MyFitMix

Fitness bot - @MyFitMix

MyFitMix is a Raspberry Pi powered Twitter bot that has been built with the aim of helping people who are struggling to get back into an exercise routine during lockdown. Originally based on the principle that on average, it takes 10 weeks for a new habit to form, but now following guidance from @bjfogg's book, Tiny Habits.

Exercise Prompt Tweets

Prompts sent at any time of the day based on follower's preference
Simple, no equipment needed exercises with just one rep
2 rest days per week, but these are calculated randomly and change each week. Each rest day becomes a nice surprise as a reward!
Exercises are randomly generated each day to keep it interesting.

Version History

v0.4 - 27th February 2021

Change to simple no equipment exercises only
Change exercises to 2 reps only as per Tiny Habits
Replace 5:2 with 'Today will be a great day' tweet as per Tiny Habits

v0.3 - 6th February 2021

Exercise duration change to start with a much smaller goal; sequence = week 1: 3 min workout, week 2: 6 min workout, week 3: 9 min workout, week 4: 12 min workout, week 5: 15 min workout, week 6: 18 min workout, week 7: 21 min workout, week 8: 24 min workout, week 9: 27 min workout, week 10: 30 min workout
Focus on habit forming

v0.2 - 5th February 2021

External JSON user file
5:2 diet random fast days - 2 out of every 7 days
Exercise rest days - 2 out of every 7 days

v0.1 - 1st February 2021

Random rest, choice, active days
Random exercise workouts of X minute intervals
Inline user JSON
Daily morning & evening greetings in multiple languages
Timed tweets