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BearyStronk — Take on simple fitness challenges solo or with friends
BearyStronk is a fitness app with simple, mostly at home routines for those who can't spend dedicated hours in the gym. Take on 1 - 4 week challenges with friends for some fun or go solo with pre-made and generated workouts that get you going immediately!
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@kjosephabraham Thank you for your support! The greatest surprise has probably that the SQLite version on devices might not be the same for both iOS and Android so relying on certain features led to some issues discovered only during cross platform testing. But also the positive surprise has been that Flutter is really nice to work with especially when you don't really have advanced features needing deep native integrations :)
@a_zelenkov Thank you for your support! I'll be looking at continuing to improve this so please try out the app when you can to see how it's evolved :)
Love the concept, @bearystronk! The struggle is real when it comes to fitting exercise into a busy schedule. Your approach to short workouts feels like the perfect solution for all of us trying to balance work and fitness. The idea of having fun with friends while pushing each other sounds great too! I can see how the “no pressure” vibe will make it easier for folks to stick with it. Plus, privacy for my progress pics? Genius! Excited to check it out and join a few challenges. Let’s crush those goals! 💪
@lambert1998 Thanks a lot for the support, it means a lot to me! I really hope it'll make a positive difference to you and your friends but let me know if I can improve it further :)
Excited to try BearyStronk, @klin! The flexibility of short workouts fits my life perfectly. The group challenges sound like a great way to stay motivated with friends. Any chance you’ll be adding nutrition tips or meal plans in the future to complement the fitness routines?
@klin @renchu_song Thank you for the feedback! Nutrition is surely a big part of the overall health picture and can make a larger difference for progress pictures but I will aim to improve the exercise portion before moving on as I really want to do it well :)
All the best for your upcoming launch!
BearyStronk sounds like an absolute game-changer for those of us who can't always make it to the gym!
The short-format workouts that fit into our busy schedules are a brilliant idea, @bearystronk . I love the idea of group challenges to keep motivation high.
Hey klin,
How does BearyStronk help users gradually increase their fitness level over time?
Are there features to keep people motivated and engaged long-term?
Congrats on the launch!
@kyrylosilin Thanks for taking the time to ask these questions! At the moment it's up to the user to edit workouts and increase either the repetitions or add more exercises, but based on suggestions given I'm looking into adding a simple prompt for increasing the values mentioned above with one-click. Progress pictures were originally one of the long term features as it does require quite a bit of time to see significant progress but I have also been asked to include more social features like sharing of workouts, deeper interactions with others which might all help bring people back :)
Did you have any particular suggestions or ideas you'd like to see?
Hey @bearystronk! BearyStronk sounds like the perfect solution for those of us who struggle to fit fitness into our hectic lives. It’s like trying to find time to cook a proper meal when takeout is so easy! With short workouts that can be done in between tasks, you’re making it so much easier to prioritize health without the overwhelm. Can’t wait to try it out and challenge some friends! 💪🐻
@star_boat Thanks so much for your positive feedback and I hope you'll have fun with your friends! Let me know if I can make it any better and I'll be glad to explore those areas :)
@toshit_garg Thank you for your support! If you do try it out let me know if you have positive or negative feedback and I'll try to make it better :)
I love the idea of quick challenges and the option to compete with friends, definitely keeps things interesting. How customizable are the workouts for different fitness levels?
Love the idea of challenging friends to get fit without ever leaving the comfort of my den. Here's to hoping the workouts are as 'pawsome' as they sound! 🐻💪. Good Luck:)
@nifal_adam2 Thank you for your supportive and hilarious comment! I certainly do hope it helps and that you'll be 'beary' strong in no time :)
@bearystronk Thank you for sharing BearyStronk! It's great to see an app designed to help people fit exercise into their busy schedules. I appreciate the focus on flexibility and privacy, especially with the progress pictures feature. I'm curious about how you find the balance between keeping the app light-hearted and casual while still providing the structure needed for users who might want more guidance in their fitness journey. Your insights could really help improve the app for everyone!
