Journal
Stories from building VigiGym — the decisions, the detours, and the thinking behind a workout tracker built by one person, for people who take training seriously.
Workout Tracker, Fitness App, or Bodybuilding Logbook — Which One Actually Works?
Three ways to document training. Only one is truly designed to make progress measurable — an honest comparison for those who take it seriously.
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Why Does VigiGym 3.0 Need Live Activities, Real-Time Sync, and Heart Rate Tracking?
Live Activities on the Lock Screen, seamless iPhone ↔ Watch synchronization, complete Apple Health integration — and a tribute to Japan.
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Why I Built VigiGym: A Solo Developer's Journey
From writing BASIC on a Commodore 64 in 1982 to shipping a SwiftUI fitness app at 55 — the story of an app that refused to stay in my head.
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Why VigiGym Has No Keyboard Input
Sweaty hands, trembling fingers, gloves. What sliders, wheels, Fitts' Law, and a bottom sheet have to do with it.
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Building Without Noise: The Design Philosophy Behind VigiGym
Why VigiGym has no social feed, no AI coach, and no clutter — and why those absences are the most deliberate design decisions in the app.
Supersets, Giant Sets & Drop Sets: How to Track Complex Workouts on iPhone
Most workout trackers treat supersets as an afterthought. VigiGym was built around them. Here's how the modular builder works — and why it matters.
Learning SwiftUI at 55: What Nobody Tells You
A web developer with 25 years of experience learns Apple's UI framework from scratch. What transfers, what doesn't, and what surprised me most.