Tone tempo
A personal trainer, nutritionist, and DJ all in your pocket.
Date: 2024
My Role: Product Design, User Experience, User Interface
Make it stand out
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Challenge
Users often struggle to build consistent workout routines that fit their schedules, equipment availability, and personal goals. Many fitness apps provide generic plans that ignore individual constraints, making the experience overwhelming or unsustainable. Users also feel disconnected from their workouts when the pacing does not match their natural rhythm or preferred music tempo. Tone Tempo needed a way to personalize plans quickly, keep users motivated, and create a workout flow that feels enjoyable rather than forced..
Approach
I focused on understanding the full user journey before and during workouts. Many users start with uncertainty about what to do, how long it will take, and whether a routine fits their schedule or available equipment. Through interviews and journey mapping, I learned that users needed a fast, low effort setup flow where they could confirm time, equipment, and goals and immediately receive a plan that felt realistic for their day.
During workouts, users often lost momentum when pacing felt mismatched or when the interface made it hard to adjust intensity, skip exercises, or change settings on the fly. They needed clear guidance, predictable transitions, and a sense of rhythm reinforced by the music. I analyzed how users interact with cues, tempo, sequencing, and mid workout adjustments to design UI patterns that remain simple and easy to navigate even while moving. This shaped an experience where workouts and playlists stay aligned, and the interface supports flow rather than interrupting it.
Solution
Tone Tempo allows users to create custom plans or choose from community generated ones based on schedule, equipment, fitness level, and personal goals. AI curates the workout to match the user’s preferred pacing and pairs it with a dynamically aligned music playlist. Users receive routines that feel intuitive and energizing, with music that reinforces tempo and motivation. The interface supports fast plan creation, clear exercise previews, and easy playlist syncing so the entire experience stays seamless and motivating.
IMPACt: Download
The system reduces planning time, increases consistency, and helps users feel more connected to their workouts. Personalized pacing and music integration improve motivation and make routines easier to follow. Early user testing shows higher completion rates and stronger engagement when workouts match both the user’s needs and the rhythm of their music. Tone Tempo is being developed with additional testing planned to measure long term retention, playlist engagement, and the effectiveness of AI generated plans.
