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Tough Mudder

Two designers and I created a mobile app concept for Tough Mudder participants to join teams and train together.

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Julia Tooker | UX Designer

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Tough Mudder

Two designers and I created a mobile app concept for Tough Mudder participants to join teams and train together.

View prototype

Team

Timeframe

3 designers

2 weeks (March 2019)

My role

User interviews
Wireframes
Usability testing
High fidelity prototypes

Tools

Sketch (with InVision)

Team

Timeframe

3 designers

2 weeks (March 2019)

My role

User interviews
Wireframes
Usability testing
High fidelity prototypes

Tools

Sketch (with InVision)

Automatic import

Group events

Data from a 911 dispatcher or patient’s medical records should be imported, not entered manually.

All participants competed in Tough Mudder events with a group.

Integration

Training

Physicians want to triage, schedule appointments, and arrange transportation for patients in one place.

3 out of 6 participants exercise to train for Tough Mudder events.

Patient information

Working out

During triage, physicians need to know a patient’s gender, age, date of birth, and location.

3 out of 6 participants exercise for their own well-being, not to train for events.

Patient summary

Fitness apps

After speaking with patients, physicians want to send them a summary of their encounter.

4 out of 6 participants use fitness apps.

The problem

The Tough Mudder app doesn’t provide users with a way to find teams nearby to train with.

Research

Tough Mudder is an obstacle-course race in which participants can compete on teams. However, the Tough Mudder app does not provide users with a way to find teams and train together.

My teammates and I interviewed six Tough Mudder participants to learn more about their Tough Mudder experience, how they exercise, and what fitness apps they use.

Affinity map insights

What kind of physicians are we designing for?

What kind of participants are we designing for?

Group events

All participants competed in Tough Mudder events with a group.

Training

3 out of 6 participants exercise to train for Tough Mudder events.

Working out

3 out of 6 participants exercise for their own well-being, not to train for events.

Fitness apps

4 out of 6 participants use fitness apps.

What kind of participants are we designing for?

Moderate athletes

Goal: Find a supportive group to train with

Pain point: Motivation training alone

Extreme athletes

Goal: Win Tough Mudder events

Pain point: Finding equally motivated teammates

Our solution

By creating an app that allows Tough Mudder participants to join teams, create teams, and work out with teammates, they’ll be more motivated to train for events.

Our solution

By creating an app that allows Tough Mudder participants to join teams, create teams, and work out with teammates, they’ll be more motivated to train for events.

Concept exploration

With interview insights and business goals in mind, the design team and I explored features for our solution.

We started with user flows to understand how pieces of the experience would work and fit together. Then, we translated our flows into sketches, which evolved into high fidelity wireframes as we iterated.

User flows

Join existing team

Create new team

Create workout

Create new team

Create workout

Sketches

Appointment

Create new team

Transportation

Create workout

Triage

Join existing team

Sketches

Design elements were borrowed from competitor experiences such as Spartan Race, Savage Race, and the Bone Frog Challenge.

Changes based on user feedback

Team details

“I’d like the team details to have sections for events and members."

Team overview

“The team overview should show me how many members they have, where they’re located, and any upcoming events.”

Nearby teams

"I'd like to see where nearby teams are physically located."

Latest designs

View prototype

Takeaways

Test early to reduce time and effort on ideas that don't work.
Ensure consistency when adding features to an existing experience.
User satisfaction is more important than the success of your own ideas.

Next steps

Redesign the interface layout so it’s more consistent with the current Tough Mudder app.  
Incorporate group chat into the activity feed.  
Do more testing and iterate based on user feedback.

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Get in touch

Email me

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Team

Timeframe

3 designers

2 weeks (March 2019)

My role

User interviews
Wireframes
Usability testing
High fidelity prototypes

Tools

Sketch (with InVision)

Group events

All participants competed in Tough Mudder events with a group.

View prototype

Next steps

Redesign the interface layout so it’s more consistent with the current Tough Mudder app.  
Incorporate group chat into the activity feed.  
Do more testing and iterate based on user feedback.

Working out

3 out of 6 participants exercise for their own well-being, not to train for events.

Training

3 out of 6 participants exercise to train for Tough Mudder events.

Fitness apps

4 out of 6 participants use fitness apps.

What kind of participants are we designing for?

Moderate athletes

Goal: Find a supportive group to train with

Pain point: Motivation training alone

Extreme athletes

Goal: Win Tough Mudder events

Pain point: Finding equally motivated teammates

The problem

The Tough Mudder app doesn’t provide users with a way to find teams nearby to train with.

