The COVID-19 epidemic was at its peak, gyms and fitness centres were closed, and even going outside was heavily restricted. Like everyone else, we were left with no real option other than running on a treadmill at home.
But if you have ever run outdoors, you know that a treadmill is a completely different world. We missed the route, orientation, a goal in the distance, and that calm feeling in your head.
We kept thinking about how to make running more enjoyable in a way that went beyond just watching TV shows. How to make movement pull us into the experience as strongly as it does outside.
That is how ZippyJog was born. An app we originally created just for ourselves and a few friends. Over time, even more distant friends started asking whether we could share it with them, so we decided to open ZippyJog to everyone.
It was not easy. It required changes that would let people use the app even without an expensive gaming computer. In the end, we made it work, and ZippyJog is ready to make running more enjoyable for you too.
Bára and Mirek, the creators of ZippyJog