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Show HN: Fitloop – Calisthenics / Bodyweight Fitness Training App
- _august 7y agoHi HN, I've been working on this bodyweight fitness platform for the past few years, and I recently took time away from a job for a few months to travel + work on a mobile app. Here's the initial (++ fixed some bugs) version. It's free to use, however the logging functionality / community is a paid feature. --- Bodyweight Fitness workouts don't use weights, so you can do them with minimal equipment. The reddit community /r/bodyweightfitness has created a routine for beginner-intermediate, called the "Recommended Routine". This routine is built on progressions, which means that you swap out the exercise to increase the load, instead of adding more weight. For example: 1. Incline Pushups (Easy) 2. Pushup (Harder) 3. Diamond Pushup (Harder yet) ... and so on. This is the meat and bones of this app, that it supports progression in a way that other apps don't. --- Tech: Backend was built in Meteor years ago, now I've migrated most parts of it to more modern technologies. In particular, the API is mostly a GraphQL/Apollo layer, which has made development much easier because of the connected data. The app itself is built with React Native. I evaluated Flutter briefly, but decided against it due to my existing knowledge of JS/React, and the amount of documentation and community around RN. Hope you enjoy, and I welcome any feedback! - Shridhar