Phillip La
Designing happily.
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Lumo Run — From Tracker to Coach

Insights and conclusions come fairly often to me and I am grateful. Revelations, on the other hand, are few and far in between. However, one revelation is that no matter how unique an activity, wearable trackers just record data. The people who can move the industry from data collection to action engine using its data findings will open up new value for the user.

With 6 running form metrics, the initial problem to solve was to figure out how to display all this data.

With 6 running form metrics, the initial problem to solve was to figure out how to display all this data.

Initial designs and animations below.

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Even as I tried to solve this visual problem, something still didn't feel right about the experience.

Even as I tried to solve this visual problem, something still didn't feel right about the experience.

That's when the team, including an in-house expert biomechanist, started to build an engine that would analyze the runner's data. The engine would then recommend tips and exercises to help improve the runner's form.

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