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Practical insights on health, training and productivity for Tech professionals working in highly demanding environments.

Fernando Olivares

Dot Fer | ProductFitCoach

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The ProductFit Journal

Practical insights on health, training and productivity for Tech professionals working in highly demanding environments.

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Fernando Olivares

Dot Fer | ProductFitCoach

The ProductFit Journal

Practical insights on health, training and productivity for Tech professionals working in highly demanding environments.

Fernando Olivares

Dot Fer | ProductFitCoach

Subscribe

Get the latest insights right in your inbox!

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The ProductFit Journal

Practical insights on health, training and productivity for Tech professionals working in highly demanding environments.

Subscribe to the newsletter

Get the latest insights right in your inbox!

Your information is safe with me. I'll never spam or share your contact info.

Fernando Olivares

Dot Fer | ProductFitCoach

AI Fitness • Jul 6th, 2026

Why AI + Human Expertise Is the Future of Personal Training - And What That Actually Means in Practice

AI can build you a workout in seconds. It can't catch a burnout before it happens — here's the model that actually works.

Read article

Photo by Eduardo Cano Photo Co. on Pexels.

My Story • May 21th, 2026

From Burnout to Body Transformation: How I Built a Career in Tech Without Destroying My Health

The summer of 2020 was the worst point of my life. Here's what actually changed it.

Read article

Before and after pictures. Left: 2020. Right: 2023.

Work Performance • May 13th, 2026

6 Daily Habits to Stay Productive and Healthy in the AI Era: A Guide for Tech Professionals

The conversation around AI, tech layoffs, and burnout keeps focusing on productivity. It should be focusing on sustainability.

Read article

Photo by RDNE Stock project on Pexels.

Product Launch • May 1st, 2026

Your Calendar is not Killing your Meetings. It's Killing your Health.

Why I built FitDots — and why it's launching on Product Hunt.

Read article

FitDots is launching on Product Hunt this Wednesday, May 6th, 2026.

Work Performance • April 17th, 2026

This is How your Physical Debt is Quietly Killing your Startup's Performance

Stop being a bottleneck to your company.

Read article

Burnout and bottleneck descriptive image.

Product Teams • June 7th, 2024

8 reasons why, as a Product Designer you should think as a Product Manager

Thinking like a Product Manager is essential for Product Designers in today's job market. Here I explore 8 reasons why.

Read article

Photo by Daria Nepriakhina 🇺🇦, on Unsplash.

Product Launch • May 29th, 2024

Building a Strength Workout app from scratch: Initial steps

Deciding on the right tools, mapping out the project, mastering SQL for the first time, and navigating endpoints and APIs—this is how, as a designer, I successfully crafted a functional app.

Read article

Some of my workout equipment at home.

Product Teams • June 7th, 2024

Why AI + Human Expertise Is the Future of Personal Training - And What That Actually Means in Practice

AI can build you a workout in seconds. It can't catch a burnout before it happens — here's the model that actually works.

Read article

Photo by Eduardo Cano Photo Co. on Pexels.

Product Teams • June 7th, 2024

From Burnout to Body Transformation: How I Built a Career in Tech Without Destroying My Health

The summer of 2020 was the worst point of my life. Here's what actually changed it.

Read article

Before and after pictures. Left: 2020. Right: 2023.

Product Teams • June 7th, 2024

6 Daily Habits to Stay Productive and Healthy in the AI Era: A Guide for Tech Professionals

The conversation around AI, tech layoffs, and burnout keeps focusing on productivity. It should be focusing on sustainability.

Read article

Photo by RDNE Stock project on Pexels.

Product Teams • June 7th, 2024

Your Calendar is not Killing your Meetings. It's Killing your Health.

Why I built FitDots — and why it's launching on Product Hunt.

Read article

FitDots is launching on Product Hunt this Wednesday, May 6th, 2026.

Product Teams • June 7th, 2024

This is How your Physical Debt is Quietly Killing your Startup's Performance

Stop being a bottleneck to your company.

Read article

Burnout and bottleneck descriptive image.

Product Teams • June 7th, 2024

8 reasons why, as a Product Designer you should think as a Product Manager

Thinking like a Product Manager is essential for Product Designers in today's job market. Here I explore 8 reasons why.

Read article

Photo by Daria Nepriakhina 🇺🇦, on Unsplash.

Product Launch • May 29th, 2024

Building a Strength Workout app from scratch: Initial steps

Deciding on the right tools, mapping out the project, mastering SQL for the first time, and navigating endpoints and APIs—this is how, as a designer, I successfully crafted a functional app.

Read article

Some of my workout equipment at home.

AI Fitness • Jul 6th, 2026

Why AI + Human Expertise Is the Future of Personal Training - And What That Actually Means in Practice

AI can build you a workout in seconds. It can't catch a burnout before it happens — here's the model that actually works.

Read article

Photo by Eduardo Cano Photo Co. on Pexels.

My Story • May 21th, 2026

From Burnout to Body Transformation: How I Built a Career in Tech Without Destroying My Health

The summer of 2020 was the worst point of my life. Here's what actually changed it.

Read article

Before and after pictures. Left: 2020. Right: 2023.

Work Performance • May 13th, 2026

6 Daily Habits to Stay Productive and Healthy in the AI Era: A Guide for Tech Professionals

The conversation around AI, tech layoffs, and burnout keeps focusing on productivity. It should be focusing on sustainability.

