7min

Consumer and social

fitness workout app

SHOW HN2013

76points
54comments
#330of 1,739 in 2013
Top 19%of 2013 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

7 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 15 critical, out of 37 comments about the project. Thread score -0.07.

Execution: 0 for, 9 againstDesign: 2 for, 2 againstIdea: 0 for, 3 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Fun and good-looking concept; people say they will use it

    From 4 comments
    • Very cool, I will use this.
      shire on HN
    • This is great. love the concept.
      maxgaudin on HN
    • Pretty awesome
      mpg33 on HN
    • Very cool. Small critique: Wish the song transitions were smoother. Regardless, I sat here watching it for 7 minutes, and I already feel healthier.
      6cxs2hd6 on HN
  • Source code shared openly

    From 1 comment
    • I've been a long-time HN reader (i.e., lurker), but I've just become a commenter to say: Very cool. I'm sweating already. It also really commendable you've made it available open…
      jacobbudin on HN

Objections

  • Audio stops after the first song outside the US because of Rdio availability

    From 5 comments
    • Very cool. However, no audio for folks outside U.S. (due to Rdio). Would be nice to have a small warning if this is this case, so users aren't left wondering if something is…
      jefftchan on HN
    • Yep, no audio in Europe! Just the first song! Would be great also just some sound to distinguish the start of one workout to the end of it
      leoplct on HN
    • Same here from Germany, I can listen to the first song just fine, and then it goes silent. I also miss a countdown tick sound (e.g., 7-min.com), which is very helpful for…
      alceta on HN
    • It worked for me for the first exercise, I'm connected through Germany. After that it stopped.
      arturbelico on HN
    • Same issue in China.
      halida on HN
  • Does not work on tablets or IE10 without keyboard or touch events

    From 2 comments
    • "Press any key to start" is a pretty useless instruction for tablet users without a keyboard.
      luchs on HN
    • Ah, this doesn't work on IE10 which doesn't implement the touch*-events. It would be nice if you enabled clicking (or added a listener for "MSPointerUp"[1]/"pointerUp"[2], which…
      luchs on HN
  • No audio cues for exercise start and end

    From 2 comments
    • I have seen the first exercise, which gives me rap music. The other exercises didn't give me any music which was a relief, though there were not audio cues as to when the…
      Dewie on HN
    • Tried out the app. A few thoughts: - There's no way to tell what exercise is coming next, which breaks up flow. - The music changes sporadically, so you can't trust it to tell…
      edraferi on HN
  • Music not everyone's taste

    From 2 comments
    • nice idea, but: - Music is not everyones taste. - Would be interesting to see an overview of the routine first.
      kken on HN
    • Exercise moods? Times? I'm not sure I know what you're talking about. The music I want to listen to while I'm exercising is pretty personal/subjective to me. I'm not the kind of…
      Dewie on HN

Requests

  • Show next exercise or overview of the routine

    From 4 comments
    • nice idea, but: - Music is not everyones taste. - Would be interesting to see an overview of the routine first.
      kken on HN
    • I've been a long-time HN reader (i.e., lurker), but I've just become a commenter to say: Very cool. I'm sweating already. It also really commendable you've made it available open…
      jacobbudin on HN
    • Nice, it should however display what the next exercise is during the rest timer countdown so you can get ready for it. For the ab crunches it takes a bit of time to get on the…
      Peeda on HN
    • Tried out the app. A few thoughts: - There's no way to tell what exercise is coming next, which breaks up flow. - The music changes sporadically, so you can't trust it to tell…
      edraferi on HN
  • Add sound cues and countdown ticks

    From 3 comments
    • Yep, no audio in Europe! Just the first song! Would be great also just some sound to distinguish the start of one workout to the end of it
      leoplct on HN
    • Same here from Germany, I can listen to the first song just fine, and then it goes silent. I also miss a countdown tick sound (e.g., 7-min.com), which is very helpful for…
      alceta on HN
    • and a sound that alert you if time is over for that workout
      leoplct on HN
  • Add a mute button

    From 1 comment
  • Let users choose music collections

    From 2 comments
    • would be awesome if there is a choice to select a collection of music. eg: feat Eminem feat Snoop dogg feat (any genre of music)
      seferphier on HN
    • ok, apparently Rdio doesn't play you the songs that I arranged... if I have more chance to work on it, I'll build a menu to let people choose songs... for now, you can just fork…
      oakaz on HN
  • Allow skipping workouts

    From 1 comment
    • Very nice. Can you please add a way to skip some workouts?
      thex86 on HN

Questions

  • What happens if a 6-minute workout is added

    From 2 comments
    • Interesting. I had no music till I enabled Flash. I could see this being useful if you get lots of different workouts, maybe a different one everyday? What happens if someone…
      outericky on HN
    • "Well, what happens if someone comes along with a 6 minute abs workout?"
      WayneDB on HN

Alternatives named

  • 7-min.com

    From 2 comments
    • "we have been having it!" - http://www.7-min.com/
      maga on HN
    • Interesting. Looks like a more solid implementation. It includes more useful audio queues, and a "what's next" display. Doesn't have the nifty music though, which seems to be the…
      edraferi on HN

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