BoxFit is a boxing training app that turns solo workouts into structured, motivating, and connected experiences. It combines guided drills, workout tips, progress tracking and community challenges to help beginner boxers train smarter and stay consistent.
As the product designer behind this project, I led the end-to-end design process - from research and insight gathering to wireframing, prototyping, and testing.
My goal was to reimagine how solo boxers train by creating a digital product that blends structure, accountability, and community.
Boxing gyms create an environment where structure, motivation, and shared energy drive progress. Clear training plans, technical guidance, and peer support help boxers stay consistent and build skills over time. The presence of others fosters accountability and keeps training engaging.
When training alone, however, beginner boxers often lose that sense of structure and shared motivation. Without community energy or clear feedback loops, solo workouts can start to feel repetitive and uncertain—making it harder to stay disciplined and track real progress.
After conducting research and a series of interviews, I gained several common insights into why training alone can be ineffective for boxers. I asked participants about their training routines, challenges with motivation and technique, how they track progress, and what kind of guidance or feedback would help them train better alone.
Users need diverse drills and workouts to stay engaged when training alone.
"When the coach and/or my peers are there, I push myself more. Alone, it’s easy to slack off.”
Users need clear goals and accountability because they stay more motivated with structure and guidance
"When I train by myself, I worry I’m doing something wrong. I’m afraid if I punch or pivot the wrong way I could injure myself”
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When training alone, boxers often repeat the same drills without variation, making workouts feel monotonous and less engaging. This limits skill development and makes it harder to stay motivated over time.
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Without a coach or supportive peers, solo sessions can feel isolating. Boxers struggle to maintain structure, push intensity, and consistently track progress, leading to skipped workouts or decreased effort.
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Training independently often leaves boxers unsure about proper form, footwork, and technique. Without immediate feedback, they are at risk of reinforcing bad habits or sustaining injuries.
Alex Woo
"When the coach is there, I push myself more. Alone, it’s easy to slack off. So I need clear goals and someone keeping me accountable."
Alex is 32 years old. He’s the kind of guy who shows up early to class, wraps his hands while chatting with everyone. He feeds off the energy of others. He’ll push past his limits, but working out alone, motivation fizzles fast.
Pain Points:
No clear plan for solo training sessions.
Struggles to stay disciplined without a coach present.
Worries about reinforcing poor form without supervision.
Finds it hard to push intensity when training alone.
Difficulty translating class work to solo sessions
Goals:
Improve boxing technique (especially footwork and punches)
Stay consistent and motivated solo training
Have clear weekly or monthly objectives
Avoid reinforcing bad habits when training alone
SARA LIDERI
“Once I’m at the gym and warmed up, I’m all in. But getting there and staying motivated when I’m training alone? That’s the real challenge.”
Sara is committed, competitive, and self-aware. She knows her strengths and habits - when she’s motivated, she’s relentless, powering through rounds with focus and intensity. But getting into that mindset can take effort; once she’s warmed up, she’s unstoppable.
Pain Points:
Finds it hard to get motivated for solo gym sessions. Getting there is the biggest hurdle.
Tends to repeat the same workouts without fresh inspiration
Needs variety to stay engaged. Same drills quickly feel stale
Goals:
Prepare for upcoming fights and consistently improve conditioning to keep high performance
Keep training fresh and engaging with variety and new challenges
After developing personas and analyzing user needs, I designed a product that provides structured solo boxing workouts with built-in variety.
It helps users practice drills, reinforce proper technique, and apply lessons from class, while keeping them motivated with goals, progress tracking, and social connections. Technique demonstrations and tips are also included throughout, ensuring safe and effective training.
Before moving into wireframes and visual design, I created a site map to define the overall structure and hierarchy of the product. This step helped me understand how users would navigate between key sections
User Story: As a solo beginner boxer, I want to challenge my friend to the same workout to stay motivated and accountable.
Task: Choose a workout to challenge a friend then start workout.
Before wireframing, I sketched early layout ideas on paper. Focusing on a carousel card system for browsing workouts, daily streak progress bar variations to boost motivation, and a clean in-workout interface for a focused training experience.
Before wireframing, I sketched early layout ideas on paper. Focusing on a carousel card system for browsing workouts, daily streak progress bar variations to boost motivation, and a clean in-workout interface for a focused training experience.
Users thought you can press and select these cause it looked like a check box.
Users we’re looking for a search bar to quickly search workouts.
With the image in the background, there will be instances where the back button will be hidden.
Button hierarchy for “Save and “Start training” is clashing.
Users were confused if this was the timer for the workout or the progress of the full workout.
Stop and Pause buttons need more of a distinction for button hierarchy.
Users were looking for an “Add friend” feature.
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