🌍 1.4 Finding Communities
Discover and follow communities that match your interests
Overview
Communities are where Sweatpals comes alive — they’re your gateway to local classes, runs, and wellness events.
Searching for Communities
Exploring Communities via Browser
Searching for upcoming experiences near you is easy on browser. Simply:
- Go to www.sweatpals.com
- Enter in keywords for what you're looking for (e.g. HYROX, running)
- Optionally, add filters to narrow in your search
Exploring Communities via App
Between the Explore tab and Search tab, both are great places to start looking for your next community to join.
- Explore -> This tab will show you communities with upcoming and live experiences in your city. Swipe through experiences and categories, or add a filter to find specific types of experiences near you.
- Search -> This tab will serve up events, classes, and communities based on the filters you set. Search for any terms or activities you're looking for.
Search Filter | Description |
|---|---|
Location | Find groups near you or in a specific city |
Category | Browse by fitness type (e.g., Yoga, Running) |
Date | Filter upcoming events by time frame |
Joining Communities
Once you find a community you'd like to join:
- Click +Join to get subscribed to updates from that community
- You will see experiences & posts from that community on your feed
- To unfollow, go to the community page → tap Following → Unfollow
Please note: Unfollowing does not affect existing event bookings — you’ll still receive reminders for those events.
Recommended Communities
Sweatpals suggests new communities based on:
- Location and preferred activities
- Past bookings and events you’ve attended
- Trending local hosts
Adding a community to your home screen
When accessing Sweatpals on your phone, you can add a shortcut for your favorite communities to your home screen, giving you quick and easy access to updates, upcoming experiences, and more.
You can access this feature in two ways:
- Go to your community's page on Sweatpals
- Tap the ••• menu in the upper right
- Select Add to Home Screen
- Follow the instructions to add the short cut
When you add this shortcut:
- The community's logo is displayed as an app icon on your home screen.
- One tap takes you straight to the community page, no extra navigation.