Don't forget to deploy your CloudKit-backed SwiftData entities to production.
I thought SwiftData model changes would just work ✨. Make sure you press this button after updating your CloudKit-backed SwiftData models.
Work & Projects
The things I've shipped, written about, or tried to make sense of — in roughly the order they showed up.
12 entries across 3 eras
2023 — Resplit years
2020 — Fitness goes digital
Apple Fitness+ Launches Tomorrow. Instagram Guides Launches Publicly.
Apple Fitness+ launches tomorrow. Instagram Guides launches publicly for everyone.
Moving on from SuperFit full-time, IG Reels takes over.
It's okay to re-evaluate the profession we're in. I know things are fundamentally changing in fitness, and for most coaches- the immediate changes are not for the better.
2021 Boston Marathon Postponed, More People Are Running, Peloton & Apple Fitness+ Validate Digital Fitness
Weekly Newsletter #2 - Who's Hiring? New Competitors in Digital Fitness. What's the future of run coaching? More gyms file bankruptcy.
More People Are Running - A Guide for Personal Trainers (Part 2)
The latest search trends suggest a lot more people are running. What opportunities are there for coaches and personal trainers?
Coaching Runners: A Guide for Personal Trainers (Part 1)
In this post, I explore the three main formats of paid run coaching, and the benefits of each. In Part 2, I'll share tips on what trainers can do to coach runners.
4 Tips for Fitness Studios Going Digital
I wrote about how fitness studios in general can adjust to the digital landscape in 2020.
Is This the End of the New York Yoga Studio? Lessons for fitness studios transitioning digital.
My takeaway and suggestion for yogis and trainers going digital is this: you can only win either through recurring subscriptions or ads.
Apple removes 30% in-app tax on virtual personal trainer payments.
Apple may launch a fitness app today.
The future of fitness studios will be decentralized and at home, sold-out dumbbells, ClassPass' next move
The future of fitness studios will be decentralized and at home, sold-out dumbbells, ClassPass' next move.
Can NYC gyms & studios survive with its strict new guidelines? Here are the details.
Yesterday, gyms were officially allowed to reopen, but only under strict guidelines and at a third of its total capacity. With these strict physical distancing regulations in place indefinitely, will meeting friends at the gym become a forgotten pastime?
2020 — Before everything changed
Systems-Novelty Map: Exploring workouts from EXOS, Peloton, CrossFit, Barry's, Stride Running.
Is there a certain workout quality or structure determine success in the fitness industry? I will look into EXOS, CrossFit, Peloton, Barry's, Mile High Run Club & Stride.