Week 4

Website Project Ideas

•   Site title – The exerciser

•   Developer – Michaela Brooks

•   Rational or focus -

The goal of this site is to provide knowledge and ideas about how to implement exercise into your daily life. High school students are the intended readers, however anybody can benefit from this site. It is intended to educate high school students how to exercise at the gym or at home. Too often people pay for a gym pass, but have no idea how to work out. This site will not only educate students on different exercises, it will teach them how to create a routine that best meets their needs as an exerciser.

•   Main features outline - The main features of this site will include a monthly exercise routine focusing on one major muscle group. This is for the minimalist exerciser or the competitive readers. There will be an option to choose gym, or home which will lead the reader to a list of exercises and workout routines for them to perform either at the gym or at home. The reason to provide both is to teach students what to do at the gym, and provide options for those without a gym membership.

•   Content - Number of individual Web pages. Brainstorm subtopics for your site. Have a concise outline of the information your site will contain.

The first page will be the main page showing a monthly exercise challenge. This will show a month of working on the same exercise to improve. This is for the minimalist. To the left there will be options to choose, gym and home. By clicking on gym the viewer will be directed to a page with a weekly exercise routine and a list of major muscles. Students can pick a muscle group they want to work on and are provided with different exercises focusing on that muscle.

A viewer can click on arms, for example and will be provided with a list of exercises one can complete at the gym focusing on their arms. If the reader clicks home, they will be provided with the same list of muscles and will be provided with exercises one can complete at home focusing on the muscle. On the main page there will also be an option to click on regarding nutrition that will lead you to various nutritional information. Ideas for pre and post workout snacks, breakfast, proper hydration, etc. Lastly there will be an option to click called extras, this is information about sports, how to include family members to exercise, and more.

•   Target audience -

High school students are the intended audience for this site. However, it is not limited to high school students, people of all ages can benefit from this including physical education teachers and personal trainers.

•   Design considerations. This site needs to be easy to use and motivating. Pictures, graphics, and motivational quotes should be visible and appealing to the viewers. Pictures and videos of how to complete different exercises may be extremely helpful to viewers.

•   Limiting factors -

Due to the intended audience many viewers may be reading this on their personal device rather than on a computer. This may change the view and flow of the site. Depending upon the viewer some exercises may be challenging due to weather, for example, the site may suggest running for 15 minutes, and it may be snowing outside to some viewers.