Health, Fitness and Web 3.0

The future of fitness is user-led

While catching up with a mate for lunch in July, I mentioned crypto as a joke when discussing investments. To my surprise, he told me that he was invested in crypto and as he explained his reasoning, it was clear he knew a lot about the space.

I left lunch thinking that maybe I was wrong about crypto and I should learn more about it. He’s a really smart guy and I was intrigued by his thoughts, which also made a lot of sense to me.

A few days later, I found myself in another lockdown and unable to leave the house to go to the gym, work or catch up with friends. So I used this time to go deep on crypto, blockchain and web 3.0.

At first, it was mostly about bitcoin and the use of cryptocurrency as digital money. While I still don’t understand the technology underpinning Bitcoin, it’s built on strong principles and has built an incredible community around it.

As I learned about different projects and protocols, I began to see a bigger picture and the impact web 3.0 could have. It wasn’t just nerds trading laundry tokens on the internet, there was an entire ecosystem being developed here.

I’m particularly excited about the impact it could have on the health and fitness industry, which is my area. I’ll share three…