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I created this side project for my partner, who is constantly complaining about how stiff his body is. Hopefully it’ll help other tech workers stretch out and f

by almara 3y ago

I created this side project for my partner, who is constantly complaining about how stiff his body is. Hopefully it’ll help other tech workers stretch out and feel better! (PS: this is my first project launch so any feedback would be greatly appreciated).

balls187 3y ago
Is the intention to have tech workers do this during a short break or before, after work? Seeing the iconography of women in yoga clothes invokes “workout” which means “I do this before/after work” and “I need to change out of my work clothes.”
- saurik 3y ago
  Or, you could just wear yoga clothes to work?
peter_l_downs 3y ago
Just wanted to say congratulations on launching your first project! This is quite well done. One piece of feedback: I'm sure your partner trusts you and has asked you how you came up with this routine, but we random internet users can't do that and the site currently doesn't do anything to convince us that we should follow this routine. One way you could build trust with your users is by including a link to the source for the routine, or a short explanation of why you've chosen these stretches, in this order. Another way you could approach the problem of building trust is by making the routine adjustable or editable, or allowing the user to pick between different routines or exercises. I think it will be hard to get someone to commit to doing 15 minutes of stretching, every day, without doing some kind of education or somehow building this trust. Again, great launch / v1, and congratulations! No need to try to make it anything more than this if your target demographic (your partner) is already happy :)
movedx 3y ago
You've done a great job. Well done. I went through about 10 minutes. Some of the stretches I couldn't do at my desk - they require too much room. Make sure you've giving people time to see what the exercise is, to learn it, before starting the count down. Also, if you could show a hint of sorts of the next, up coming exercise, a user might be able to get ready for it and continuously flow between stretches once some experience with them has been gained. And maybe see if you can provide an option that allows one to stretch actually at their desk, with little to no getting up from the chair... I know, not ideal, but a 3-5 minutes routine in the chair is better than the nothing most of us do now. Thank you!
throwaway292939 3y ago
Neat! How did you make the graphics for these poses? Love them!

by almara 3y ago

balls187 3y ago

Is the intention to have tech workers do this during a short break or before, after work? Seeing the iconography of women in yoga clothes invokes “workout” which means “I do this before/after work” and “I need to change out of my work clothes.”

saurik 3y ago
Or, you could just wear yoga clothes to work?

peter_l_downs 3y ago

Just wanted to say congratulations on launching your first project! This is quite well done. One piece of feedback: I'm sure your partner trusts you and has asked you how you came up with this routine, but we random internet users can't do that and the site currently doesn't do anything to convince us that we should follow this routine. One way you could build trust with your users is by including a link to the source for the routine, or a short explanation of why you've chosen these stretches, in this order. Another way you could approach the problem of building trust is by making the routine adjustable or editable, or allowing the user to pick between different routines or exercises. I think it will be hard to get someone to commit to doing 15 minutes of stretching, every day, without doing some kind of education or somehow building this trust. Again, great launch / v1, and congratulations! No need to try to make it anything more than this if your target demographic (your partner) is already happy :)

movedx 3y ago

You've done a great job. Well done. I went through about 10 minutes. Some of the stretches I couldn't do at my desk - they require too much room. Make sure you've giving people time to see what the exercise is, to learn it, before starting the count down. Also, if you could show a hint of sorts of the next, up coming exercise, a user might be able to get ready for it and continuously flow between stretches once some experience with them has been gained. And maybe see if you can provide an option that allows one to stretch actually at their desk, with little to no getting up from the chair... I know, not ideal, but a 3-5 minutes routine in the chair is better than the nothing most of us do now. Thank you!

throwaway292939 3y ago

Neat! How did you make the graphics for these poses? Love them!