PumpUp
PumpUp is a gym social media web app that provides a community for gym-goers of all levels, leveraging social media to let users share their workouts and learn from others. Unlike existing social media gym apps, with PumpUp, users can act anonymously, log workouts, and participate in competitions. Competitions are a good incentive for gym-goers of all levels to continue hitting their goals and combined with anonymity, allows users—especially beginners—to join competitions without fear of being judged. Overall, PumpUp is a safe space for gym-goers of all levels to connect, learn, and teach.
Friending
Mission Purpose
Users need ways to connect with others.
Resources
Journey
I created a friendship schema to store information about friendships, including the users involved and the status of the friendship. I also created functions to handle the different stages of friending, such as sending a friend request, accepting a friend request, and declining a friend request. On the frontend, I created a page for users to send and manage friend requests.
Results
Users can now friend others and connect with them.
Posting and Commenting
Mission Purpose
Users need ways to share their workouts and learn from others.
Resources
Journey
I created schemas to store information about posts and comments, including the post content, post author, and comments' contents. I also created functions to handle the different operations on posts and comments, such as creating a new post or comment, getting all the posts and comments for a user, and deleting a post or comment. On the frontend, I created a Home page for users to view and create posts and comments.
Results
Users can now post and comment on posts.
Logging Data
Mission Purpose
Users need to be able to log their workouts and track their progress.
Resources
Journey
I created a schema to store information about the workouts, including the date and score. I also created functions to handle the different operations on logged workouts, such as creating a new workout, getting all the workouts for a user, filtering based on date and score, and deleting a workout. On the frontend, I used Vue.js to create a page for users to view, log, and delete their workouts.
Results
Users can now log their workouts and track their progress.
Competitions
Mission Purpose
Competitions are a good incentive for gym-goers of all levels to continue hitting their goals.
Resources
Journey
I created schemas to store information about the competitions, including the title, end date, and the users participating. I also created functions to handle the different operations on competitions, such as creating a new competition, editing a competition, and updating the winners of a competition. On the frontend, I created a page for users to view and join competitions.
Results
Users can now join competitions and compete with others.