Gym Buddy 2.0.
Overview
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Product Name: Gym Buddy
Company: Group 3
Industry: Fitness
Release Date: 2024
Platform(s): Web
Target Audience: Fitness enthusiasts, casual gym-goers
Pricing Model: Free
Competitors: MyFitnessPal, Fitbod, Strong
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Description: Gym Buddy is a fitness application that helps gym-goers track their workouts, monitor progress, and stay motivated. Originally designed with admin and employee features, this iteration focuses on user-facing functionality for V2.0.
Core User Problem
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Current problem statement:
“Gym members want a simple way to track their workouts, monitor progress, and stay motivated without juggling multiple apps or pen-and-paper logs.”
Many gym-goers lose motivation or fail to see progress because they don’t have an easy system to log what they’ve done and measure improvement. They also want a quick, convenient way to do this—without complex dashboards or extra steps.
Pain Points:
1. Tracking exercises (sets, reps, weights) can be cumbersome or forgotten.
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2. Users lack clear visibility into their fitness progress.
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3. Motivation wanes without achievements, reminders, or guidance.
Research
Desired Features from V1.0
"I would like to have a timer for each exercise"
"It would be great to see calorie burn for each workout"
"Can you simplify the interface?"
"A dashboard with my progress metrics and BMI calculation would be nice"
"It would be great to have a favorite workouts section"
"Can we please have somewhere to record and track measurements?"
Proposed Solution Gym Buddy 2.0
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Goal: Provide an easy, intuitive workout logging experience, simple progress visualization, and motivational elements to keep users engaged.
Core Enhancements:
1. Streamlined and intuitive UI/UX
2. Quick-Add Workout Logging
3.Progress Visualization (charts, personal records)
MoSCoW Prioritization
High-Level Requirements
1. User Registration & Login
• Create account with email and password.
• Secure authentication (JWT, OAuth, etc.).
2. Workout Logging
• Ability to select machine/exercise from a predefined list or create a custom exercise.
• Fields: sets, reps, weight, notes.
• Option to quickly copy a previous workout (“Repeat Last Workout”).
3. Progress Visualization
• Display weekly and monthly charts (e.g., line or bar charts) of total volume (sets x reps x weight).
• Show personal bests or new achievements.
User Flows (Focusing on User-Only Experience)
Wireframes & Design
Quick Cardio from Dashboard
Roadmap to Success
Prototype
Onboarding
"It would be great to have a favorite workouts section"
Log Workout
Dashboard
"Can you simplify the interface?"
"I would like to have a timer for each exercise"
Quick Cardio from Dashboard
Workout History & Details
"It would be great to see calorie burn for each workout"
User Profile & Progress Tracking
From the profile tab users can update their profile, track body measurements and view progress charts .
"A dashboard with my progress metrics and BMI calculation would be nice"
"Can we please have somewhere to record and track measurements?"
Success Metrics
Conclusion & Takeaway
This plan isn’t just a checklist, it’s a playbook for making Gym Buddy feel like a trusted workout partner, not another clunky fitness app. We start by zeroing in on the real problem (easy, motivating workout tracking), then use research and user‑centered flows to decide what really matters now versus later. By building a simple MVP, listening closely to real users, and iterating quickly, we’ll turn Gym Buddy 2.0 into the go‑to app that helps people stay consistent, celebrate progress, and actually look forward to logging their workouts.