How to Build a Fitness Website
A fitness website should discuss topics such as health and nutrition, proper exercise techniques, correct gear you should purchase, and benefits of certain sports. A web user wants a fitness website to be a mix of good resources with good visuals. Visuals should include not only pictures but video. Resources should include FAQs, how-tos, and articles from reliable experts. Incorporating a community aspect such as blogging would be beneficial for those who have a hard time achieving fitness on their own. This guide will show you how to place these features in your fitness website.
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Visit a nearby gym to get a feel for how people work out. Use the gym that you're a member of if you have a membership; otherwise obtain a guest pass to browse the facilities. Take note of how people work out and how they collaborate with others. Try some of the machines, swim in the pool, play racquetball, get a true feel of working out like others do. Take these ideas and feelings and relay them to the website designer.
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Assess how much Flash animation to use. Consider using Flash animation for showing video clips or for eye candy on various pages within the website. Do not create the entire website in Flash. Strategically think about where it will be most beneficial. In fitness websites, Flash animation is beneficial for showing exercises, for displaying messages relating to a topic, or as a component for an application being featured on the website.
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Determine website architecture. Common navigation sections include exercises, fitness articles, video, recipes, blog (or community section), and tips/techniques. You can also break it up into people categories, such as college students, children, women, seniors, pregnant women, and men. Think about how you would look for information in a fitness website and then ask others; that will help you break down the content in a way that will be easy for people to find.
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Find stock photography relating to health and fitness. Fitness websites need pictures as much as photography websites do. People need to see results. Web users need to see people enjoying exercise and enjoying fitness. Search for pictures that involve groups of people working out together, people cooking together, beautiful displays of fruits and vegetables, people happy on a scale, and everyday joggers. Place these pictures at strategic content pages to emphasize the point you're making or the exercise you're illustrating.
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