PROcess highlights
WORKFLOW
Research interview
Synthesis
Design
Usability testing
TEAM
Olivier André
Rob
Time
2024
8 weeks
PRODUCT
Ravito
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"On trail every sweat drop matters"
For beginner sports enthusiasts, the market offers many options, but most apps are recommended by word of mouth. Unfortunately, finding a solution tailored to their beginner level can be challenging, leading to misinformed usage and increased risk of bad experiences during practice.
Solution
Understanding the trail running Landscape....
Whoop
Whoop is a tech company specialized in the health and fitness industry. The company purpose a wearable device that captures biometric data that are visualized via their application.
Key features: Bodys' key performance, Body pattern and baseline, Health monitoring, Wearable device
Pro
Device metric and performance: Whoop provides a wide range of metrics such as recovery metrics, sleep metrics, sleep pattern, health monitoring. Very good focus on recovery
Personalized coaching plan: Use of algorithms, machine learning
model. conversational response using openAI's features helping the user build a tailor-made features.
Data collection and users privacy: Anonymized metrics system, user can filter their data and track how they are utilized
Pro
Usability and learnability: Hard to understand at the beginning, the metrics are so vast and diverse that make the learning curve a bit steep at the beginning
Strava
Strava is a service that has a tracking system that delivers real-time metrics to the user. The app has social network features that help the user to interact with other practitioners.
Key features: Social network features, Bodys' key performance, Body pattern and baseline, Health monitoring, Gamified reward system.
Pro
Personalized progress tracking: Subscribers can track, analyses, their past performances and share comments with a network. Tracking and performance features are: Pace Zones, Heart zones, Functional Threshold Power
Users' performance gamification: Challenges and badges are displayed where completed. User can compared race and training performances
Pro
Usability and learnability: While Whoop offers all of recovery metrics Strava lacks some recovery features to help the user to better track their journey
Nike running club
NRC is a tech company specialized in the health and fitness industry. The company purpose a wearable device that captures biometric data that are visualized via their application.
Key features: Bodys' key performance, Body pattern and baseline, Health monitoring, Wearable device
Pro
Accessibility and audio features: Audio guided workouts help user to train in a more enjoyable environment
Gear mileage tracking: Use of running mileage to suggest equipment to users
Prebuilt training programs: The app proposes three different training plans to the user: 5k run, half-Marathon and a series of guided runs. The app is very beginner friendly
Pro
Usability and system stability: Users found this app to be good but frustrating. They enjoyed the app when it worked, but users across Apple and Android had trouble with glitches
Apple users struggled to get runs started on their Apple Watches to sync with the app.
The problem is that
"91.4 % of runners from amateur to elite level atheletes find it hard to build an effective hydration routine during races and training sessions"
Advice on hydration
intervals and the amount of
intake required during
the trail run.
SJ
Sophia Jolicoeur
Pre-alerts. Keep hydration
data for similar tracks and
relate to other tracks
P
Preeyana
Some GPX files of all trails in Mauritius, accompanied by hydration plans for each trail based on difficulty levels.
JM
Jean Yvan Marechal
Considerations for environmental or weather hazards, such as high temperatures or humidity, and their impact on hydration needs.
AP
Aurelie Paul
Tips and guidance, Reminders to hydrate oneself,
Training Progress tracker.
FH
Fanny Haff
Reminders to drink all the while tracking effort. Recommended daily intake. Reminder to drink 0.5lt of water at wake up, and before sleeping… called water therapy
RH
Roshan Hassamal
Quantity that should be taken based on one's BMI and track distance
KC
Kersley Checkin
1. Education and Resources. 2. Motivation and
Gamification: Achievement Badges: Earn badges for milestones and personal records. Goal Setting: Set and track personal goals for distance, pace, elevation, etc.
JJ
John Jones
Detailed maps indicating specific hydration points
along the trail, ensuring runners know exactly where
they can replenish their fluids and electrolytes.
A
Ashitah
