diff --git a/code/src/Fitbot/app/src/main/java/com/example/fitbot/ui/activities/FitnessActivity.java b/code/src/Fitbot/app/src/main/java/com/example/fitbot/ui/activities/FitnessActivity.java
index 7bba79c..ee5067e 100644
--- a/code/src/Fitbot/app/src/main/java/com/example/fitbot/ui/activities/FitnessActivity.java
+++ b/code/src/Fitbot/app/src/main/java/com/example/fitbot/ui/activities/FitnessActivity.java
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ package com.example.fitbot.ui.activities;
 
 import android.animation.Animator;
 import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter;
-import android.animation.ArgbEvaluator;
 import android.animation.ObjectAnimator;
-import android.animation.ValueAnimator;
 import android.app.Dialog;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.ColorStateList;
@@ -59,8 +57,6 @@ public class FitnessActivity extends RobotActivity implements RobotLifecycleCall
     private VideoView videoView;
     private QiContext qiContext;
 
-    private ObjectAnimator shimmerAnimator;
-
     private final Object lock = new Object();
 
     // Some nice little messages for the user
@@ -101,14 +97,6 @@ public class FitnessActivity extends RobotActivity implements RobotLifecycleCall
         ProgressBar loadingCircle = findViewById(R.id.loadingCircle);
         loadingCircle.setIndeterminateTintList(ColorStateList.valueOf(Color.RED));
 
-        // Start shimmer animation for loading elements
-        View shimmerProgressCircle = findViewById(R.id.progressCircle);
-        View shimmerFitnessTitle = findViewById(R.id.textViewFitnessTitle);
-        View shimmerFitnessText = findViewById(R.id.textViewFitnessShortDescription);
-        shimmerAnimation(shimmerProgressCircle);
-        shimmerAnimation(shimmerFitnessTitle);
-        shimmerAnimation(shimmerFitnessText);
-
         // Navigation Buttons
         NavigationManager.setupButtonNavigation(this, R.id.homeButtonFitness, MainActivity.class);
         NavigationManager.setupButtonNavigation(this, R.id.skipButtonFitness, MainActivity.class); //Needs to skip exercises once those are implemented
@@ -182,8 +170,6 @@ public class FitnessActivity extends RobotActivity implements RobotLifecycleCall
                             ProgressBar loadingCircle = findViewById(R.id.loadingCircle);
                             loadingCircle.setVisibility(View.GONE);
 
-                            // Stop shimmer animation
-                            stopShimmerAnimation();
 
                             if ( videoView.isPlaying() )
                             {
@@ -316,24 +302,4 @@ public class FitnessActivity extends RobotActivity implements RobotLifecycleCall
         });
         animator.start();
     }
-
-    public void shimmerAnimation(View view) {
-        ObjectAnimator animator = ObjectAnimator.ofObject(
-                view,
-                "backgroundColor",
-                new ArgbEvaluator(),
-                ContextCompat.getColor(view.getContext(), R.color.shimmerStartColor),
-                ContextCompat.getColor(view.getContext(), R.color.shimmerEndColor)
-        );
-        animator.setDuration(1200);
-        animator.setRepeatCount(ValueAnimator.INFINITE);
-        animator.setRepeatMode(ValueAnimator.REVERSE);
-        animator.start();
-    }
-
-    public void stopShimmerAnimation() {
-        if (shimmerAnimator != null && shimmerAnimator.isRunning()) {
-            shimmerAnimator.cancel();
-        }
-    }
 }
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