PomoFitness: Health For Every Student

The homepage of PomoFitness, where users can start a classic 25-minute pomodoro session
What users see during one of PomoFitness's custom five-minute workout breaks

Inspiration

As a high-school student, there have been too many occasions when I have sat down to study, only to get out of my chair many hours later. Students across the globe struggle to balance academic success with a healthy and active lifestyle, which is where PomoFitness comes in.

What it does

PomoFitness is a website with a traditional 25-minute pomodoro timer. But instead of the typical five-minute break that encourages users to scroll on their phones and stay in their chair, PomoFitness has a unique five-minute break of its own: a custom five-minute workout for users.

The pomodoro method involves working in 25-minute sessions with five minutes of break time in between each session. For years, the pomodoro method has been proven to improve student focus and improve the efficacy of study sessions. And for years, students have utilized the pomodoro method to improve their productivity.

There are a million different pomodoro timers out there, but PomoFitness is different. PomoFitness helps students live a balanced lifestyle. PomoFitness keeps students healthy.

Instead of having a typical five-minute timer after a pomodoro session, PomoFitness provides each user with a unique & easy-to-follow five-minute workout. During these five minutes, users get to move their bodies and improve blood flow to the brain. For students doing multiple pomodoro sessions in one night, these breaks can be an incredible aid to their physical health.

How we built it

PomoFitness was built with GitHub and Visual Studio Code using HTML/CSS and JavaScript.

Challenges I Ran Into & Accomplishments

This was my first solo hackathon, and I am pleased to report that I faced no shortage of challenges. From figuring out how to simply link GitHub to Visual Studio Code to styling the CSS for the website, this process required me to push out of my comfort zone at every step, but ultimately ended in a success. I am very proud of this project.

The Future of PomoFitness

PomoFitness will remain an active website that can be used by students across the globe. For too long, student health hasn't been a priority. For too long, students have struggled to find a balance between academic success and living a healthy lifestyle. But this doesn't have to be the case anymore.

With PomoFitness, students can work hard while taking care of their physical health. With PomoFitness, for perhaps the first time, physical health and academic success can go hand-in-hand.