Why we built GymTribe.

When I moved away from India, the people I care about stayed behind. Supporting their health from a distance turned out to be one of the hardest parts. I couldn't see what they were eating, whether they were moving, or how they were really doing.

And I knew the same mess from my own life. Workouts in one app, meals somewhere else, progress in a notes file, and the support that keeps you going buried in a chat. I just wanted to plan my training and food, follow the plan, and get a little better each week, without it being expensive or complicated.

Trainers have it worse. They're guiding a whole list of clients through those same scattered tools, because the alternative is paying for custom software.

Every day, keeping track of everything can feel overwhelming. I often find myself wondering what to eat to get enough protein and essential nutrients, or which exercises to do to work on specific parts of my body. With so much information out there, figuring out how to stay healthy and take care of myself can be challenging.

And if I struggle to figure out how to take care of my own health, how can I make sure my parents are taking care of theirs? Having moved far away, I can no longer check on them in person as often as I would like.

That's where the idea for GymTribe began: if we could track our health, nutrition, fitness progress, and the well-being of the people we love, all in one place, taking care of ourselves and each other could become a little easier.