Longtime Jefit user. I respect that it the enshittifiction (e.g. locking "volume" charts behind a subscription) has been slow enough to not force me to another product. I've definitely encountered many many bugs, but only a few that have resulted in partial data loss.
Lots of respect with allowing data export in a simple format like .csv
It's nice to get a glimpse behind the scenes of JEfit.
I used this app when I got serious about my fitness journey around 8 years ago. I fell off from using it 4 or 5 years ago (no fault of the app.) I can honestly say, it made it really easy to stay consistent with my workouts and show up to the gym confident in my programming.
Perhaps what I love best about this story, and similar startup stories, is the purity of building something to solve a problem personally. Then when the success of that thing happens as a side effect, it seems more appropriate. Stories like this take me back to the simple joy of creating something useful.
I've been using JeFit for ~6 years (I have a lifetime premium, I think, due to buying the app in full when you could). It used to be a pretty ugly app but I've stuck with it because it was the only app that did the simple function of creating a routine with a schedule then logging your performance over time.
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What were revenues like during those times?
What's the software stack?
Interesting challenges (esp. from a tech perspective)?
Lots of respect with allowing data export in a simple format like .csv
Did the "recent" exercise sort get removed?
(judging by the photo of them in front of HE FMT2 colo racks)
its all evergreen - crunches from five years ago are just as good today
everyone I know who worked as a personal trainer has moved out of the industry
endless free resources out there
and then the content connected to devices like Peloton etc
not sure how you can make a buck in this business
want to track your progress? look in the mirror or guesstimate
"My team in North Carolina didn't want to relocate. If I moved, I'd be starting from scratch, with no team"
I wonder what was the problem with the existing team working remote?
I used this app when I got serious about my fitness journey around 8 years ago. I fell off from using it 4 or 5 years ago (no fault of the app.) I can honestly say, it made it really easy to stay consistent with my workouts and show up to the gym confident in my programming.
Perhaps what I love best about this story, and similar startup stories, is the purity of building something to solve a problem personally. Then when the success of that thing happens as a side effect, it seems more appropriate. Stories like this take me back to the simple joy of creating something useful.