The ShapeUp Blog

A new 2.2.1 version was just sent to Apple! We have been trying to simplify the way you can create your own food in the iPhone app, hope you will like it!

The sync seems to work fine now, haven’t received any more complaints. Now we will start focus on fixing the website, we have a lot of improvments to do. We will post a list of things we will fix and when it will be done as soon as possible.

Please contact us if you have any questions or if you want to report problems.

Hi!

Now the 2.2 version of the ShapeUp Club iPhone app is available for download from App Store!

What do you think? Is the sync working better than in the last version?

Hope you will enjoy it!

Me and Lina measured each other’s blood pressure today at school, very interesting!

Did you know that a high blood pressure can lead to, for example, heart failure, strokes and heart attacks? It is not really clear what causes high blood pressure (or hypertension), but obesity is a common factor found in people suffering from this.

One way to avoid hypertension can be to lose weight and doing some exercise!
So take care of yourself and each other, try to eat right and go out for a walk now and then, and you might steer clear of these risks.
If you suspect that you are suffering from a high blood pressure consult with your doctor right away! There are several things to do to get it down again. Don’t wait.

Not a very bright post perhaps, but important. A high blood pressure doesn’t need to be dangerous, but it could. Therefore I believe precation is the way to go!

Now lets move on to a brigter subject, the debugging process for the new version of ShapeUp Club.
I am happy to tell you that it is running very smoothly, and we were able to send the update to Apple to night (Swedish time) for approval.
The new release will contain:

-  A faster and more stable sync
- The return of custom measurement, hopefully a bit easier to deal with this time
- The calorie markers have been improved to be more motivating but still trying to point you in the right direction

I hope you will enjoy it!

With all my best
Tove

I would like to welcome our new user bloggers to ShapeUp Club. These four are going to share their experiences and let you join them on their journey to a healthier life.

First out is Lee Bennett from England but now settled in New Zeeland. Follow his way to a healthier life right here.  Welcome to ShapeUp Club Lee, and all the best of luck to you!

Second off is Airy Devesa from Mexico City. She is a psychology senior and will write about how to keep motivated and the importance to also take care of your mind as well as your body.

Next man out is Jonathan Elcombe, a busy family man from Australia. Read about how he balances family life with his own business with long hours and many travels. Jonathan is now not only the CEO of his company but also “The CEO of my body”.  We are really looking forward to read your blog!

Now, I like to welcome Sarah Cassidy. Sarah has so far lost 18 kg (that’s more than 39 pounds or 2.8 stones)! Wow, really impressive! In her latest blog post she shared some of her tips on how she did to get started with on new lifestyle.

So, all in all, very welcome to ShapeUp Club Online guys, we are thrilled to have you with us on our site!

It is very possible that one of the biggest shopping sprees throw all times just occurred today in Stockholm, Sweden. Me and my friend Lina made the streets unsafe and purchased some autumn essentials. A wonderful day, apart from the storm which decided to pop up for a visit around two o’clock, but no worries, we took a well deserved lunch instead.

I bought this hat as a storm protector, absolutely necessary of course.

Now, this blog isn’t a fashion blog, but still, here are my finds:

The afternoon and evening will now be spent on debugging the new sync for the upcoming version of ShapeUp Club mobile.

Look, I’m working so fast you can hardly see my hands! (Or am I just a really bad photographer?)

A lot of you have been annoyed at the removal of the custom measurement possibility when creating a new food. Perhaps Martin said this in a previous post, but it will re-emerge, hopefully improved, in the next update.
I will upload some pics of this as soon as we are happy with the way it works and looks =)

With my hopes that you will have a lovely Saturday!

//Tove

Hello!
This Sunday it’s the cinnamon roll day in Sweden. This means that all Swedes stuff themselves with these tasty pastries, unless they are a ShapeUp Clubber of course…
No, I’m just kidding, I think it’s important to let yourself of the hook now and then, sometimes you also need to treat your soul =)

But, just because something is tasty, does it have to be unhealthy?
In the forum our users, me and one of our bloggers Maik, who is a personal trainer in NY, discuss and share some of our best healthy dessert recipes.

What do you do if you get the cravings for something sweet, but still do not want to sneak away to the candy shelf?
Perhaps you can share your best recipes with us and your fellow ShapeUp Clubbers in the forum?
I’m sure you got a lot of healthy dessert tips, and I think it would be really fun to try to gather them all and share to all users. What do you think? Would you like a place on the website where you could find healthy recipies?

All the best!
Tove

The 2.01 version with some bugfixes is now available for download from App Store.

As I wrote in the last post, we are also working on a new 2.1 version where we focus on making the sync much faster and much more stable. We will also reinvent the “Custom measurement” in the add food section as many users have requested this. Another thing we will change is the calorie markers, as this also have been requested. Hopefully it will be ready for shipping to Apple in the next week!

Thanks for using ShapeUp Club!

Regards, Martin