Health & Fitness
Health and fitness are woven into Shaurya Bahl's life in two ways: as preparation for his pilot dream, and as the core mechanic of his product LockIn.
Aviation Medical Readiness
To become a commercial pilot, Shaurya needs to pass a Class 1 aviation medical — one of the most rigorous medical examinations in any profession. This requires:
- Excellent cardiovascular health
- Perfect or correctable vision
- Good hearing
- No disqualifying conditions
- Consistent fitness and sleep routines
Shaurya has this mapped into his pilot plan — medical readiness needs to be established 6-12 months before starting flight school (around age 16-17).
The Push-Up Philosophy
LockIn's core mechanic — earning screen time through push-ups — is both a product feature and a personal philosophy. The idea is:
- Make the cost of mindless scrolling physical
- Build fitness as a byproduct of digital discipline
- Create structural friction rather than relying on willpower
The push-up detection uses Apple's Vision framework with body pose estimation. Shaurya built anti-shake logic to prevent false positives from walking.
Screen Time and Health Data
LockIn's future vision includes LockIn Health — collecting encrypted screen time data and making it useful:
- Anonymized insights for hospitals and researchers
- Personal health dashboards showing screen time patterns
- Correlation between physical activity (push-ups) and screen time reduction
Daily Routine
As a 15-year-old running multiple ventures while attending school, Shaurya's routine involves:
- School during the day (math, physics focus)
- 2-3 hours of building after school
- co/Build on Fridays
- AI + Frnds events
- Fitness routines for aviation medical prep