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Next! Fitness

The member app for an AI-powered gym.

Next! Fitness home screen on an angled phone, showing the next Push workout, this month's miles, calories and weight lifted, and achievements
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Next! Fitness is a gym where members train in front of smart mirrors that show each exercise, count reps and check form. We designed the member app, where people set their goals, follow each workout and see their progress.

Our role
UX/UI design
Industry
Connected fitness
Platform
iOS member app
Recognition
#1 Day Rank, Product Hunt

01The challenge

A lot of data, and members who just want to train.

The mirrors track every set on their own. The app had to turn that into something members can act on before, during and after a workout.

  • Computer-vision view from a Next! Fitness mirror: the member and both dumbbells are detected and labelled
    The mirror recognises the member and each piece of equipment.

    Data members can act on

    Reps, weight, form and activity pile up fast. Members need to know what to do next, not read a report.

  • Mirror view of a bench press showing elbow angles of 86.6° and 87.9° and the note Form Correction, helps prevent injuries
    Live form feedback during each set.

    Every level of experience

    The same app serves people lifting for the first time and athletes training five days a week. Plans and starting weights have to fit both.

  • A member at home on the sofa reading a Next! Fitness notification: +100 points, keep up your streak
    Points and streaks keep members coming back between workouts.

    A reason to come back

    Strength builds slowly. Members need to see progress week to week, or the habit fades.

02Our approach

One loop: plan, train, review, repeat.

We designed the member app around a single training loop. Each screen has one job and points to the next.

  1. The next workout comes first.

    Home opens on today's session, with the month's activity and achievements below it. Nobody has to search for what to do.

  2. One set at a time.

    During a set the screen shows one counter, the weight and the set number. The mirror counts the reps, so the member can focus on lifting.

  3. Progress you can see.

    Workout summaries, personal records, badges and team challenges turn each session into a visible step forward.

03The product in action

From the first goal to the next personal record.

GETTING STARTED

A plan that fits from day one.

Four short questions set the member's level, goals, training days and body measurements. Apple Health can fill in the numbers, and the first workout is ready on Home.

IN THE SESSION

Know the plan, then focus on the set.

The plan lists every move with its sets, reps and weight, grouped into supersets. Once a set starts, the screen narrows to the count, then rest, then a summary and any new record.

PROGRESS OVER TIME

See the bigger picture.

Day, week and month views put activity in context. Badges for weight lifted, miles run and calories burned mark long-term milestones, and History keeps every session.

Three screens: weekly activity with a bar chart and totals, achievement badges for weight lifted, miles run and calories burned, and the workout history with personal records
TEAM AND REWARDS

Train together, earn as you go.

Members join a team with shared challenges, invite friends for a free week and spend the coins they earn in the store.

Three screens: the member's team with shared challenges, the refer-a-friend benefits, and the store with jerseys priced in dollars or coins

04Design language

Bright, warm and easy to read.

Next! yellow marks the one thing to do on each screen. Poppins keeps numbers clear at a glance, and the illustrated badges and muscle diagrams give the app its character.

Next! Fitness design language: the yellow palette, Poppins type scale, primary button, email field, goal progress bar, Up next exercise card, achievement badges, icons and the logo

05The result

A training companion members can follow.

We designed the UX/UI of the Next! Fitness member app across the whole journey, from sign-up to the workout floor to long-term progress, so an AI-powered gym feels simple to use, session after session.

#1 Day Rank on Product Hunt · January 31, 2020
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