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nice idea, but: - Music is not everyones taste. - Would be interesting to see an overview of the routine first.

by kken 13y ago

doktrin 13y ago
> Would be interesting to see an overview of the routine first. This refers to a specific workout which received a bit of attention in the news and here on HN in recent months : http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/09/the-scientific-7-minute-workout/ http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/09/the-scientific-7-mi... Original discussion : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5704485 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5704485
- edraferi 13y ago
  Thanks for the background. This information should be easily accessible from the site.
michaelstewart 13y ago
Nice app. With respect to overview, it would be cool if you could click on the dots at the bottom to see the different sections.
shawn-furyan 13y ago
I think that the latter could be addressed (for those familiar with the idea of the workout) by replacing the circles at the bottom with icons representing each workout. An interim hack might be to just crop the workout guy out of the images being used already, and shrinking that down to icon size.
- edraferi 13y ago
  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 you when the exercise is going to change. This is confusing. - There is no audible signal that an exercise is starting or ending, so you have to watch the screen to check the countdown. - The circuit re-starts eventually, but there's no indication of how long the circuit has been running, and no way to stop it. Suggestions: - Add an "on deck" icon, showing which exercise was going to come up next in the sequence. - Change the "rest" message to "rest and prepare for [next exercise]" - The app shouldn't require you to watch the screen, because this distracts from the exercise. Perhaps add audible queues counting down the end of each period. - Add a round / step counter. E.g. "Round 2 Stage 3" for the second time you reach the third exercise in the circuit
- oakaz 13y ago
  neat ideas! thanks!

nice idea, but: - Music is not everyones taste. - Would be interesting to see an overview of the routine first.

by kken 13y ago

nice idea, but: - Music is not everyones taste. - Would be interesting to see an overview of the routine first.

> Would be interesting to see an overview of the routine first. This refers to a specific workout which received a bit of attention in the news and here on HN in recent months : http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/09/the-scientific-7-minute-workout/ http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/09/the-scientific-7-mi... Original discussion : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5704485 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5704485

edraferi 13y ago
Thanks for the background. This information should be easily accessible from the site.

michaelstewart 13y ago

Nice app. With respect to overview, it would be cool if you could click on the dots at the bottom to see the different sections.

shawn-furyan 13y ago

I think that the latter could be addressed (for those familiar with the idea of the workout) by replacing the circles at the bottom with icons representing each workout. An interim hack might be to just crop the workout guy out of the images being used already, and shrinking that down to icon size.

edraferi 13y ago
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 you when the exercise is going to change. This is confusing. - There is no audible signal that an exercise is starting or ending, so you have to watch the screen to check the countdown. - The circuit re-starts eventually, but there's no indication of how long the circuit has been running, and no way to stop it. Suggestions: - Add an "on deck" icon, showing which exercise was going to come up next in the sequence. - Change the "rest" message to "rest and prepare for [next exercise]" - The app shouldn't require you to watch the screen, because this distracts from the exercise. Perhaps add audible queues counting down the end of each period. - Add a round / step counter. E.g. "Round 2 Stage 3" for the second time you reach the third exercise in the circuit
oakaz 13y ago
neat ideas! thanks!