anthony-r-g/ab-tive

Ab-tive

Introduction

It's a daunting task to get into shape. Often times, people will feel discouraged from building healthy fitness habits because of their lack of knowledge on where to start. Information online is abundant, but so much so that it's difficult to filter out what is applicable to yourself. When it comes to working out at the gym, we've also noticed that there's a lack of community. Introducing Ab-tive, this app is geared towards active gym-goers and those looking to get into physical fitness. Most gym apps function more as a tool, and less as a social space. There's a numerous amount of calorie counters, workout planners, and dieting planners, and while those are valid, we feel like there's certain elements missing; namely, being able to communicate with other gym-goers and the app's ease of use are often lacking.

Technologies

Swift

API - HealthKit, SugarWOD, WorkoutManager

Firebase

Google Map

Core Location

Features

User Login and Password - create/sign in account. User is able to scan gym equipment, and the app will load the appropriate exercises for that particular machine. User has the options to find a partner/trainer or to use the app individually to browse type of exercise. Progress/Skip Gym tracker - to show users their progress and remind users if they skip going to the gym completely for the day

User Story

Brandy makes the same New Year resolution every year; to get fit! Brandy goes to her nearest gym for about two weeks. Brandy feels like she doesn’t know the appropriate exercises to do nor does she know the correct way to use the machines. This makes Brandy feel really sad. It also does not help that Brandy feels very self conscious working out alone.

One evening on Brandys commute home she heard a group of people talking about an app called Ab-tive. Brandy quickly got home downloaded the app. She created her profile, plugged in the gym she plans to attend and uploaded her “before”pic for the progress tracker. The app generated a list of users that also attend the same gym as Brandy so she views their profile until she finds her perfect buddy. Technology, huh?

Brandy meets Dylan three times a week at the gym where they encourage each other, hold each other accountable to meet their goals, and ask each other about any wins they might've had throughout the day. They have very similar workouts because with the app, ModelTargetAreas, they saw they had similar body types and had many of the same target areas to improve. They feel confident with these provided workout suggestions because with the apps AR feature they are able to preview the correct posture and position for each machine at the gym. Outside of the gym Brandy counts her calories with the apps CaloriesTracker, and uses the MealPrepGuide for healthy meal suggestions. Brandy is now 32 lbs lighter and feeling fit and better than ever. She is excited to update her progress and load a pic for comparison to where she started. But this isn’t the end for Brandy, she may end up using the app from a personal trainer’s point of view next! Wowza!!