︎ justFit
Place-based fitness that fits into your
schedule
By Fatema Almoamen ︎, Patrick Nguyen Burden ︎, Meera Kumar ︎, Srinjayee Saha ︎
Hypothesis
With busy schedules often too packed for the gym, many college students struggle to find a proper time and place to exercise. Helping students incorporate exercise into their daily routine, justFit is an app that provides short, simple fitness activities personalized to a user’s location and schedule, so no matter where they are they can find a way to stay fit.
With busy schedules often too packed for the gym, many college students struggle to find a proper time and place to exercise. Helping students incorporate exercise into their daily routine, justFit is an app that provides short, simple fitness activities personalized to a user’s location and schedule, so no matter where they are they can find a way to stay fit.
Why
Getting to the gym isn’t convenient for everyone, and when navigating busy schedules in new
environments, students often face difficulty fitting exercise into their daily routines, especially if
perceived as an activity that demands a huge amount of time and energy that students don’t have.
How
By using geotags, calendar integration, and social networks, we provide playful reminders
nudging students to exercise where and when it is most convenient. Personalizing fitness into
bite-sized activities that consider a student’s daily round, regular fitness can feel more manageable.
What
An interactive mobile app with built-in features that interacts with a student’s location, schedule,
and social network to provide personalized reminders and recommendations for building
daily “micro-movement” habits based on geotags.
So What
justFit teaches students that exercise doesn’t have to be time-consuming, intense, or
inaccesible. By encouraging daily movements in personalized, manageable, and fun ways,
justFit helps students develop consistent fitness habits as part of their health regiment.
Getting to the gym isn’t convenient for everyone, and when navigating busy schedules in new
environments, students often face difficulty fitting exercise into their daily routines, especially if
perceived as an activity that demands a huge amount of time and energy that students don’t have.
How
By using geotags, calendar integration, and social networks, we provide playful reminders
nudging students to exercise where and when it is most convenient. Personalizing fitness into
bite-sized activities that consider a student’s daily round, regular fitness can feel more manageable.
What
An interactive mobile app with built-in features that interacts with a student’s location, schedule,
and social network to provide personalized reminders and recommendations for building
daily “micro-movement” habits based on geotags.
So What
justFit teaches students that exercise doesn’t have to be time-consuming, intense, or
inaccesible. By encouraging daily movements in personalized, manageable, and fun ways,
justFit helps students develop consistent fitness habits as part of their health regiment.
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The Link Between Design and Outcomes
Not everyone can make it to the gym. Time and accessibility of locations play a huge role
in dictating student fitness, and it is not uncommon for college students to overlook their
physical health in demanding busy academic environments. However, with an app like
justFit, students can get personalized recommendations for where, when, and how they
can stay fit based on what is most convenient for them. Taking their location, schedule,
and preferences into consideration, justFit helps take out the cognitive load of exercise
by breaking down traditionally time-internsive workouts into smaller place-based daily
activities and commitments that still keep students active. By motivating students to
incorporate exercise wherever they are and identifying opportune times and spaces most
accessible to them, justFit helps students build consistent habits that will ultimately improve
their overall health.
Fitting Fitness Wherever You Are, Whenever It Makes Sense
Finding a place and time to exercise can be a challenge, so justFit uses geotags and
integrates with your calendar to learn where and when it is most convenient for you and
reminds you to engage in place-based activities that consider your surroundings and schedule.
Making the Choice to Exercise, an Easy Choice
Because new habits can be hard to develop, justFit gives users a defined fitness journey
based on their fitness goals and levels so they know how to get started and what to do
next.
Keeping Fitness Simple, Not Stressful
Exercise can feel overwhelming when most other fitness services focus on time- and energy- intensive workouts, so justFit’s “micro-movement” activities are built to only take between 5-25 minutes and require easy actions that you can do anywhere without equipment.
Motivating You To Build Consistent Habits
It’s difficult finding a reason to continue exercising amidst other priorities, but by using gamified nudges, justFit encourages a consistent routine by giving you the option to track your streak, earn rewards, complete challenges with friends, and finish place-based quests.
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