Roadmap

Where HERO MINUTES has been, and where it is going.

What is built, what is being tested, and what comes next. Months, not days, and an order of intent rather than a promise.

Who it is for

HERO MINUTES is a training app that adapts to how you feel. It is built for three kinds of athlete.

Keeps moving

You love to train and do not want a benched day, week or month. With some discomfort or a setback, you still want to keep moving.

How it supports you Good days you push. Rough days the session adapts instead of benching you, and it is always your choice to take it.

A daily check-in Starts from how you feel, so today’s session fits today.

A gentler session on a rough day A lighter version of the same session, so you keep your streak and your goal.

A short-time option and exercise swaps Train in the time you have, and swap a movement that is not working.

Zeeva and the Apple Watch Voice coaching through the set and your readiness on your wrist.

Coming: Widgets and Patterns Your number at a glance, and your own history shown over time.

Stops and falls back

A rough day becomes a few days off, then a few weeks, and your goals slip away.

How it supports you A smaller way to keep showing up instead of all or nothing, and a way back that does not start from zero.

A lighter session instead of none Something small to do on the days you would otherwise skip.

Welcome-back sessions After a break, the first sessions ease you in instead of starting over.

Kinder reminders after a lapse A nudge that asks how you are, not why you stopped.

Ranks that never go down Your progress is kept, so coming back is always from where you got to.

Pushes through

You push through discomfort, and you do not progress as far as you could.

How it supports you It notices, and it holds the line: clear stop signals, steps that open only when you are ready, and the pattern named in plain words.

A discomfort log with a stop At high levels it stops and points you to a professional, and cannot be talked past.

Five phases with clear criteria The next phase opens when your check-ins and sessions say you are ready, not before.

A pushing-through pattern card If you keep training through discomfort, it says so plainly.

Coming: Patterns Your own check-ins and training shown over time, so the pattern is easy to see.

Built

September 2024HERO MINUTES launched
It began as a website written in plain HTML, for people coming back from an injury.
Training built around the injured area You keep training instead of stopping.
Strengthening the areas that compensate The parts that pick up the slack get stronger, so the work is shared.
A six-phase approach A clear order to follow, one phase building on the last, from September 2024 to August 2025.
Free for everyone The mission: anyone going through a physical injury should be able to get support, at no cost. Health is wealth.
What testers said
Liked: it was free and made for injuries.
Wanted: something that remembers you and shows progress between visits.
Wanted: a plan that changes day to day.
Wanted: reassurance that the exercises suit their exact injury.
January 2025Rebuilt with Lovable and Bolt
The website moved to AI app builders so it could change faster.
Still free for everyone The same mission, on a site that was quicker to improve after each round of feedback.
What testers said
Liked: it was quicker to improve and looked more polished.
Wanted: fewer things breaking after a change.
Wanted: saved data and sign-in that behave the same every time.
April 2025A web app, built on Replit
The product became an installable web app (a PWA) that you could use every day.
What testers said
Liked: it sat on the Home Screen and opened quickly.
Liked: it was reliable and kept their history saved.
Wanted: it to feel consistent with the Apple ecosystem.
Wanted: it to be as smooth as a real iOS app.
Wanted: Apple Health and Apple Watch, which a web app cannot offer.
2025Tested with athletes, round after round
After each round, 10–12 athletes tried it and gave feedback. The product changed after three or four iterations.
Testing chose the format What the athletes said helped decide whether this needed to be a web app (a PWA) or a full iOS app, so the format followed what people needed.
What testers said
Wanted: a plan that adapts to how I feel today.
Wanted: what to do next, not a long list.
Wanted: not to be told to stop when something is sore.
August 2025The iOS app begins
The decision: build a native iOS app, to focus more specifically on the Apple ecosystem.
A wider idea: training with and around discomfort The focus moved from coming back from one injury to everyday training on days that do not feel perfect.
Built for the Apple ecosystem One app made for iPhone, with the Apple Watch alongside it.
August 2026The first testers on TestFlight
The first builds reach invited testers on iPhone.
A daily check-in Starts from how you feel, so today’s session fits today.
Journeys and five phases A clear path from setback to elite, with the next phase opening when you are ready.
A discomfort log Log it in seconds and get plain next steps.
What testers said
Liked: it is smoother, and the Apple Watch.
Wanted: an easier way to install than TestFlight.
Wanted: a version for Android.
August 2026Zeeva, your voice coach
Spoken coaching through every exercise, so a set does not mean holding a phone.
Spoken coaching Explains each movement in plain English, so you can do it without reading.
Counts reps and calls the rests Your eyes stay off the screen during a set.
Works with the screen locked Pause and resume from the Lock Screen.
August 2026Stillness and Quiet Places
Ambient music and quiet scenes for the minutes after you train.
Ambient tracks that slowly dim A calm end to the session, and the screen settles itself.
Three quiet scenes, with sound A forest, a tide and a fog: a minute of stillness with nothing to choose.
September 2026A native iPhone app
The app is rebuilt for iPhone, faster and smoother than before.
Sign in with Apple No password to remember.
Saved the moment you tap Check-ins, ticks and logs reach your account right away.
A built-in session You always have something to train, even if the AI coach is unreachable.
September 2026The Apple Watch app
Your readiness on your wrist, and a safety check-in you can send in seconds.
Your readiness on your wrist Your number, a one-word reading and one line on how hard to go: the same number as the phone.
A safety check-in Heading out alone? Hold for three seconds to share where you are with the people you chose. Ten seconds to change your mind.
October 2026Ranks, a new Progress tab and a Home glance
Athlete, Warrior, Hero and Legend are earned by showing up. A clearer Progress tab and a quick look at your day on Home.
Four ranks Athlete, Warrior, Hero and Legend are earned by showing up. A rank never goes down.
A clearer Progress tab Zeeva reads your week back to you in plain words.
Today at a glance See where your day stands the moment you open Home.

Being tested now

October 2026Smoother everywhere
Faster tab switching and scrolling on iPhone, and a Presentation mode for showing the app on an external display.
Faster tab switching Moving around the app feels instant.
Presentation mode Show the app on a portable monitor or another external display.

Coming next

NextWidgets
Your readiness on your Home Screen and Lock Screen.
Readiness on your Home Screen and Lock Screen See your number without opening the app.
NextPatterns
See the patterns in your own check-ins and sessions over time.
Your own history, shown as patterns See how your check-ins and training line up over time.
NextA Strength journey
Strength work built on the same idea: it adapts to how you feel.
Strength work that adapts Eases on a rough day like every other journey, and builds when you feel good.
After thatA wider beta
More invited testers, then the App Store.
More invited testers More people using it, and your feedback decides what ships.

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HERO MINUTES is a wellness guidance app, not a medical device or a substitute for professional advice. Plans can change, and nothing here is a promise. See the Medical Disclaimer.