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I joined in February, but I haven't used Fitocracy yet. My feedback on why it hasn't grabbed me yet: 1) Design - as Goronmon pointed out above, the design doe

I joined in February, but I haven't used Fitocracy yet. My feedback on why it hasn't grabbed me yet: 1) Design - as Goronmon pointed out above, the design doesn't feel fun or encouraging. 2) Performance - it's laggy right now, although I expect that will improve soon. 3) User Experience - It's hard to figure out how to get started, or to get a clear picture of how it all works. I'd suggest including lists of activities, rather than making people type into a blank box and look for autocompletes. The activity feed is interesting, but it still feels like a list of data, removed from any context. 4) Perception - Right now, it seems like a place for fitness freaks and gym rats. That might be intentional - but I'd much rather use a site populated by out of shape geeks working to get fit. If Fitocracy can make exercise game-like and enjoyable, it will win. The hardest part is getting started each day (getting up to run, going to the gym instead of the pub after work) - that's where Fitocracy can make a difference. Good luck, guys - I hope this becomes something great!

brianmwang 15y ago
Hey Jayson, Thanks for the thoughtful feedback. Responses below: 1) Design is certainly something I'd like to work on improving. As noted in the OP, I handle the design for Fitocracy which is a bit funny, since I was pretty much a total beginner at this process 6 months ago. We'd like to eventually have a full-time designer on board. 2) If you think it's bad now, it used to be 10x worse a month ago. I'm not even exaggerating here. That being said, better site performance is absolutely something we're working on as well. 3) UX is also a top priority that we want to hit hard on ASAP. We know there are quite a few shortcomings right now but we hope to make the experience more cohesive and simple over time. 4) You're right that the core users skew more toward people who are already quite active in working out. We've found that they're a pretty key demographic at the moment, but we do hope to make the experience more enticing and useful for absolute fitness noobs down the line. Thanks again, Brian
thomasdavis 15y ago
I actually don't agree with these points. I like the design and didn't have any negative sentiments towards it. I didn't seem to have performance issues. I thought it was quite intuitive and I quite liked the Save Workout page. I enjoyed the activity stream and seeing what other routines and weights people we're doing. I like that the site seemed to have dedicated knowledgeable people as opposed to out of shape geeks.

brianmwang 15y ago

Hey Jayson, Thanks for the thoughtful feedback. Responses below: 1) Design is certainly something I'd like to work on improving. As noted in the OP, I handle the design for Fitocracy which is a bit funny, since I was pretty much a total beginner at this process 6 months ago. We'd like to eventually have a full-time designer on board. 2) If you think it's bad now, it used to be 10x worse a month ago. I'm not even exaggerating here. That being said, better site performance is absolutely something we're working on as well. 3) UX is also a top priority that we want to hit hard on ASAP. We know there are quite a few shortcomings right now but we hope to make the experience more cohesive and simple over time. 4) You're right that the core users skew more toward people who are already quite active in working out. We've found that they're a pretty key demographic at the moment, but we do hope to make the experience more enticing and useful for absolute fitness noobs down the line. Thanks again, Brian

thomasdavis 15y ago

I actually don't agree with these points. I like the design and didn't have any negative sentiments towards it. I didn't seem to have performance issues. I thought it was quite intuitive and I quite liked the Save Workout page. I enjoyed the activity stream and seeing what other routines and weights people we're doing. I like that the site seemed to have dedicated knowledgeable people as opposed to out of shape geeks.