Fitbook

Inspiration

Losing the motivation to workout everyday is a common problem among many people. It has happened to the best of us, and having a workout buddy makes us more motivated. Rather than working out alone you can have someone else to hold you accountable. During the workout you can motivate each other to push even harder or make it to the finish line. Even if you don’t want to take it too seriously it can be difficult to find enough people to play team sports as well. This way you can always find someone else to play a game of basketball or do yoga in the park with.

According to NBC News, “95 percent of those who started a weight-loss program with friends completed the program, compared to a 76 percent completion rate for those who tackled the program alone.” This demonstrates that working out with someone motivates us and allows us to live healthier lives.

Personally, I started playing tennis over quarantine and I’m tired of reaching out to friends to rally with me. Because of gym closures, I also got a bike and kept asking my friends to bike with me but kept getting turned down--which gave me the idea of Fitbook.

What it does

Fitbook is a platform that connects people based upon their fitness interests so that you no longer have to exercise alone. You can post to find workout buddies and share after workouts, which will show up on your friends' feeds. It's a quick way to reach out to several friends about when and what workout you want to do.

How we built it

We used react, javascript, css, and github for version control.

Challenges we ran into

This was the first time more than half of the group used react so it was a learning curve. Furthermore, it was the first time half the group used a system for version control, so we ran into a few merge issues.