Online Dating not just for computer geeks and couch potatoes anymore
?Years ago when someone mentioned online dating, visions of desperate, obese computer geeks typing away to each other came to mind as the rest of us cool people were out at smoke filled bars exchanging glances with drunken strangers raising our noses at the online dating idea. Years have passed and online dating is now as big an American pastime as baseball. Todays online dater is a more robust, energetic individual. In steps Daterade.com, an online dating site geared toward active and fitness minded individuals, giving these people a place to mingle, meet and stay active together.
Dating/Relationships and Fitness/Health are the top two human interest subjects in America with over 30 million combined searches for related keywords in search engines like Google each month. It only makes sense that a website which combines these topics will be of great appeal to the masses. After years of looking at peoples dating profiles and seeing how many people were searching for someone active and fit, we knew that they needed a place to find like-minded individuals, away from the hordes of couch potatoes floating around on other dating sites”, says Todd Amato, Daterade.com CEO.
Daterade.com offers unique features like an Activity Finder which allows users to find people in their area who are interested in a specific activity. There are a wide variety activities to search such as tennis, golf, yoga, mountain biking, sailing, salsa dancing and more. Daterade.com puts a new spin on the send a wink? or send a virtual kiss? feature used by many dating sites with their start a match feature playing on the word match. After starting a match with another user, one is taken to a screen that says, “You have served the ball to this user. Now the ball is in their court and it’s up to them to decide if they want to volley back and continue the match. Hopefully you’ll be contacted soon and maybe even find love.? The company will soon be releasing many more fitness related features such as a complete directory helping people find the perfect personal trainer, health and fitness articles and more.
After seeing the results of what a poor diet and unhealthy lifestyle can do to a person in the startling documentary Super Size Me?, about a guy on an All McDonalds diet that destroys his health, we as Americans must make health and fitness a part of our everyday life. Fitness as a lifestyle is more than just jogging on the treadmill for 20 minutes. Its about a positive attitude and healthy relationships. We don’t want you to end up 70 years old, sitting on the couch, unhealthy in an unfulfilled relationship. We’d rather see you out doing the Tango at a dance club with your soul mate or planning your 50th anniversary ski trip to the alps?, says Daterade.com President Spencer Fogliano.
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