Get in touch

Email me

Connect on LinkedIn

Made with ❤️ and 🍪

Get in touch

Email me

Connect on LinkedIn

Made with ❤️ and 🍪

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Takeaways

Strive for simplicity, especially when users’ time is limited.
Change is the only constant in design. Embrace and expect it from users and stakeholders.
Proactive, frequent communication with partners is key to working efficiently.
Avoid featuritis and scope creep to deliver elegant designs quickly.

View prototype

Tough Mudder

Two designers and I created a mobile app concept for Tough Mudder participants to join teams and train together.

View prototype

Team

Timeframe

3 designers

2 weeks (March 2019)

My role

User interviews
Wireframes
Usability testing
High fidelity prototypes

Tools

Sketch (with InVision)

Julia Tooker | UX Designer

The problem

The Tough Mudder app doesn’t provide users with a way to find teams nearby to train with.

Moderate athletes

Goal: Find a supportive group to train with

Pain point: Motivation training alone

Extreme athletes

Goal: Win Tough Mudder events

Pain point: Finding equally motivated teammates

Our solution

By creating an app that allows Tough Mudder participants to join teams, create teams, and work out with teammates, they’ll be more motivated to train for events.

Latest designs

Takeaways

Test early to reduce time and effort on ideas that don't work.
Ensure consistency when adding features to an existing experience.
User satisfaction is more important than the success of your own ideas.

Next steps

Redesign the interface layout so it’s more consistent with the current Tough Mudder app.  
Incorporate group chat into the activity feed.  
Do more testing and iterate based on user feedback.

Tough Mudder

Two designers and I created a mobile app concept for Tough Mudder participants to join teams and train together.

Tough Mudder

Two designers and I created a mobile app concept for Tough Mudder participants to join teams and train together.

Automatic import

Group events

Data from a 911 dispatcher or patient’s medical records should be imported, not entered manually.

All participants competed in Tough Mudder events with a group.

All participants competed in Tough Mudder events with a group.

Integration

Training

Training

Physicians want to triage, schedule appointments, and arrange transportation for patients in one place.

3 out of 6 participants exercise to train for Tough Mudder events.

3 out of 6 participants exercise to train for Tough Mudder events.

Patient information

Working out

Working out

During triage, physicians need to know a patient’s gender, age, date of birth, and location.

3 out of 6 participants exercise for their own well-being, not to train for events.

3 out of 6 participants exercise for their own well-being, not to train for events.

Patient summary

Fitness apps

Fitness apps

After speaking with patients, physicians want to send them a summary of their encounter.

4 out of 6 participants use fitness apps.

4 out of 6 participants use fitness apps.

The problem

The Tough Mudder app doesn’t provide users with a way to find teams nearby to train with.

Research

Tough Mudder is an obstacle-course race in which participants can compete on teams. However, the Tough Mudder app does not provide users with a way to find teams and train together.

My teammates and I interviewed six Tough Mudder participants to learn more about their Tough Mudder experience, how they exercise, and what fitness apps they use.

Affinity map insights

Affinity map insights

What kind of physicians are we designing for?

What kind of participants are we designing for?

What kind of participants are we designing for?

What kind of participants are we designing for?

Moderate athletes

Goal: Find a supportive group to train with

Pain point: Motivation training alone

Extreme athletes

Goal: Win Tough Mudder events

Pain point: Finding equally motivated teammates

Our solution

By creating an app that allows Tough Mudder participants to join teams, create teams, and work out with teammates, they’ll be more motivated to train for events.

Our solution

By creating an app that allows Tough Mudder participants to join teams, create teams, and work out with teammates, they’ll be more motivated to train for events.

Concept exploration

With interview insights and business goals in mind, the design team and I explored features for our solution.

We started with user flows to understand how pieces of the experience would work and fit together. Then, we translated our flows into sketches, which evolved into high fidelity wireframes as we iterated.

User flows

Join existing team

Create new team

Create workout

Sketches

Appointment

Create new team

Create new team

Transportation

Create workout

Create workout

Triage

Join existing team

Join existing team

Sketches

Design elements were borrowed from competitor experiences such as Spartan Race, Savage Race, and the Bone Frog Challenge.

Changes based on user feedback

Team details

“I’d like the team details to have sections for events and members."

Team overview

“The team overview should show me how many members they have, where they’re located, and any upcoming events.”

Nearby teams

"I'd like to see where nearby teams are physically located."

Latest designs

Takeaways

Test early to reduce time and effort on ideas that don't work.

Next steps

Get in touch

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