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Re: Show HN: Workout Daily. We text new 7-minute workouts daily to make fitness easy

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Post by teraku »

jenniferpattee wrote: post #5
itake wrote: post #2

Certainly this is better than nothing, but do 7-minute workouts actually have an large impact?

We were skeptical too. We've run 3 sets of beta tests so far, and the results we are seeing are bonkers. Our users who show up and do the workouts every day or every other day are reporting gains of 20% in their strength after Month #1 (the workouts include assessment tests). Month #2 they report gains again. By month #6, one user reported he has reached his ideal bodyweight and is in the best shape of his life. I've…

I think of it like, 7 minutes per day is 49 minutes of sports a week. And a steady, long-term effort has greater effect on the body than bursty, short-term efforts.

Although personally I aim for 15-30 minutes a day if I can only do minor workouts or 1-2h every other day if possible.

Re: Show HN: Workout Daily. We text new 7-minute workouts daily to make fitness easy

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Post by Tepix »

Is a daily 7-minute workout better than a 30-minute workout three or four times per week?

I've followed the Mark Lauren 90-day bodyweight challenge with good results (using his book) - didn't loose weight (wasn't trying to) but got a lot fitter. It's about 30 minutes of training plus warmup and cooldown so the total time invested is more than that.

Re: Show HN: Workout Daily. We text new 7-minute workouts daily to make fitness easy

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Post by michaelcampbell »

Tepix wrote: post #12

Is a daily 7-minute workout better than a 30-minute workout three or four times per week? I've followed the Mark Lauren 90-day bodyweight challenge with good results (using his book) - didn't loose weight (wasn't trying to) but got a lot fitter. It's about 30 minutes of training plus warmup and cooldown so the total time invested is more than that.

> Is a daily 7-minute workout better than a 30-minute workout three or four times per week?

The best workout is the one you'll actually do; I suspect this program is appealing to the crowd that figures they can fit in 7 minutes, but not 30.

Re: Show HN: Workout Daily. We text new 7-minute workouts daily to make fitness easy

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Post by corkmask »

L_226 wrote: post #3
itake wrote: post #2

Certainly this is better than nothing, but do 7-minute workouts actually have an large impact?

I don't know about 7 mins, but personally I have been doing the 5BX [0] (11 mins) plan since the gyms closed here in Germany. Done it nearly every day for about 80 days. Definitely works, I am currently holding above A+ on chart 4. I tried moving up to chart 5, but for me doing >30 clapping pushups in 1 minute seems fairly difficult (got 18 last I tried) even though I can do about 50 wide pushups for chart 4. I can f…

Do I start at Chart 1 Level D- even if I am not a complete slob? Even worse do I stay at each level for 4 days (35yo)?

I mean the first exercise is bending forward 2(!!!) times in 2 minutes.

Re: Show HN: Workout Daily. We text new 7-minute workouts daily to make fitness easy

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Post by osullip »

m3adow wrote: post #10

You should improve transparency. "Try it free", without a pricing overview site doesn't look like very trustable.

I went to their sitemap: https://www.workoutdaily.io/sitemap.xml

And found this: https://landing.workoutdaily.io/pricing

Re: Show HN: Workout Daily. We text new 7-minute workouts daily to make fitness easy

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Post by L_226 »

corkmask wrote: post #14
L_226 wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't know about 7 mins, but personally I have been doing the 5BX [0] (11 mins) plan since the gyms closed here in Germany. Done it nearly every day for about 80 days. Definitely works, I am currently holding above A+ on chart 4. I tried moving up to chart 5, but for me doing >30 clapping pushups in 1 minute seems fairly difficult (got 18 last I tried) even though I can do about 50 wide pushups for chart 4. I can f…

Do I start at Chart 1 Level D- even if I am not a complete slob? Even worse do I stay at each level for 4 days (35yo)? I mean the first exercise is bending forward 2(!!!) times in 2 minutes.

When I was starting out I just did as many reps as comfortable in the prescribed time period and then matched the level by the fewest reps completed in any exercise. e.g. I started at A+ for chart 1 for 2 consecutive days, then A+ chart 2 for 3 days, then progressed upwards from chart3 D- as I only did 20 reps of ex. 1.

I failed chart 5, 2 days in a row 30 days ago and have only been doing chart 4 since then, but I exceed the A+ requirements (this morning: 32,24,50,45,450). Tomorrow will try chart 5 again.

Re: Show HN: Workout Daily. We text new 7-minute workouts daily to make fitness easy

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Post by moneywoes »

Tepix wrote: post #12

Is a daily 7-minute workout better than a 30-minute workout three or four times per week? I've followed the Mark Lauren 90-day bodyweight challenge with good results (using his book) - didn't loose weight (wasn't trying to) but got a lot fitter. It's about 30 minutes of training plus warmup and cooldown so the total time invested is more than that.

Not at all even when factoring intensity

Re: Show HN: Workout Daily. We text new 7-minute workouts daily to make fitness easy

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Post by jenniferpattee »

chrisgat wrote: post #9
itake wrote: post #2

Certainly this is better than nothing, but do 7-minute workouts actually have an large impact?

Yes, I've been doing it for the past few months (not even daily) and feel the benefits. I have 2 young kids, so don't always have time for bigger workouts. You reach a plateau eventually, but it's a nice place to be.

we'll send you some dumbbells and get you out of your plateau! emailing you today. - jenn

Re: Show HN: Workout Daily. We text new 7-minute workouts daily to make fitness easy

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Post by jclos »

itake wrote: post #2

Certainly this is better than nothing, but do 7-minute workouts actually have an large impact?

It depends on where you start. Exercise and training follow a very basic dose/response relationship where the higher you start, the more you need to progress. If you are a couch potato, 7 minutes a day will give you a lot of progress... until it doesn't. For example my starting point would be training four times a week and squatting 500lbs, so it probably wouldn't do much for me.

I wouldn't replace my current exercise routine with it because it wouldn't be enough to even match the 2018 physical activity guidelines for Americans [1]:

* 150 to 300 minutes per week of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity, OR;

* 75 to 150 minutes per week of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity, AND;

* Resistance training of moderate or greater intensity involving all major muscle groups on 2 or more days per week.

[1]: https://health.gov/sites/default/files/2019-09/Physical_Acti...

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