@zephyrion Thanks for the question! At this moment I'm trying to keep the structure flexible so it can be easy to get started but also offer more suitable customisation for more advanced users. The lightheartedness probably helps more with the former so I tend to splash it more with introductions rather than deeper menus which hopefully helps keep that balance you mentioned.
Truth be told I'm still watching how users are building habits using the app and then using that data to tune features / UI to make the app more useful, shall update if i find any key points that would be useful.
Looks fun!
It would be great if it could integrate with social networks right away.
@kate_prasniak Thanks for your feedback! I was a bit cautious in doing this immediately as it could raise concerns on the progress picture portion which is meant to be really private, but I'm really encouraged by your suggestion so I shall take a closer look at how to make that available selectively :)
So, I get the idea of this fitness app, but isn't it just another home workout thing, what makes it different from the others, also how about some more advanced routines for those who want to push a bit further? I'd be curious to see a community feature or something where people can share their own workouts and progress, what do others think on this?
@philantrofoot Thanks for your feedback! The initial thought was to make it really simple so others could get started with familiar exercises but the ask for more advanced routines seems to have come up in a few other comments as well so you're definitely on to something. I'll explore how I can segregate different levels of fitness to make this a bit more progressive.
I really like your idea of sharing workouts, it will surely bring an element of variation as well so others can take inspiration from them. Will definitely be adding this as a feature soon so look out for i!
@techinnovatorevp Thanks for your feedback! The app could possibly be improved by 'growing together' with the user in offering harder or longer routines as the user returned and successfully completed previous ones. Do you think that might make a bigger difference in the longer term? If you have any other thoughts on making it feel less trifling I'd love to explore those further :)
Sounds interesting but not sure how effective home routines are without the right guidance feels like anyone can make an app with random workouts it's not a gym replacement, guess we'll see how it does 🚀
@agileexec20 Thanks for your feedback! Indeed it can't be a gym replacement unless the correct workouts get loaded and tailored to a particular user. It can probably function as an accessory companion to more structured routines already being followed e.g. non gym days, filler exercises for body weight workouts or just a straight-up fun thing to do with friends via the challenges.
Another area of exploration is integration with Google's Gemini to ask a user questions on their goals and then transforming that into a proper gym routine but I still have some ways to go in getting it to play nice with the existing app. I'll update if I get something decent in place to address your thoughts :)
@acheteur01 Thanks for the feedback! When you create new workouts you can customise your own exercises and even add new ones that are not there, especially if you have a particular routine you'd like to try. The app then uses exercises from available workouts to suggest random ones so hopefully that makes your own setup more challenging than the initial downloaded version. There will always be that element of basic-ness to it though due to what you've mentioned but I'll look at how to make it better :)
Regarding progress pictures you're right to be cautious as they tend to capture very intimate parts of ourselves that we might not ever be ready to share with others. The application directory's is stored locally in your phone which is not accessible by other apps and will never be uploaded unless you make them public in an album (which also warns you before you do it). The downside is that if you accidentally wipe your phone or uninstall the app you'll lose the captured progress pictures but that's preferable in this situation. If you have suggestions that will help you feel more reassured please let me know and I'll be sure to explore those!
Honestly, it's a cool idea but not seeing much new here, reminds me a lot of stuff like Nike Training Club or 7 Minute Workout, they also offer quick at-home routines and challenges, privacy on progress pics is nice tho, how about adding a feature to sync with smartwatches or fitness trackers, could make it more appealing, also, why not add more interactive or gamified elements to keep folks engaged?
@adhimediaguru Thanks for your feedback! I'll take a closer look at Nike Training Club and 7 Minute Workout to get a better sense of how to differentiate this meaningfully which might also give me an idea of how to sync with smartwatches / fitness trackers. Having a tighter integration to these devices might also help with user retention which would then form a positive loop for exercising and improving.
Loving your suggestions so far, did you also have any specific thoughts on what might be gamified element? Group challenges do offer a tiny bit of that but only within that sub-group so I'll have a deeper think about what might be something fun at the community level :)
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