The Story of The Voice Activated Handstand Tracker

What is it?

A mobile app that lets you time your handstands by using your voice.

It all started when…

I was trying to find ways to motivate myself to do handstands daily and improve the time I can hold a handstand.

The search

To do so, I started looking for a mechanism that can help me track the length of handstand holds, with minimal effort, so I can focus on practicing rather than log keeping. Clearly, the key was that the tracking needed to happen hands free.

Gyroscope on the phone was my first idea, but then I realized it’s not that practical. I considered using a chip that attaches to the foot, but then again, it is yet another device that needs to be charged, worn, and put somewhere so it won’t get lost.

The solution

When I thought I ran out of options, I realized that using voice could be promising. It’s hands free, doesn’t require any setup, and does not force me to attach something to my body. I also wanted something without that tax of having to say “Hey Siri/Google, start my app X” every time. And voilà, I think that resulted in the first fitness app of its kind that leverages voice commands to guide a workout, one exercise at a time.