Gamification in the Fitness App Design: Bringing Fun to Exercising

Gamification is a method of applying game elements in a non-game environment. The most common ones are leaderboards, points, badges, timers, levels, challenges, and so on. These instruments help us be more motivated to complete a particular task and give us a nice reward afterward. When looking for a fitness app, we don't want just a set of exercises anymore — we are looking for an experience, a journey. We want our apps to show us how to get from point A to point B, and it is best if this process is fun and entertaining.