The Challenge: Building Engagement in a Post-Pandemic World
The pandemic showed us what isolation felt like. For many, routines disappeared, and staying active became a challenge. While some turned to Zoom, active individuals needed something designed for movement, energy, and interaction—enter Solin Fitness.
The goal was clear:
✅ Make fitness fun and social.
✅ Design an experience that keeps users engaged and accountable.
✅ Build a platform flexible enough to expand beyond fitness.
✅ Make fitness fun and social.
✅ Design an experience that keeps users engaged and accountable.
✅ Build a platform flexible enough to expand beyond fitness.
Working Backwards: What We Learned from Fitness & Dance
We focused on real-time interaction and engagement—a key component missing from many existing platforms. Fitness wasn’t just about watching a class; it was about feeling connected to a trainer, a group, and a shared goal.
Through iteration, we discovered:
🔹 Live interaction needed to feel personal—a one-way stream wasn’t enough.
🔹 Trainers needed intuitive tools to manage classes effortlessly from anywhere.
🔹 Time-based engagement strategies were crucial to keeping users committed.
🔹 Live interaction needed to feel personal—a one-way stream wasn’t enough.
🔹 Trainers needed intuitive tools to manage classes effortlessly from anywhere.
🔹 Time-based engagement strategies were crucial to keeping users committed.
By testing and refining these elements, we built a foundation that transcended fitness, allowing chefs, musicians, and educators to teach live classes in engaging new ways.
Execution: Creating a Platform Built for Connection & Learning
We took a multi-platform approach—ensuring Solin was fully desktop & mobile-ready to bring live classes to anyone, anywhere.
Key initiatives included:
✅ A Design Library & System Built Early – Keeping the interface clean, scalable, and consistent.
✅ A Seamless Trainer Dashboard – Instructors could effortlessly manage classes from anywhere.
✅ Gamification & Community Features – Encouraging engagement through social accountability and milestones.
✅ A Live Learning Environment – Structured to keep users focused while making participation feel effortless.
✅ A Design Library & System Built Early – Keeping the interface clean, scalable, and consistent.
✅ A Seamless Trainer Dashboard – Instructors could effortlessly manage classes from anywhere.
✅ Gamification & Community Features – Encouraging engagement through social accountability and milestones.
✅ A Live Learning Environment – Structured to keep users focused while making participation feel effortless.
Desktop & Mobile ready to take on live streaming fitness to anyone!
Results & Impact
Expanded beyond fitness to support a variety of live learning experiences.
Created a highly intuitive trainer interface, allowing instructors to focus on teaching instead of tech.
Designed an early-stage design system that ensured clean, cohesive UX across web and mobile.
Built a community-driven experience, proving that accountability and engagement drive long-term retention.
Final Takeaway
Solin was more than a fitness app—it was a blueprint for live, interactive learning. By designing for fun, focus, and flexibility, we turned a pandemic-born necessity into a global platform for creators. 🚀
Trainers had a really fun interface that could manage classes from anywhere.
