YardFit is in beta right now, which means the people using it today are shaping what it becomes before anyone else sees it. That's a real ask — using a product that's still being figured out, hitting rough edges, reporting things that don't work yet. The points system exists because that deserves more than a thank-you at the end.
What actually earns points
Logging a meal, finishing a workout, tracking your weight — the everyday use that makes the app useful for you and, just as importantly, tells us what's actually working. New users get a welcome bonus once they've set up their profile and explored the app's basics, not just for creating an account. And reaching a real health goal — hitting a target weight, sticking with something for real weeks, not a single lucky day — earns a larger reward, because that's the actual point of the app, not a side effect of using it.
Why "real" progress matters here specifically
A rewards system is only worth having if the rewards mean something. So the points tied to health goals check against your actual recorded progress over real time — not just a claim that you got there. It's a small technical detail, but it's the difference between a rewards system that's decoration and one that's actually honest about what it's rewarding.
An invitation, not a gimmick
None of this is about turning fitness into a game for its own sake. It's an invitation — a way of saying that showing up during beta, even when the app isn't finished, genuinely counts for something. The people earning points right now aren't just early users. They're the reason YardFit will be better by the time everyone else sees it.