7min
Consumer and social
fitness workout app
SHOW HN2013
How HN took it
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
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
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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 HNThis is great. love the concept.
maxgaudin on HNPretty awesome
mpg33 on HNVery 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 HNYep, 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 HNSame 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 HNIt worked for me for the first exercise, I'm connected through Germany. After that it stopped.
arturbelico on HNSame 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 HNAh, 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 HNTried 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 HNExercise 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 HNI'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 HNNice, 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 HNTried 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 HNSame 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 HNand a sound that alert you if time is over for that workout
leoplct on HN
Add a mute button
From 1 comment
Please add a mute button.
epa on HN
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 HNok, 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 HNInteresting. 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