HealthBuddy - Your Wellness Companion 🌟

Download: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/healthbuddy/kjnmakehialniegpjekmppllemgkbjoh

HealthBuddy is a Chrome extension designed to help you maintain healthy habits while working at your computer. It provides timely reminders for standing up, staying hydrated, and protecting your eyes using the 20-20-20 rule.

Why HealthBuddy? 🎯

• Prevent Sedentary Behavior: Regular reminders to stand and move
• Stay Hydrated: Consistent water intake throughout your day
• Protect Your Vision: Follow the 20-20-20 rule for eye health
• Maintain Work-Life Balance: Smart quiet hours for focused work
• Track Your Progress: Build healthy habits with streak tracking

Features ✨

Core Features

• Stand Up Reminders: Get prompted to stand up and stretch at customizable intervals
• Water Break Alerts: Stay hydrated with regular water break reminders
• Eye Care (20-20-20 Rule): Protect your eyes by following the 20-20-20 rule

Smart Features

• Quiet Hours: Set periods when you don't want to be disturbed
• Smart Snooze: Temporarily pause all reminders with countdown and cancel option
• Intelligent Scheduling: Automatically adjusts next break times around quiet hours
• Visual Progress: Real-time progress bars for each reminder type

Customization

• Flexible Time Format: Toggle between 12-hour and 24-hour time displays
• Customizable Settings: Adjust all reminder intervals to suit your preferences
• Quick Testing Mode: Set intervals as low as 1 minute for testing and customization
• Individual Controls: Enable/disable each reminder type independently

Usage 💡

1. Setting Up Reminders

   • Click the HealthBuddy icon in your toolbar
   • Set your preferred intervals for each reminder type
   • Enable/disable specific reminders with toggle switches
   • Set intervals between 1-180 minutes for each reminder type

2. Visual Feedback

   • Watch real-time progress bars for each reminder
   • See exact times for upcoming breaks
   • Get clear indication of adjusted schedules

3. Quiet Hours

   • Set your quiet hours to prevent notifications during specific times
   • Perfect for meetings or focused work sessions
   • Next break times automatically adjust around quiet hours
   • Clear indication when breaks are scheduled after quiet hours

4. Time Format

   • Toggle between 12-hour and 24-hour time formats
   • Affects all time displays in the extension
   • Persists your preferred format across sessions

5. Statistics

   • Track your daily breaks
   • Build and maintain streaks
   • Reset statistics when needed

6. Smart Break Management

   • Intelligent rescheduling around quiet hours
   • Flexible snooze options with visual countdown
   • Quick reset options for statistics

Features in Detail 🔍

Stand Up Reminders

• Customizable intervals (1-180 minutes)
• Gentle notifications to encourage movement
• Toggle on/off as needed
• Perfect for testing with 1-minute intervals
• Visual progress tracking

Water Break Reminders

• Stay hydrated throughout the day
• Adjustable frequency
• Easy to snooze when needed
• Flexible timing from 1-180 minutes
• Real-time countdown display

Eye Care

• Based on the 20-20-20 rule
• Helps prevent eye strain
• Customizable reminder intervals
• Set shorter intervals for more frequent breaks
• Progress indication for next break

Quiet Hours

• Set do-not-disturb periods
• Automatically resumes after quiet hours
• Perfect for meetings and focus time
• Smart rescheduling of breaks around quiet periods
• Clear indication of adjusted break times
• Handles midnight crossing periods

Smart Snooze System

• 30-minute pause on all reminders
• Real-time countdown display
• One-click cancellation
• Automatic expiration
• Visual status indication

Progress Tracking

• Daily break counter
• Consecutive day streaks
• Visual progress bars
• Real-time updates
• Persistent statistics

Technical Details 🔧

Built with:

• HTML5
• CSS3
• JavaScript
• Chrome Extension APIs

Key Features:

• Real-time progress tracking
• Persistent storage
• Background processing
• Smart scheduling system

APIs used:

• Chrome Storage API
• Chrome Alarms API
• Chrome Notifications API
• Chrome Background Services

Privacy 🔒

HealthBuddy respects your privacy:

• No data collection
• All settings stored locally
• No external services used
• No analytics or tracking
• No permissions beyond necessities

Support 💪

If you find any bugs or have feature requests, please open an issue on GitHub.

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