About the Project

"Jump-In" is a dance fitness app designed to offer users a unique and enjoyable way to exercise while incorporating dance routines with fitness workouts. Its primary objective is to assist individuals dealing with mental health challenges by providing them with a fun and engaging way to manage stress while achieving their fitness goals.

My Role

  • UX Design

  • UI Design

  • User Research

Tools Used

  • Figma

  • Typeform

  • Mural

  • Otter

Timeline

4 Months

Problem Statement

How might we use dance and movement to help people manage their depression and anxiety?

Why create a dance fitness app?

Problem

The coronavirus, geopolitical uncertainty, and fears of a recession have stressed people more than ever. Many are struggling to stay healthy physically and mentally due to job stress, burnout, and maintaining relationships. 

Why is it hard for people to make time to exercise?

  1. Lack of motivation: It’s hard for people to be motivated to exercise if the workouts are boring and not engaging.

  2. Limited access to fitness facilities can make it difficult for people to stay active.

  3. Limited time: Many people have busy schedules and may struggle to find time to exercise.

Dance has proven to be effective at managing anxiety, depression, and any recurring health issues

Solution

Research

Interview Highlights

  • "I like to dance when my parents aren't around. When dancing alone at home I feel less judgment and I have a lot of fun"

    Interview 1

  • "As long as i'm sweating and the workout is tiring me out, I know I'm getting the best workout "

    Interview 2

  • "Dance can help you connect with friends, let lose and be human"

    Interview 3

Personas

After doing my user interviews and creating the affinity map, I decided to move on to creating my two personas for the product. I made these two personas based on the insights I gathered from the interview and also highlighting their key pain points

User Journey Map

Ideation

Sketches

Page 1

Page 2

User Flow

Design

UI Directions

After making the lo-fi screens for “Jump-In”, the next step was to brainstorm what the UI could potentially look like. I knew I wanted to go for more fun eye-catching colors for the dance app but I also didn’t mind experimenting with more calmer tones as well. I ended up creating three different versions of the design and chose the first one as my direction for the final design.

UI Direction 1

UI Direction 1

UI Direction 2

UI Direction 3

Final Design

Prototype

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