lets on.
I used both as motivators to build and prove to the industry that one small company could impact the way millions of people can live healthier lives affordably. We did that. We are doing that. We are very proud of what we have accomplished…and we’re just getting started.