Inspiration
Fitness should be a large part of our lives, but for many people this isn't the case. Many people want to get fit but don't want to "exercise", but are willing to go outside and play a sport or work with others. The connectivity aspect of FitFinder encourages people to come together and play sports and help their health.
What it does
FitFinder allows people to connect through workouts - people can look for others in their area to work out with, to play a sport with, and have fun with through exercise! Users can send friend requests and use the built-in chat feature to discuss times and places to meet. Additionally, people can also use the activity hub to monitor their own workouts over time, and use the Exercise Suggestion chatbot to get some suggestions as to how they should stay in shape! We also include a forum for people to discuss workout tips and other exercise things, but we weren't able to finish the entire backend during the hackathon.
How we built it
Node.js and Express were used alongside standard front-end web development tools to build the website and the server.
Challenges we ran into
Server backend and using sockets to ensure real-time chat communication
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Sockets and cookies work perfectly and efficiently :)
What we learned
More about node.js and using sockets, cookies, and Express than we had ever before!
What's next for FitFinder
Finishing the forum and adding posts so people can talk about their workouts and how they are staying in shape to others and encourage more and more people to use FitFinder and find their fitness.
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