Product Designer Lisa Pasichnyk has released an iOS app called Fit Coco, featuring an animated fitness coach in the form of a red chicken named Coco. The main goal of the app is to help you develop a habit of regular exercise without pressure or perfectionism, focusing on small daily victories.
Product Designer Lisa Pasichnyk has released an iOS app called Fit Coco, featuring an animated fitness coach in the form of a red chicken named Coco. The main goal of the app is to help you develop a habit of regular exercise without pressure or perfectionism, focusing on small daily victories.
According to Lisa Pasichnyk, the app was born out of her own dislike of routine exercises and need for extra motivation.
“I don’t like to train. For me, training is like frying eggs and watching a movie at the same time. I’m constantly distracted, and after 10 minutes I suddenly remember a VERY important thing that needs to be done right now. That’s why I came up with the idea of training with a chicken. I want it to make me laugh, and my brain will gradually remember: yeah, it’s fun here, there’s dopamine here, you can come back here tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow…” shares the designer.
She adds that she wanted to make the process of physical activity easy and relaxed: "Because I don't want to spend the rest of my life sitting on a chair in a shrimp pose. But if I'm going to change something, at least make it fun."
According to the author, while creating the character, she tested AI for animation, but the result turned out to be of poor quality, so she had to animate the chicken manually.
The application is free and available on the App Store .
The main functionality of the application includes:
Daily workouts with a companion: the user opens the app, chooses exercises for the day (for example, focusing on the abs or buttocks) and performs them at their own pace, accompanied by a playful feathered trainer.
