Every workout in Rackd is one I actually did.

I'm not a fitness professional. I'm a software engineer, a dad of five, and someone who works from home with a small gym I've built up slowly over the years.

A few years ago, at the end of a hard season for my family, I wasn't taking care of myself. I was drinking more than I should have, eating more than I should have — and then the health stuff started. High blood pressure, among other things that genuinely scared me. I had a decision to make. Not about how I looked — about my kids. I wanted to be around, and healthy, for a long time.

So I started training. Kettlebells mostly — I love how much core and full-body engagement they demand just to keep the bell under control. I leaned into HIIT because of an injury and I couldn't run like I used to, and it turned out to be far more effective for me anyway. Over time I added dumbbells and other equipment, because variety is what kept me coming back. Before any of that, it was all bodyweight — which is where a lot of these workouts started.

For three-plus years I logged every session in an Apple note. Hundreds of them. But there was a problem: when I had a spare twenty minutes between work and the kids, scrolling that note to find a good workout was such a pain that I'd just make up a new one instead of doing one I already knew worked. Decision fatigue was quietly costing me workouts.

Every workout in this app is one I actually did and logged. I built it so the question "what should I do today?" never gets in the way again. Answer a couple of prompts, get a workout, go. Less deciding, more lifting.

If Rackd helps even a few people get active again — and stay healthy enough to be around for the people who need them — then it did exactly what I hoped.

— Andrew, founder of Rackd