Read article

Photo by RDNE Stock project on Pexels.

Product Launch • May 1st, 2026

Your Calendar is not Killing your Meetings. It's Killing your Health.

Why I built FitDots — and why it's launching on Product Hunt.

Read article

FitDots is launching on Product Hunt this Wednesday, May 6th, 2026.

Work Performance • April 17th, 2026

This is How your Physical Debt is Quietly Killing your Startup's Performance

Stop being a bottleneck to your company.

Read article

Burnout and bottleneck descriptive image.

Product Teams • June 7th, 2024

8 reasons why, as a Product Designer you should think as a Product Manager

Thinking like a Product Manager is essential for Product Designers in today's job market. Here I explore 8 reasons why.

Read article

Photo by Daria Nepriakhina 🇺🇦, on Unsplash.

Product Launch • May 29th, 2024

Building a Strength Workout app from scratch: Initial steps

Deciding on the right tools, mapping out the project, mastering SQL for the first time, and navigating endpoints and APIs—this is how, as a designer, I successfully crafted a functional app.

Read article

Some of my workout equipment at home.

AI Fitness • Jul 6th, 2026

Why AI + Human Expertise Is the Future of Personal Training - And What That Actually Means in Practice

AI can build you a workout in seconds. It can't catch a burnout before it happens — here's the model that actually works.

Read article

Photo by Eduardo Cano Photo Co. on Pexels.

My Story • May 21th, 2026

From Burnout to Body Transformation: How I Built a Career in Tech Without Destroying My Health

The summer of 2020 was the worst point of my life. Here's what actually changed it.

Read article

Before and after pictures. Left: 2020. Right: 2023.

Work Performance • May 13th, 2026

6 Daily Habits to Stay Productive and Healthy in the AI Era: A Guide for Tech Professionals

The conversation around AI, tech layoffs, and burnout keeps focusing on productivity. It should be focusing on sustainability.

Read article

Photo by RDNE Stock project on Pexels.

Product Launch • May 1st, 2026

Your Calendar is not Killing your Meetings. It's Killing your Health.

Why I built FitDots — and why it's launching on Product Hunt.

Read article

FitDots is launching on Product Hunt this Wednesday, May 6th, 2026.

Work Performance • April 17th, 2026

This is How your Physical Debt is Quietly Killing your Startup's Performance

Stop being a bottleneck to your company.

Read article

Burnout and bottleneck descriptive image.

Product Teams • June 7th, 2024

8 reasons why, as a Product Designer you should think as a Product Manager

Thinking like a Product Manager is essential for Product Designers in today's job market. Here I explore 8 reasons why.

Read article

Photo by Daria Nepriakhina 🇺🇦, on Unsplash.

Product Launch • May 29th, 2024

Building a Strength Workout app from scratch: Initial steps

Deciding on the right tools, mapping out the project, mastering SQL for the first time, and navigating endpoints and APIs—this is how, as a designer, I successfully crafted a functional app.

Read article

AI Fitness • Jul 6th, 2026

Why AI + Human Expertise Is the Future of Personal Training - And What That Actually Means in Practice

AI can build you a workout in seconds. It can't catch a burnout before it happens — here's the model that actually works.

Read article

Photo by Eduardo Cano Photo Co. on Pexels.

My Story • May 21th, 2026

From Burnout to Body Transformation: How I Built a Career in Tech Without Destroying My Health

The summer of 2020 was the worst point of my life. Here's what actually changed it.

Read article

Before and after pictures. Left: 2020. Right: 2023.

Work Performance • May 13th, 2026

6 Daily Habits to Stay Productive and Healthy in the AI Era: A Guide for Tech Professionals

The conversation around AI, tech layoffs, and burnout keeps focusing on productivity. It should be focusing on sustainability.

Read article

Photo by RDNE Stock project on Pexels.

Product Launch • May 1st, 2026

Your Calendar is not Killing your Meetings. It's Killing your Health.

Why I built FitDots — and why it's launching on Product Hunt.

Read article

FitDots is launching on Product Hunt this Wednesday, May 6th, 2026.

Work Performance • April 17th, 2026

This is How your Physical Debt is Quietly Killing your Startup's Performance

Stop being a bottleneck to your company.

Read article

Burnout and bottleneck descriptive image.

Product Teams • June 7th, 2024

8 reasons why, as a Product Designer you should think as a Product Manager

Thinking like a Product Manager is essential for Product Designers in today's job market. Here I explore 8 reasons why.

Read article

Photo by Daria Nepriakhina 🇺🇦, on Unsplash.

Product Launch • May 29th, 2024

Building a Strength Workout app from scratch: Initial steps

Deciding on the right tools, mapping out the project, mastering SQL for the first time, and navigating endpoints and APIs—this is how, as a designer, I successfully crafted a functional app.

Read article

Some of my workout equipment at home.

Fernando Olivares

Dot Fer | ProductFitCoach

Subscribe to my newsletter

Productivity, Health & Fitness for people in Tech.

Your information is safe with me. I'll never spam or share your contact info.

2026

Fernando Olivares

Dot Fer | ProductFitCoach

Subscribe to my newsletter

Productivity, Health & Fitness for people in Tech.

Your information is safe with me. I'll never spam or share your contact info.

2026

Fernando Olivares

Dot Fer | ProductFitCoach

Subscribe to my newsletter

Productivity, Health & Fitness for people in Tech.

Your information is safe with me. I'll never spam or share your contact info.

2026